I am sure you remember the old cliché about what should never be done by stone-throwing people who live glass houses. However, the folks running the ProPublica news site apparently forgot that cliché. Last week, the site published a flurry of articles about...
I was overcome with great shock and sorrow last week upon learning that Nordstrom will be closing its glorious store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre in August. I am not one who obsesses with retail therapy, but this is my favorite American department store and I...
Every now and then, some well-intentioned politician, bureaucrat or housing industry leader looks at the U.S. homeownership rate and declares that something must be done to increase the number of people who own their residence – particularly those within historically...
There was a man who purchased a penguin as a pet. On his first day home with the penguin, he picked it up and said to it, “Penguin, I have a great idea. I would like you to fly around the room three times and land on my shoulder. Let’s make it happen.” The man gently...
American homebuyers have a message for those responsible in determining mortgage rates: lower those rates or we won’t purchase property. Or at least that was the sentiment in a survey conducted last month by John Burns Research and Consulting, where 71% of potential...
If you saw the 1961 film classic “West Side Story,” you will recall the opening scenes where the Jets and the Sharks engaged in an elaborately choreographed turf battle through the streets of Manhattan. But the next time you watch the film, pay less attention to the...
