This week, the death of one high-profile grocery chain, and the ascendancy of another, tells us a lot about what Americans …
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The Disturbingly Hot Tourist Activity in Hawaii, Vegas: Shooting Guns
From bungee jumping to surfing lessons to hours at the craps table, tourists have been known to spend good money on a wide range of thrilling, only-on-vacation activities. Target practice with an assault weapon can now be added to the list.
Florida Is Swamped with Foreclosures – And Deals on Distressed Homes
Ah, Florida. It’s celebrated as the land of sunshine, snow birds, theme parks, and beaches. This year, it’s also considered the hottest state for snatching up foreclosed homes on the cheap.
City May Declare a ‘Fiscal Emergency’ to Void Union Contracts
When cities declare emergencies, the reason is generally a natural disaster of one kind of another — tornado, flood, fire — or at the very least a man-made event that puts people in imminent physical danger, like a riot. But …
Drop in Housing Prices Continues to Slow
Housing prices of 20 cities were flat from July to August, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller housing index. Year-over-year and on a seasonally adjusted basis, the composite 20 index was down 3.8% from August of last year. …
Car Collector Dream Homes
Henry Ford probably never envisioned that some day we would have garages so vast that the owner could park five, 10, even 20 cars in their house. Here are three homes TopTenRealEstateDeals.com found that are currently for sale …
How Nevada Became the Go-To State to Evade Taxes
Nevada rolled out the welcome mat in the 1940s for mobsters who transformed the sleepy town of Las Vegas into Sin City. Now, the Silver State appears to be welcoming a new generation of entrepreneurs looking for a legal haven for …
The Las Vegas Real Estate Agent Who Sold 931 Homes Last Year
How many homes do you think a real estate agent sells in a year? Ten? Maybe a couple dozen in a really good year? Well, it turns out the median agent does seven “sides” — that is, represents either a buyer or seller in a home transaction — in the course of a year. So it’s pretty remarkable that there’s an agent in Las Vegas who did 931 …
Top 10 Cities To Buy vs. Rent
Hot Market for Homes Selling Under $10,000
A market for ultra-cheap homes has emerged in cities around the U.S., and the result is that in many cases it’s much less expensive to buy a house than it would be to purchase a new car.
Ten Signs of a Still-Troubled Economy
Falling birth rates! Record numbers enrolled in anti-poverty programs! A spike in murder-suicides! Homeowners taking on remodeling projects! (OK, that last exclamation point wasn’t justified, but I was on a roll.) And more.
Free Wi-fi Soon at Starbucks. But Free Booze at Casinos Is Disappearing
Starting July 1, unlimited free wi-fi will be available at Starbucks.
