Real estate market booms in Gaza
The property market is Gaza City is booming despite widespread poverty and regional tensions. Now real estate agents are trying to attract investment from Palestinians living abroad.

Eurozone leaders to meet in Brussels Thursday to forge new Greek bailout, stem market panic
BRUSSELS – The leaders of the 17 eurozone countries will hold a special summit next week in an attempt to forge a deal on a second bailout for Greece, the EU president announced Friday night.

The ONE Number That Predicts a Bull or Bear Market
After surging for nearly two years, the stock market appears to have reached a plateau. Every time the S&P 500 makes a move to surpass its two-year high of 1,370, it falters anew.

Office For The Aging Will Distribute Farmers’ Market Coupon Booklets To Seniors
The value of the booklets is $20. All persons aged 60 and over whose gross income is at or below 185 percent of federal poverty guidelines ($1,679 monthly for a single person or $2,268 monthly for a married couple) are eligible to participate in the program.

I had an investment property on the market, but with the market conditions, it did not sell. Now that the rates have dropped, I can refinance it and easily turn it into a cash flow + property. Is there a rule that says I can’t refinance it if I take it off the market?
to add details, I do have renters in there now…

Ustream Event: Future of the Disability Housing Market
All too often Americans living with disabilities, who are among the nation’s poorest citizens, struggle to find affordable and accessible housing. Organizations that serve these disabled individuals face challenges of their own, such as constrained funding and a shortage of resources.

I want to move to either Washington DC or Baltimore, and I have been having a lot of trouble lately. One reason is because of salary requests. I checked on Salary.com and my actual salary for the area is projected at $53k. However, I recently met with a recruiter from Baltimore and he said that the market will only allow for $35-40k. This figure is remarkably lower.

I’ve done my research on the expenses to live outside of Baltimore (in lower crime areas) and to live on 35k there is extremely difficult. You would almost have to live in a high-crime area just to get a good deal on rent.

I don’t know what to do. Should I accept a minimal wage in order to move, or should I keep searching for a position that pays well over market value?

I should also note that I currently do not make $35-40k, but please remember that I live somewhere where the cost of living is at least 10% lower. The recruiter also mentioned that it doesn’t matter what the cost of living is, no employer is going to give me a $15k raise. But what if the difference in the cost of living is $15k? I guess I’ll just be poor.

buying price of a rent-to-own property?

My husband wants to sell but we would make little to no profit. Financially, we can afford to keep it. What should we do?

I’m confused. If a fixed mortgage is 7%, wouldn’t it be better to invest in the stock market for an average of 10% in the long run. In this case, I could have a tax deductable while gaining in the stock market. So, should I pay off the mortgage asap or invest in the stock market?