housing: Imperial Valley a Story of Hardship and Hope
- 04/27/09 03:44 AM
The following is the print posting of a story in the Los Angeles Times regarding the Imperial Valley economy entitled "Deepening woes for the Imperial Valley" by bureau chief Tony Perry. Please comment below, I am interested in what you have to say. I call this version of the story, Imperial Valley: Hardship and Hope
From the Los Angeles Times COLUMN ONE Deepening woes for the Imperial Valley The remote region in California's arid southeastern corner has a long history of hardship and hope. Now, an economy in free fall has residents wondering how much worse it (0 comments)
housing: Fannie, Freddie, the Feds Oh My!!!
- 07/12/08 02:45 AM
$1.6 Trillion in Losses and Counting One of the great privileges I have is getting to read a wide variety of economic research. While I get a lot of material direct from the source, I also have a wide network of people who read other sources and send me what they think is important. When Ambrose Evans-Pritchard wrote this week about a report done by Bridgewater Associates, it got my attention, and fortunately this report was sent to me by a few friends. In my book, Bridgewater is one of the top analytical groups in the world. I pay attention and (4 comments)