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05/29/09
Gold Stocks Breaking Out As Metal Rallies
Filed under: General, Finance
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:07 pm

One school of thought in today’s market sees the dollar weakening further and an inflationary cycle taking shape. It’s a view that’s good for gold. more…

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Panel : Commercial Lending Woes On Rise
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:00 pm

Commercial lending markets remain stagnant and losses in the sector are likely to sharply rise in coming years, but government action could help curb the downturn, politicians and executives said during a hearing in New York on Thursday.  more…


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Job Losses Boost Foreclosures; ‘Good’ Credit Risks Going Bad
Filed under: General, Real Estate, Mortgages
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:54 pm

One of eight U.S. households with a mortgage ended the first quarter late on loan payments or in the foreclosure process in a crisis that will persist for at least another year until unemployment peaks, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday.  more…


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Delinquent mortgages, foreclosures up in Ariz.
Filed under: General, Real Estate, Mortgages
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:24 pm

Arizona homeowners remain under severe pressure as foreclosures and delinquencies here and in three other states continue to push up the national averages.

Arizona residential delinquencies rose 0.2 of a percentage point to 9.66 percent at the end of the first quarter from the fourth quarter, excluding loans in foreclosure, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.   more…


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Surprise buys land for a park-and-ride lot
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:17 pm

Surprise’s strategic placement of a park-and-ride lot near a railway stretching from downtown Phoenix to Wickenburg is the first heartbeat in an ongoing effort to bring commuter-rail service to the Valley.  more…


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Warning Signs That Breakout Is Faltering
Filed under: General, Finance
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:04 pm

Finding a good base can be tough. Even when you do, its breakout might not work. If you can’t spot a bad breakout, you’ll end up taking far more 7% or 8% losses than profitable trades. Three warning signs can tell you if a breakout is faltering. If any of the three happen, it’s OK to at least consider selling quickly — even before losses reach 7%. Or, you could walk away with a small profit rather than risk a loss.  more…


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Still-struggling Ariz.-based banks make headway
Filed under: General, Business
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:53 pm

Arizona-based banks are trying to get off the mat but, like overmatched prizefighters, some remain bloody and dazed.

The 55 commercial banks based in the state are mostly small institutions with one or a few offices, in contrast to major nationally chartered operations doing business in the state.

On balance, they are in worse shape than banks nationally and in worse shape than they were a year ago, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.  more…


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Phoenix not poster child for housing speculators this time around
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:46 pm

Metropolitan Phoenix’s foreclosure home-buying frenzy has caught the attention of other parts of the country. Some national housing analysts are labeling the Valley recent upswing in home sales another speculator-driven boom.  more…


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Vacant apartments may be razed for senior-housing project
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:32 pm

Downtown’s vacant Orchidtree Apartments would be razed for luxury senior-living condominiums under a developer’s proposal for the site.

Ryerson Co. is forging plans for the 8.5-acre property southeast of 68th Street and Camelback Roadmore…


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Market for luxury living remains tight
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:23 pm

While buyers are snapping up inexpensive homes in the Phoenix area at rates not seen since the housing market peaked, there remains very little buyer activity when it comes to high-end luxury homes.   more…


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