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HOA meeting canceled after threat rumors : Seems that rumors circulated about some unspecified person supposedly making threats about bringi...

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The 5-foot Monitor lizard wandering around a condo complex in the city of Riverside was way bigger than animal control officer Jenny Selte...

Jack LaLanne dies at home at 96 ------------------ Jack LaLanne was one of my heroes. He was a great guy who never cared that much about m...

Roofing material OK spurs recall effort EL DORADO HILLS — Waterford Village Homeowners Association board members face a recall vote followi...

Lawyer advises foreclosed clients to break back into their homes The 58-year-old attorney admits to breaking into homes at least half a doze...

Jimmy John's founder contemplates moving headquarters out of Illinois | News-Gazette.com "Jimmy John Liautaud told The News-Gazette...

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The Cheerleading For State Bankruptcies And Municipal Defaults Is Downright Ghoulish : Maybe. But this underscores one of the main differen...

The study committee's recommendations would provide more protections for homeowner by requiring that no liens lead to foreclosure unle...

Clackamas County considers ban on signs, added restrictions : "A local expert in constitutional law believes that Clackamas County wil...

BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Getting Real» Blog Archive » Condo owners beware: pay up! : "Sid Shulman, homeowner at International Village,...

Once a hoarding complaint is filed, an inspection could be ordered. The board must get residents' permission to enter units. Residents ...

The coming muni meltdown--Charles Gasparino - NYPOST.com : "The municipal-bond market is in crisis, with prices fall ing and investors ...

Ugly allegations have surfaced as residents fight for control of the homeowners association that runs the Satellite Hotel , a “futuristic” 1...

Secret GOP plan: Push states to declare bankruptcy and smash unions | Analysis & Opinion | :

As the owner of this blog has observed, there's years more excess to be wrung out of the real estate bubble that burst five years ago. B...

Hot topics for community associations in 2011 - chicagotribune.com : Pamela McKuen of the Chicago Tribune focuses on the financial problems ...

Over 1 million Americans seen losing homes in 2011 - Yahoo! News : "The bleakest year in the foreclosure crisis has only just begun. Le...

Housing and Economy: Housing Market Slips Into Depression Territory - CNBC : Home values have fallen 26 percent since their peak in June 200...