Top 10 forecasts from World Future Society

" All of these forecasts plus dozens more were included in the report that scanned the best writing and research from THE FUTURIST magazine over the course of the previous year. The Society hopes this report, covering developments in business and economics, demography,...

Purvin & Gertz launch five yr East-of-Suez Petrochemical outlook

"The service offers a wide array of analyses pertaining to the East-of-Suez naphtha market which can be synthesized as an outlook over the next five years, including forecasted trends, supply and demand balances of Asia and the Middle East regions and their key countries....

'Fast economic growth' in Africa

"The economic outlook for Africa is improving after a decade of growth of 5.4% for the continent that matches global rates, the World Bank has said. The trend indicates that a fundamental change is occurring in Africa, a World Bank official told the BBC. But the bank's latest...

OECD warns UK outlook more ‘uncertain’

"The Bank of England should be poised to cut interest rates because of the risk of lower economic growth and a housing slowdown in the wake of recent financial market turmoil, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development said in a report on Thursday. “The...

Antarctic Ozone hole shrinking, outlook improving

The Australian Bureau of Meterology Antarctic ozone hole is back and although it’s almost as big as previous years, the long term outlook for a return to better ozone levels remains good.

Recession hits SA

"An ANZ Bank report shows South Australia is in technical recession.  The ANZ Australian Property Outlook report shows Gross State Product has been negative for the past two quarters.  The report says the rising Australian dollar is hurting manufacturers and the...

Microsoft Unveils Patch Package

"Windows users are being urged to install the June package of security patches from Microsoft. The security update contains six patches which close 15 vulnerabilities found in a variety of Windows programs. The patches help to shut loopholes in Internet Explorer, Outlook...

New housing permits at lowest level since 1997

A report released by the home builders indicates that new permits for construction hit its lowest level since 1997. This is a sign that the home builders are expecting more pullback in values.

Home prices fall for 3rd straight quarter

As expected, the price of homes has fallen for the 3rd straight quarter according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The decline is an average of 6.5% below the peak in 2006.

Check out the neighborhood when buying a home.

Finding a home in the right neighborhood is equally as important as getting it at a value. Many neighborhoods may look suitable from a glance but there could be underlying crime that would affect your decision. Just because a neighborhood is well kept does not mean it is safe.

Home values for 2007 expected to decline

The National Association of Realtors reported that overall home prices are expected to decline this year for the first time since they began tracking this in 1968.

Real Estate Auctions

As lender inventories of repossessed homes reaches uncomfortable levels they resort to selling the homes through auction. A few years ago there were very few of these opportunities available but with recent market declines and increases in foreclosures the auction market is...

Smoggiest cities for 2007

Not surprisingly, Los Angeles is listed as the smoggiest major city in the United States. This is based on a report released today by the American Lung Association. Yet LA is much better than it was 20 years ago before the strict smog laws (if you can imagine that).