Atlas Van Lines released their 2010 report; 1942 hauls from AZ, 1798 to AZ. First time in 10 years there's a net outflow. U-Haul current rate to Houston is more than 15% higher Phoenix to Houston than from Houston to Phoenix. Folx be fleeing. i can't blame them.

i haven't posted anything financial for a while, this dry lengthy article will perhaps atone ( Read more... )

The Maricopa County Assessor sent me a Valentine of sorts; my property valuation dropped to $94k from $150k in 1 yr. Down from $226k in 2007. 2 years ago Forbes called my 'hood the 7th most overpriced 'hood in America.

We are calling on the world to boycott Arizona until Sheriff Joe Arpaio is out of office. We ask: Tourists to avoid Arizona, businesses and consumers to not purchase anything produced in, or shipped from Arizona; we ask all groups and associations to hold their conventions elsewhere, we ask all financial institutions to not loan to any Arizona ( Read more... )

The TV showed a swarm of tykes crying, shrieking and banging their heads in disappointment ( Read more... )

Had a light frost yesterday- 'bout time the weather matched the calendar!
Speaking of the calendar, the IWW Labor History Calendars are in. $12.50! Go ahead, shop around; you're not gonna find a better deal!

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Lately i haven't posted much on the housing bust; everyone can see what's going on. This article confirms my anecdotal suspicions. Here's the money shot: "John Graham, president of Sunbelt Holdings, said he sees flat growth as good news because he thought the Valley had lost 200,000 people in the past few years ( Read more... )

"New federal loan-guarantee rules imposed to fend off future government losses from plummeting condominium prices have rendered condos utterly worthless, Valley real-estate experts said ( Read more... )

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