Sophisticated programs let homeowners embarking on a remodeling project plot everything from shingle styles to window placement. While the tools can save money, they can also create tension between builders and their clients.

Some of the nation’s hottest housing markets are cooling according to PMI Mortgage Insurance. Among the areas the most at risk for home-price declines are the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif., region, Newark, N.J., and Miami, a recent report released by the company says.

Jesse Livermore is said to have participated in every major stock and commodities move from 1910 – 1940. Livermore was on the right side of the market in 1929, and after the Great Crash his fortune swelled to $100 million. A huge amount of money in any period.

He had to be doing something right.

Livermore was a trend follower. He only took positions in the direction of the trend, and he added new postions whenever his system told him to do so. “We know that prices move up and down. They always have and they always will. My theory is that behind these major movements is an irresistible force. That is all one needs to know…Just recognize that the movement is there and take advantage of it by steering your speculative ship along with the tide.” … Continue Reading

The U.S. Federal Reserve set forth an increase of a quarter percentage point, to 5.25%, as concerns about inflation took precedence over a slowing economy.

Lower Manhattan is undergoing a transformation. Once stuffy buildings are being transformed into plush condos, and blue-chip retailers are beginning to covet the street synonymous with money.

In the 1970s, the former teacher bought two acres north of the city of Homer, Alaska, and built a house there. He later expanded the residence into a triplex and now hopes to sell it to help fund his retirement.