A few days ago a discussion on this blog got quite passionate as commentators put forth opinions as to the cause of the current Mortgage Crisis. Among the list of possible contributors to the current problem mentioned were the group of home buyers with a lust for larger homes on larger lots with larger mortgages. It was
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The mortgage crisis in America has created a huge challenge for many families and individuals who are now at risk of losing their homes. Bloomberg.com reports that California had the most foreclosure filings in the U.S. last year and the biggest fourth-quarter decline in prices. The state had a staggering 481,392 foreclosures Other states like Maryland,
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Today, Good Friday, is just about the most important day in the Christian calendar. Most of our world religions have days and periods in the calendar that have special significance. What I find wonderful is that people of different religions or no religion are still able to acknowledge these events whether as a matter respect
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One of the truly wonderful places to visit this spring has got to be Washington, D.C. Here’s a city that literally blossoms in spring (around mid April I believe). Magnificent cherry blossoms aside, Washington, D.C. is of course a year-round destination with several world renown sites–from the Washington Monument to Arlington Cemetery Washington is a place to contemplate
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I just read a blog written by real estate professional Carole Cohen about a lobbying effort to bring high speed rail to her state. I mention her profession because often some of the best cheerleaders for strong and sustainable community life are real estate agents. Financial incentives aside, sometimes real estate agents are the most
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Apparently “Real Housewives of New York City” is a new reality series about the luxe and fabulous lifestyles of some wealthy New York city women who happen to be married. I must have been on Mars recently because this show follows some other popular show I’ve never heard of called Real Housewives of Orange County.
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What’s an override Mom? According to Boston Globe writer, Erica Noonan they are “politically powerful suburban women who lobby for property tax increases to pay for teachers, new schools, and better classroom gear for their school-aged children.” Well no one WANTS to pay more in taxes, but as moms and citizens who WANT services and
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International Women’s Day is this Saturday, March 8. The background on the origin of this day was actually news to me. IWD in fact honors an important event in American History. Our industrial roots are pretty magnificent in some respects and sad in others. Turn of the century industrialists helped to make the American economy
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I opened my local paper this morning and saw a huge feature on a city close to my heart but hundreds of miles away…Cleveland. It seems America’s floreclosure crisis has created a uniqe situation for the homeless in Cleveland and other cities in the U.S. Apparently on any given night the homeless are outnumbered in
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