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  • U.S. home prices keep rising, but homeownership is down

    04/30/2013 7:31:38 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 22 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | 04/30/2013 | Alejandro Lazo
    Home prices are rising at levels not seen since the real estate boom, but American homeownership remains on the decline. The two trends underscore the nature of the housing rebound: Gains in pricing have been driven significantly by investors, leaving many would-be buyers behind. Prices are rising because of strong demand, a lack of supply and a sharp recovery in the hardest-hit markets. The number of foreclosed homes coming to market has also dropped dramatically. But because lending standards remain tight, the everyday home shopper is often losing out to investors able to pay cash. "What we are seeing right...
  • PICTURE GALLERY: Car Show Models These Girls Make A Living Posing...

    12/29/2009 2:14:38 PM PST · by Steelfish · 101 replies · 9,490+ views
    LATimes ^ | December 29, 2009
    PICTURE GALLERY: Car Show Models These Girls Make A Living Posing In Front Of The World's Hottest Cars [Pics in URL]
  • Rich Lowry: Obama's journey from civility to contempt

    08/09/2008 8:20:19 PM PDT · by SmithL · 22 replies · 114+ views
    Sacramento Bee ^ | 8/9/8 | Rich Lowry
    "It's almost as if they take pride in being ignorant," Barack Obama mused the other day, blasting Republicans for ridiculing his exhortation to the nation to make sure its tires are properly inflated. Ah, behold the open-mindedness and cross-partisan understanding. Remember two years ago when Obama was only a media darling and not yet The Anointed One? Back then, his appeal was the extraordinary sensitivity he had for the views of others. He wrote a best-selling campaign book called "The Audacity of Hope" that was carefully unaudacious in its on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand weighing of the issues, giving the impression that nothing...