Dec 06
In 2008, the credit crisis in the United States propelled shock waves across the Atlantic to Europe. Europe’s current debt crisis could send damaging waves crashing onto America’s shores as well, according to international finance experts at the W. P. Carey School of Business.
“Clearly if the debt crisis in Europe is not resolved, there will be an impact on the U.S. domestic economy,” says finance Professor Werner Bonadurer. “It will pull down consumer confidence and exports. It will be very bad news for growth in the United States and for global growth in general.”
Economics Professor Dennis Hoffman believes the woes of the Eurozone’s financial institutions could spread to US banking. “When financial contagion begins, it’s hard to stop,” he says.
The W. P. C
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Tags: Debt Crisis, Europe
Dec 02
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. I spent mine lying on the couch, mewling like a sick kitten, but that’s neither here nor there.
I was a Redfin addict before I was an employee, and sometimes I forget that there’s a lot of stuff on our site that not everybody knows about. Some of these are big things, like the fact that we’re a real live brokerage with real live agents. Others are a bit nittier and grittier, like the sheer number of different ways we try to slice and dice data to share with anyone who wants it.
Example: Our Seattle neighborhoods and zip codes page (or see other cities near Seattle). This page doesn’t get an awful lot of traffic, but it should, because it’s just obscenely useful. It basica
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Nov 27
Q: I finally saved enough money to buy and install a home theater in my duplex condo. The picture on the big screen is amazing and the sound from the six speakers is even better. I have three front speakers and a subwoofer on the floor and two surround speakers mounted in the ceiling. I love it.
Unfortunately, my neighbor doesn’t feel the same way. Whenever a movie soundtrack gets a little loud, say the Martians attack or the earthquake and tidal wave hit, she pounds on the wall. Once she even came over and threatened to call the police.
What can I do? I want to be a good neighbor, but I also want to enjoy my new toy.
A: We doubt you’ll be able to fully soundproof your condo, at least not without hiring an engineer, a contractor and spending a whole lot of money.
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Tags: Home Theater, Theater
Nov 19
The Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors, which is based in Murrieta, on Monday will open a satellite facility at 27070 Sun City Blvd. in Menifee. A ribbon cutting and open house celebration are planned from 3 to 6 pm Tuesday.
Howard Dellsite, chairman of the association, said the satellite office is needed because many of the association’s members work in Menifee, Canyon Lake and the I-215 corridor and it is inconvenient for them to go to Murrieta to fetch a sign, contract or lockbox
Tags: Menifee
