Financial and Business Services

Foreclosures expected to rise, pushing home prices lower

2012-01-12 00:00:00

<![CDATA[Foreclosures expected to rise, pushing home prices lower]]>

Burst of jobs helps lower unemployment rate

2012-02-03 13:36:00

<![CDATA[Burst of jobs helps lower unemployment rate]]>

LA Fitness International to expand in new Irvine headquarters

2012-02-05 06:00:00

<![CDATA[LA Fitness International to expand in new Irvine headquarters]]>

Two Obama initiatives to address foreclosure crisis face hurdles

2012-01-26 00:00:00

<![CDATA[Two Obama initiatives to address foreclosure crisis face hurdles]]>

Tax relief on mortgage debt forgiveness ends in 2013, so hurry

2012-01-29 00:00:00

The window is closing rapidly on one of the most important tax-relief provisions enacted by Congress during the housing crisis to help financially strapped homeowners. Although the 2007 law that allows taxpayers to exclude from income the amount of...

Romney, sinking in polls, says 'banks aren't bad people'

2012-01-24 13:57:00

Mitt Romney's taxes were the talk of the campaign and the latest Gallup national tracking poll showed him falling behind Newt Gingrich in the wake of his stinging defeat in last weekend's South Carolina primary. But as he campaigned briefly Tuesday in...

Pierce Brosnan remains bonded to Malibu despite house sale

2012-01-15 00:00:00

Actor Pierce Brosnan has sold his Malibu beach retreat for $2.6 million. Brosnan and his wife, environmental activist and former broadcast journalist Keely Shaye Smith, put the property on the market at $3.9 million in 2010 while building another house...

Investing in beaten-down sectors could be a good bet this year

2012-01-08 00:00:00

Longtime home of late entertainer Ed McMahon sells for $3.475 million

2012-01-04 14:40:00

The Beverly Hills Post Office-area home that entertainer Ed McMahon fought to keep from foreclosure in a much-publicized battle in 2008 has sold in an all-cash deal for its most recent asking price of $3.475 million. Six offers came in on the property...

Freddie Mac to give unemployed homeowners a break

2012-01-07 00:00:00

Bridging the great divide between home buyers and sellers

2012-01-01 00:00:00

Where do you side in the great real estate buy-sell divide of 2012? If you're a homeowner considering selling sometime in the new year, are you apprehensive that you won't get the price you need or want, and therefore it's possible you won't even try to...

Gov. Jerry Brown urges Obama to appoint new housing regulator

2012-01-16 16:38:06

Before joining PwC, she worked for two large global alternative asset managers, as chief financial and administrative officer, responsible for all aspects of back office operations, infrastructure, finance and accounting.

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Brittney Saks, a partner in the personal financial services practice based in Chicago, has been appointed leader of U.S. Personal Financial Services. She succeeds Richard Kohan, who retired Jan. 1.

2012-01-13 00:00:00