By Marty Cox
Oct 27, 2009
Minneapolis tops the safest cities from Forbes in 2009. The other cities that were in the Forbes' safest city top five were Milwaukee, Portland, Boston and Seattle. The magazine has pictures and video here adding "These metros have the lowest rates of violent crime, workplace deaths, fatal crashes and natural disasters."According to the release, Forbes.com based its rankings on a study of the nation’s top 40 metropolitan areas’ 2008 workplace death rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; 2008 traffic death rates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and natural disaster risk, using rankings from green living site SustainLane.com.
For the list...... http://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerdc/article_272628711.shtml
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Vote on homebuyer tax credit could come soon...
Dueling proposals will be debated in Senate over $8,000 per buyer subsidy
Associated Press
updated 3:33 p.m. PT, Mon., Oct . 26, 2009
WASHINGTON - Top Democrats in the Senate are pressing a plan that would extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers but gradually phase it out over the course of next year.
The proposal, by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., would extend the $8,000 tax credit — which expires Nov. 30 — through March 31. Its value would drop by $2,000 for each of the subsequent three quarters of 2010.
The plan, which could face a vote in the Senate this week, appears aimed at countering a far more generous $17 billion bipartisan plan that would extend the $8,000 credit through June 30, 2010, boost the income cap for eligibility and open the credit to all buyers, rather than first-timers. For more...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33484381/ns/business-real_estate/
Associated Press
updated 3:33 p.m. PT, Mon., Oct . 26, 2009
WASHINGTON - Top Democrats in the Senate are pressing a plan that would extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers but gradually phase it out over the course of next year.
The proposal, by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., would extend the $8,000 tax credit — which expires Nov. 30 — through March 31. Its value would drop by $2,000 for each of the subsequent three quarters of 2010.
The plan, which could face a vote in the Senate this week, appears aimed at countering a far more generous $17 billion bipartisan plan that would extend the $8,000 credit through June 30, 2010, boost the income cap for eligibility and open the credit to all buyers, rather than first-timers. For more...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33484381/ns/business-real_estate/
Monday, October 26, 2009
Big Rebound in Existing-Home Sales Shows First-Time Buyer Momentum
RISMEDIA, October 26, 2009—Existing-home sales bounced back strongly in September with first-time buyers driving much of the activity, marking five gains in the past six months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales–including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops–jumped 9.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.57
more to follow....http://rismedia.com/2009-10-25/big-rebound-in-existing-home-sales-shows-first-time-buyer-momentum/
more to follow....http://rismedia.com/2009-10-25/big-rebound-in-existing-home-sales-shows-first-time-buyer-momentum/
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