Unfortunately, Katy is in that list… a relatively new suburb in the west side of Houston.
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The housing collapse has dramatically changed the nation’s foreclosure landscape.
From NPR Morning Edition: Foreclosure Robo-Signing Deal Worries N.Y. Official
Banks need to go down hard… or at least need a big overhaul of its practices!! 😡
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined with other state attorneys general last year who were suing five large mortgage servicers. But he was disturbed by the shape of the agreement, and says banks wanted broad protection from lawsuits over other mortgage practices. So he started his own investigation.
from Morning Edition
From Morning Edition: Publishers And Booksellers See A ‘Predatory’ Amazon
Hmm…. I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to boycott Amazon… but the days seem to be counting down faster than I hoped for…
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Just before Christmas, Amazon infuriated booksellers with an app that allowed customers to check out prices in brick-and-mortar stores and then get a discount if they bought from Amazon instead. Now publishers and booksellers are looking for new ways to compete with the Goliath of online retailers.
from Morning Edition
From Business and financial news – CNNMoney.com: China’s housing market is set for a hard landing
Wow… it’s coming earlier than I anticipated! Brace for impact! >.<
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The numbers are grim: China’s property bubble is heading for a spectacular burst, and its effect on the country’s economy will be widespread.
From Business and financial news – CNNMoney.com: Steal this house! 7 foreclosure deals
Yikes! Too bad I don’t want to live in Detroit!
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A three-bedroom home for $15,000? These foreclosed homes may be in some of the U.S.’s hardest hit neighborhoods, but the deals may be too good for some buyers to pass up.
From Technology Review RSS Feeds: Blog – Investigation Finds Evidence Chinese Solar Companies are Selling Below Cost
Wow… that’s playing dirty… and in the end, it’s innovation that would suffer…Â 🙁
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The conclusion could kick off a trade war between the U.S. and China, which could harm solar innovation.
It looks likely that a U.S. government investigation into the pricing of solar panels by companies in China will find that they are selling below cost, perhaps aided by government support.
From Google Reader: Co-Founder Jerry Yang Finally Quits Yahoo for Good
If you ask me, it’s little bit too late…
Yang has resigned from Yahoo’s Board of Directors and also stepped down as a member of the boards of Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group