Friday, January 11th, 2008
It looks as though the smart money (yet again) is looking for bargains. Bank of America is looking to buy Countrywide Financial Corp, the nation’s largest Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
So, I have been wondering whether or not to go commercial or residential. Let’s face it – 1 commercial deal can make millions of dollars. Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
New Line Cinema Confirms Blu-Ray Exclusivity
View Large ImageThe Blu-Ray surge continues, as New Line Cinema has confirmed earlier reports that it would make the exclusive jump to Sony’s high-definition format.
According to High-Def Digest, New Line now says its first HD-DVD title, “Pan’s Labyrinth,” will also be its last. Most people predicted this would happen, considering New Line’s parent company is Time-Warner, but few realized the move would happen immediately. New Line isn’t wasting any time; they’ve canceled all upcoming HD-DVD releases (like “Rush Hour 3″ and “Hairspray,” both already available on Blu-Ray), and they’re discontinuing production of the “Pan’s Labyrinth” HD-DVD. They won’t be releasing an official press release announcing this move, though, so they’ll just let their very brief HD-DVD support die out quietly.
New Line has no new Blu-Ray revealings at this time, but they do plan to support Blu-Ray throughout 2008 and beyond with “a variety of new release and catalog titles to be announced in the future.” Yet another studio has bolstered Blu-Ray’s position even more, so now we wait to see if the other big boys – Paramount and DreamWorks – feel like joining the party…
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting the nation’ s largest mortgage lender is suffering from a huge 28% drop in its stock price yesterday. Two days ago, Britney Spears Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
According to Wikipedia, a 1031 Exchange is a way of structuring the sale of certain properties in such a way that you do not pay taxes on the gain of your sale. It is a terrific tool, I am told, by one of my colleagues Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
So, now I have consulted with several individuals that have expertise ranging from real estate agents to individual investors. The investors, who do this kind of thing for a living, were all saying pretty much the same thing. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Interesting enough, some of the individuals I have been talking to have been telling me to “cautiously ignore” the news articles and nightly news blasts we get on a daily basis. As the subprime mortgage market continues Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
I have reviewed several “how to” programs in the real estate game. And every single one of them seemed to offer some secret that will catapult me into the real estate hall of fame.
But what I have found are Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
I have purchased and read about 90% of Robert Kiyosaki’s books. This includes the Rich Dad series as well as the books written by his “friends”. Since this is about Real Estate, Read the rest of this entry »
