Silverdome sells for dirt cheap

It’s a good time to buy real estate – and sports arenas!
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The Pontiac Silverdome, located in Pontiac (duh) Michigan, just outside of Detroit, has sold for a cool $583,000.  An entire sports arena, for between the cost of two and three average homes in America – that’s getting some big-time [...]

An Aerial view of the Silverdome.  From Wikimedia Commons.

Mortgage Loan Modification Should Be Done With Caution

Mortgage Modifications Gaining Steam
Some consumers are looking for a mortgage loan modification now that the recession seems to be stabilizing. In the midst of the lending crash, many banks were closing their doors to even the highest-credit-scoring customers. Now that there seems to be some leveling off of the problems, [...]

If you're considering mortgage loan modification, do your research and see if it's right for you first. (Photo: photos.com)

09/09/09 | Your Lucky Day or “Suffering” in Japanese?

This probably won’t happen again in your lifetime
If you’re looking to do a mortgage loan modification or play the lotto, 9 9 09 (or 9/09/09 if you prefer, as I do) may just be the day to do it. Or perhaps you want to get your hands on the new [...]

That expires today, bucko. But don't worry: mortgage loan modification is available today and after 09/09/09. (Photo: flickr.com)

Kronos Gyros Gives Freebies All Over Chicago

Download a coupon for a free Kronos Gyro
Everyone loves free food, and if you live in Chicago you can get a free gyro from Kronos Gyros today. Just head to www.kronosproducts.com to print out a coupon for a free sandwich from Kronos Gyros. Just click on “free gyros day” in [...]

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Elder Americans Seeking Mortgage Loan Modification

Older Americans
Legal-aid advocates are noting that elder Americans are being left out of the mortgage loan modification program due to their low-income status. An unprecedented number of elder citizens are facing foreclosure because they were sold loans they could never afford. Many times, they were sold these loans fraudulently and [...]

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Citigroup Pursuing Customers for Mortgage Loan Modification

Citigroup looking for applicants
Homeowners looking for mortgage loan modification programs are encouraged by Citigroup to apply with them. Many homeowners are finding that their mortgage payments are unmanageable due to the recession. Many are falling behind, or at risk of doing so in coming months. Citigroup is one lender that [...]

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MakingHomeAffordable.gov Helps Struggling Mortgage Holders

Government can help you keep your house
The White House’s web site, makinghomeaffordable.gov, is still helping homeowners who are having a tough time making their mortgage payments.
The government’s foreclosure prevention plan helps lower monthly payments for home owners by cutting interest rates or lengthening loan terms. The web site, Making Home [...]

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Royal Restrooms | Business is Booming in Bathroom Business

Royal Restrooms spruce up events
While most companies are experiencing a drop in business as the economy continues its downward spiral, Royal Restrooms has seen business pick up as event organizers try to make the most of dwindling attendance.
It’s easy to figure out why businesses such as debt consolidation and mortgage [...]

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Huge Mortgage Debt Means Lean Years Ahead

Plummeting house prices outpace mortgage debt decline
House prices nationwide have been declining for three years and are still falling. According to the most recent S&P/Case-Shiller index, house prices declined a record 19.1% in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the first three months of 2008. According to [...]

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FTC Capital Markets Investigated for Fraud

FTC Capital Markets offices searched
Reuters reports that the FTC Capital Markets offices in New York have been searched by U.S. postal inspectors. FTC Capital Markets is suspected of investment fraud, and the postal inspectors were looking for evidence.
An anonymous source, who wished to remain so because of the ongoing investigation, [...]

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Housing Starts Down in April, Despite Wall Street Forecast

Turn that frown upside down, housing market!
Quality of life in America requires a handful of essential elements. Food, clothing and shelter are chief among them. For the economy to recover from the doldrums, however, America needs its housing market to show real gains. Military loans can help service families to [...]

Displaced Princess | Victoria Gotti Faces Foreclosure

When castle gates slam in your face
We’re calling all bed-wetters and ambulance chasers.
Poor pick-pockets, bring ‘em in.
Come join the Youth and Beauty Brigade.
- From “Youth and Beauty Brigade” by The Decemberists
We’re all ambulance chasers, aren’t we? When the train wrecks, we can’t help but look. And when we do, we [...]

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Mortgage Loan Modification Program in Full Swing

Government program helps
The federal government launched its foreclosure prevention plan in March, and since then Chase Morgan, the servicing side of JP Morgan Chase, alone has modified 15,000 loans.
One man from Ohio had his payments lowered from $1,200 per month to $725 per month, according to CNN Money.
Who is mortgage [...]

Hang on to your house through the federal foreclosure prevention plan.

RealChocolate.com | Free Chocolate Fridays | Sweet!

Mars Candy Unveils Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act

Everyone loves chocolate. Even if you aren’t supposed to eat it, you love chocolate. It’s good for most people, so give in already. Because of the health benefits, it’s worth military loans and mortgage loan modification to put extra chocolate money in your [...]

Kate Gosselin’s ‘Eight Little Faces’ Makes a Mint

Kate Gosselin is in the money
Kate Gosselin said on “The Today Show” that she wouldn’t care if “Eight Little Faces” didn’t sell a single copy. However, I’m sure she doesn’t mind her book being on the New York Times Best Seller list.
She can use the cash flow. After all, she’s [...]

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Clayton Homes iHouse Saves Money and Energy

Be green, save green
Clayton Homes officially unveiled its new iHouse over the weekend, and some of its features, not to mention its selling price, could save buyers a bundle.
Clayton Homes says the iHouse is 30 percent more energy efficient than a traditional home. With the low price of the homes [...]

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Stormy Daniels’ Senate Run Heats Up Louisiana

A senator with professional experience
The following are the only three requirements a person must meet to become a United States Senator:

Be at least 30 years of age
Be a U.S. citizen for a minimum of  nine years at the time of election to the Senate
Be a resident of the state you [...]

Three Money-Saving Tips

Seeking savings
CNN Money says  it best: “Frugality is in; bling is out.” Everyone has already started shying away from name-brands, heading to discount retailers and wholesale grocery stores, and eliminating non-essentials such as eating out and buying an RV.
If you’ve done all of these things but are still feeling a [...]

That expensive computer might be your most effective money-saving device.

More Microsoft Layoffs hit on Cinco de Mayo

Round two of Microsoft Layoffs 2009 begins
Happy Cinco de Mayo, Microsoft employees. You may have an additional reason to indulge in some tequila, and that reason might be a pink slip. Microsoft bid about 3,000 employees “adios” today as it continued its goal of completing 5,000 Microsoft layoffs by June [...]

Prescription for laid off Microsoft employees: take two of these and don't come to work in the morning.

Cinco de Mayo es una Deuda Devolvió

That’s one way to handle debt…
¿Cuándo es el cinco de mayo? It’s this Tuesday. That’s the day millions commemorate Mexico rising up against the repo man… who happened to try to take over the country. Cinco de Mayo celebrations have nothing to do with Mexico’s Independence Day, which falls on [...]