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Why home ownership is STILL powerful

Why home ownership is STILL powerful
Home StrengthGrowing up, I was taught what home ownership stands for. It means empowerment, a chance to grow personal wealth, and a chance to have a bigger voice in your community. In light of the current market “crisis” the public has begun to question the basic idea of home ownership. In spite...

The Mortgage Process Explained-Lending

The Mortgage Process Explained-Lending
Pre-approved In spite of the attention the mortgage industry has received over the past year the process of actually getting a mortgage is one that continues to baffle most of us. I hope to clarify some of that for you today and offer some tips and tricks to help ease the inherent stress that seeking...

Phoenix Volleyball

Phoenix Volleyball
Victory Lanes Volleyball                 Volleyball players in the Phoenix area looking to wet their appetite for some sand, need not look any further. Every Friday night at 7:00 the volleyball draw starts over at Victory Lanes. Victory Lanes is located at 43rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak...

Riding the Wave of Failure

Riding the Wave of Failure
Wave Lemmings                 It’s funny to see trends or waves on society. From the fashion trends to political opinion, there are bandwagons to hop on all over this great country. What is it about the wave riding mentality? Do people assume that if the Jones’ are doing it then they...

Colleges give last-minute financial aid to families struggling to pay

Colleges give last-minute financial aid to families struggling to pay
 With the start of the school year just around the corner, struggling families are asking schools for help paying their child’s tuition. College money    According to ABC News, George Mason University has seen a two-fold increase in the amount of student loan appeals this year compared to last....

Millions face smaller Social Security checks

Millions face smaller Social Security checks
Social Security Millions of seniors will be facing shrinking Social Security payments next year, the first time in a generation that payments have not risen. Trustees who oversee Social Security anticipate that there will not be a cost of living adjustment for the next two years. This has not happened...

Half of children given flu drug have side affects

Half of children given flu drug have side affects
 (UK)More than half of kids given Tamiflu have experienced side affects such as nausea and nightmares, according to a study done by Food and Consumer.  The study consisted of 103 children where 51 percent showed signs of side affect after given the drug.  The most common symptom was nausea (29 percent),...

Obama still the hopeful for health care reform

Obama still the hopeful for health care reform
  Caduceus By now, most Americans know that health care reform in this country is in deep trouble. But you wouldn’t know that by talking to Obama. In private, Obama rallies battle-fatigued staff with a bullish posture – constantly assuring his soldiers “victory is imminent.”  According to Daily...

Climate bill could cut U.S. fuel production

Climate bill could cut U.S. fuel production
 U.S. oil refineries could slash production by as much as 25 percent and the nation’s reliance on foreign oil could double in the next 20 years if the House version of the climate bill becomes law, according to the American Petroleum Institute. The so-called cap-and-trade bill narrowly passed...

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