Investors take on HOAs, and residents might suffer

The crippled Las Vegas housing market has triggered a legal battle pitting investors buying foreclosed homes against homeowners associations, with millions of dollars at stake. The two groups are more likely viewed by the public with equal disdain.

Business Highlights

President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of showing action on the economy ahead of the November elections.

Is the cure for the housing market letting it crash?

1 in 10 mortgages in the United States are at least one payment behind and July 2010 housing sales are down 26% from sales just one year ago. Are the multitude of programs that the Obama administration has rolled out to prop up the ailing housing industry actually helping, or is it high time to let go and let the market completely fall? From tax credits to mortgage modifications, practically …

Top National Financial Relief Firm, Loan Solutions, Expands Facilities in South Florida

Loan Solutions, One of the Nation’s Leading Financial Relief Firms with a Strong Focus on Loan Modif…

Long-haul unemployment - a reality for nearly half of job seekers

Words such as “opportunity,” “goals,” and “change” beam from the inspirational posters hanging on the walls of San Bernardino County Employment Resource Center in Rancho Cucamonga.

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 9/7/2010

12:16 P.M. EDT      MR. GIBBS:  Yes, ma’am.  Good afternoon.      Q    Good afternoon.  Robert, there’s a church in Gainesville, Florida, that says it’s going to go ahead and burn copies of the Koran to mark the 9/11 anniversary.  Is the White House — is there anything the White House is doing to discourage that or prevent them from going ahead with that?      MR. GIBBS:  Well, look, I think …

Bernero asks Snyder to help push Congress on small business aid

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero today challenged Republican opponent Rick Snyder to join him in asking Congress to support the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act.

Jonathan Karl’s Campaign Notebook – Senator Harry Reid on the Race for His Political Life

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he bears no responsibility for the sorry state of Nevada’s economy, which has the highest unemployment rate, foreclosure rate and bankruptcies in the entire country. Nevada - Harry Reid - Party leaders of the United States Senate - United States - Government

Collective bargaining, vouchers not on gov’s list

Among the 92 bills the Gibbons administration submitted to the Legislative Counsel Bureau this week are proposals to eliminate collective bargaining for schools and local government, create a school voucher system and remove K-12 mandates such as class size reduction.

Dave Zirin: The Summer of Our Sporting Discontent

First run in thenation.com By any measure this country is in an ugly mood. Double-digit unemployment and a growing sense that the environment, economy,…

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