The expanding footprint of Illegal Immigrants

This is a discussion forum on illegal immigration. It was launched on March 29, 2006. It arrived at Page 865 on On June 6, 2006.

Bubble Burst

"The current housing bubble in the US is being used to pay off credit cards, as folks take out second mortgages, the elderly take out loans through reverse mortgages (those despicable CHIP ads on TV) and as folks buy and flip homes in heated up real estate market. But has the...

just keep paying those taxes

Time to separate the Tax-Dodging illegal immigrants from the Tax-Paying illegal immigrants.

taxpayers and tax-collectors don't have a national identity crisis

That's because every taxpayer knows which government gets their tax. And every government knows who it's taxpayers are. And sometimes, government (flying the IRS flag) even know who the tax-dodgers are.

To which government do you pay your taxes?

The country where you reside for at least 183 days out of every 365 days. Or, if you have homes in three or more countries, the country where you reside for the most days in every 365 days. Or, if your pattern is different every year, you measure your days of residence from...

Condo Watchdog Fired by a Governor

After he was named nation's first condominium ombudsman, after less than two years, Virgil Rizzo was fired Gov. Jeb Bush and was replaced with a Department of Health attorney with no known condo law experience. Rizzo, 69, is a retired medical doctor and lawyer from Fort...

Housing Prices still on the Rise

The nation continued to see housing prices appreciate at a quick pace, but signs of cooling in the sector were also evident. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said Thursday that Dow Jones NewswiresAverage U.S. home prices rose 12.5% from the first quarter...

Carnivores increasingly unwelcome in upscale Bombay housing

As if finding a house wasn't hard enough, your taste buds will make a big difference too when you attempt to househunt in Bombay. "As this city of 16 million becomes the cosmopolitan main nerve of a booming Indian economy, real estate is increasingly intersecting with...

New home sales, prices climb in April

"Reuters - Sales of new U.S. homes defied predictions of a slowdown in April and rose 4.9 percent while prices climbed, although the supply of homes for sale hit a record, a government report showed on Wednesday."

DIY infrastructure

John Dwyer, an architect in Minneapolis, has designed a self-reliant housing structure that could have a wide reach of potential use all over the world, from disaster recovery to urban slum upgrades, remote refugee facilities, to needed supply of effective relief housing....

Most new homes in Calgary have defects: engineer (CBC)

"Almost every new home in Calgary has several building defects according to the owner of a home inspection firm. Robert Samaska, an engineer and owner of Pillar Engineering and Inspections said he keeps seeing the same defects repeatedly."

Sellsius Announces Its Low Cost Annual Membership To Post Unlimited Real Esta...

"Owners and real estate professionals no longer need to pay for high cost newspaper and online advertising. They can now get maximum exposure for all their property listings at an affordable price. For $29.95 per year, anyone, including owners, agents, developers, builders,...