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Sun Belt Cities Top List of Nation's Metro Foreclosure Rates in First Quarter 2009

added: 23-04-2009

RealtyTrac(R) released its Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report for Q1 2009, which shows cities in California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona accounted for the 26 highest foreclosure rates in the first quarter among metro areas with a population of 200,000 or more.

Economic Confidence of Main Street CEOs on the Rise

added: 23-04-2009

Following months of bleak economic outlooks, Main Street CEOs feel the recession has finally bottomed out and the end is in sight. The Q1 2009 Vistage CEO Confidence Index rose to 60.6 this quarter from 48.7 last quarter, largely due to expectations that economic conditions will improve. Every component recorded gains over the prior quarter’s survey. Although this was the largest quarterly gain the index has seen in the last six years, it still left the Confidence Index at its second lowest quarterly reading in the survey’s history.

Companies' Cost-Cutting Plans Slow in Anticipation of Eventual Recovery, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds

added: 22-04-2009

U.S. employers' efforts to battle the recession through cost-cutting actions such as layoffs, hiring freezes and salary freezes may have finally peaked, according to an update to an ongoing series of surveys by Watson Wyatt, a global consulting firm.

30-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Again

added: 22-04-2009

The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for thirty-year mortgages fell during the past week. Last week's rate was 5.06 percent, down from 5.10 percent the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate Web site Zillow.com®.

Consumers Cutting Expenses as Job Concerns Intensify

added: 22-04-2009

As job security concerns intensify, American families are continuing to tighten their belts and cut spending, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors Index.

Consumers Going "Green" Despite Economy

added: 22-04-2009

Most households are living a "green" lifestyle despite the economy being in the red, according to a survey of more than 7,500 consumers by Memolink.com.

2008 U.S. Insurance Industry Mergers & Acquisitions Transaction Values Decline for Fourth Year in a Row

added: 22-04-2009

The U.S. saw a significant decline in the reported value of insurance industry M&A transactions, but the non-U.S. transaction value decline was even more dramatic, according to a new study by Conning Research & Consulting.

Some Personal Finance Concerns May be Hitting Bottom Despite Retirement Worries

added: 22-04-2009

Though the persistent economic downturn caused a modest decline in Americans' overall sense of long term financial security in April, results from this month's COUNTRY Financial Security Index(SM) may suggest that some key concerns are finally beginning to stabilize.

More Than Half of Business Professionals Think it Impossible to Achieve Transparency Promised for Bailout Fund Spending

added: 21-04-2009

More than half (58.2 percent) of business professionals polled on a recent Deloitte webcast said the level of transparency the Obama administration promises to attach to bailout spending is not possible.

Real Estate CEOs Perceive Damaged Market with Glimmer of Hope

added: 21-04-2009

Senior real estate executives anticipate access to capital may improve slightly in the next 12 months, yet they indicate that current conditions in the income-producing real estate sector - encompassing office buildings, shopping malls, warehouses, hotels, and apartment buildings - continue to erode, according to The Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Survey for the 2nd quarter 2009.

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