http://www.knowledgeplex.org A comprehensive news, tools and information resource for the affordable housing and community development field. Powered by KnowledgePlex, Inc. en-us Copyright 2012, KnowledgePlex Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:21:00 -0000 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:21:00 -0000 cds-feedback@knowledgeplex.org http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3124733.html WASHINGTON — Investors drove up U.S. home sales last month, plunking down cash to grab cheap homes at risk of foreclosure. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3124669.html Reuters - U.S. home building and permits for future construction rebounded strongly last month from February's weather-depressed levels, but a glut of housing on the market will make further gains difficult. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3124668.html The number of homeowners entering foreclosure dropped sharply regionally and statewide last quarter, according to new figures LaJolla-based researcher DataQuick Information Systems released today. <br/> (BRIAN RAMSAY/bramsay@modbee.com) - Stanislaus County median home sale prices remained steady for September amid confusion over the foreclosure mess that has made national headlines. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3124653.html Getting a mortgage just keeps getting tougher, and many homebuyers are getting rejected for loans they could easily afford. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3117714.html Ongoing economic, financial and housing woes continue to hit Americans where they live — or used to. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3117703.html AP - The nation's homeownership rate remained at its lowest in more than a decade, hampered by a rise in foreclosures and weak demand for housing. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3117623.html The robo-signing controversy is just another issue that the already sluggish housing market didn't need — but most analysts do not think it will have far-reaching impact. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3117610.html The robo-signing controversy is just another issue that the already sluggish housing market didn't need — but most analysts do not think it will have far-reaching impact. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3117476.html The weak economic recovery in Southern Nevada kept buyers on the sidelines in one of the slowest Septembers in recent history for the Las Vegas housing market. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3117941.html Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley kicked up a firestorm last week when he said users "should get some kind of referrer's fee" when they get their online followers to buy items like movie tickets. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3117983.html AFP - Haitian leaders urged many displaced in tent cities to evacuate Thursday as a deadly storm bore down on the quake-hit Caribbean nation, but thousands clung to their makeshift homes. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3117970.html A Las Vegas attorney and two others were indicted today for allegedly operating a foreclosure rescue scam in Las Vegas during 2008 and 2009, the Nevada Attorney General's office announced. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3117966.html An index that predicts the Las Vegas economy rose for the second consecutive month. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3110096.html Federal government could be paying more than half of tab next year In a stark reminder of growing costs, the government estimated today that health care consumed a record 17.3 percent of all spending in the U.S. economy last year - or about $2.5 trillion. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/3110089.html Investing to make your home more energy efficient may lower the bills, but it may not boost its price, partly because these investments aren't fully valued by appraisers.