The Privatopia Papers

FT.com / US / Economy & Fed - California faces issuing IOUs again : " California will be forced to issue IOUs to public workers and...

Homeowners association battle threatens homes CHARLOTTE COUNTY - Residents in a retirement community here say they are being threatened wi...

Regulators Shut 4 California Banks WASHINGTON -- Regulators on Friday shut down four California banks, a big community bank based in Chicag...

Lake Mead's Water Level Plunges as 11-Year Drought Lingers - NYTimes.com Lake Mead, the enormous reservoir of Colorado River water that ...

Kenneth R. Harney - FHFA's proposed ban on private transfer fees could cost homeowners : "Andrew Fortin, vice president of governme...

Blagojevich Jury Holdout Remaining Silent; Source Identifies Her As Jo Ann Chiakulas - cbs2chicago.com : "Sources tell CBS 2 News that ...

Nearly 50 percent leave Obama mortgage-aid program - BostonHerald.com : "A new report issued Friday by the Treasury Department said tha...

Cable TV: Homeowners associations buck cable bills - OrlandoSentinel.com : "For years, subdivision developers have locked their homeown...

HOA to Laguna Niguel man: Get rid of pet pigeons After neighbors raised a flap over early morning bird noises, a Laguna Niguel pet owner ha...

For all you deflation hawks out there who appreciated my posts on the prospect of deflation: Check out my Deflation Watch blog. I make no ...

Broke States Should Save Themselves By Selling Off Roads, Colleges, And Other Assets One of the many looming financial crises in the United ...

BBC News - Southern Sudan unveils plans for animal-shaped cities Sure. With 90% of the population living on less than one dollar per day, w...

What price liberty? Up to $50K - thestar.com : "The municipality of Clarington is clamping down on a studious celebration of Canadian l...

The Associated Press: Philadelphia housing director facing foreclosure : "A bank has foreclosed on a $615,000 condominium owned by the ...

Real Estate & the Economy: Death of the 'McMansion': Era of Huge Homes Is Over - CNBC : "In the past few years, there have...

DA: Paper terrorists stealing homes �| ajc.com : "They call themselves “sovereign citizens” and believe they are immune to state and fe...

9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado's Online News Leader | HOA, residents fight over flag : "Last week, he received a letter from the Eas...

Illinois Town Wants To Outlaw Eye-Rolling - The Consumerist : "The idiocy stems from a recent city council meeting where an Elmhurst re...

Karzai Orders Private Security Firms To Disband : "Security operators – both Afghan and foreign – have become a point of contention be...

Private Transfer Fee Covenants | TradingMarkets.com : "The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing to issue a Guidance, ...