In a story reported by the LA Times last week, the Federal Reserve, as expected, banned the practice of lenders paying brokers yield spread premiums in exchange for getting borrowers to take out higher interest rate loans. Lender-paid bonuses to mortgage brokers have been common practice for as long...

In this video, a real estate agent promises to sell a home within 90 seconds or he'll throw himself down the stairs.  While funny in its own way, the question is whether the silly nature of the video might help to sell the home.  One thing, with more than 10,000 views, it certainly has many more...

Is bankrupt auto mogul Denny Hecker still paying exclusive golf club dues, dining at fancy restaurants and driving new cars? The trustee handling Hecker's bankruptcy again is raising the question of whether Hecker is living lavishly and, if so, how he's paying for it.

Boker's fender washers are available in a wide variety of sizes and materials. MINNETONKA, MN, August 25, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Boker's, Inc.

Just about every bad situation in the last three years for homeowners and real estate and stock market investors is a part of this parody.  Nobody in the business gets away without a bit of bashing in this video....Read Full Post

Commercial Property Owners Choose to Default - WSJ.com.  While the media is all about covering "strategic default" by homeowners, there's a trend growing in commercial properties as well.

We certainly are in a furious race these days trying to tame nature or at least change her direction.

An unnamed source at Bank of America has verified the buzz throughout the short sale community. He says it is true. Bank of America is rolling out a new program designed to approve short sales in two weeks. Some agents have tentatively named it Bank of America HPO short sales but my source called it...

It is the busy season at Park Nicollet's Asthma and Allergy Clinic on Excelsior Boulevard.

MINNETONKA, MN, August 24, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Mercury is an essential component of energy-efficient fluorescent lamps, allowing them to produce light and provide a longer life in comparison to incandescent bulbs.