GLG News by Land Banking Experts (US)

The Sub-Prime issues have become just that another issue that needs to be worked out. This is a great topic and everyone has his or her idea of what is happening and when it will stop. That in itself lends to great conversation, i on the other hand think the market is cleaning itself and removing the...

In sports, March Madness starts with the opening “tip off.”  In Las Vegas real estate, March Madness starts with February’s housing stats.  And, those stats are the “tip off” that this market is making progress in its struggle to get off the “bottom.”

This material is an easy reading two pages that proposes government programs that will take at least ten years to effect.  We haven’t begun to set up a government program as proposed and won’t in this lame duck administration.  So by the time the next government in Washington gets out of first...

There are several reasons to consider the student housing and dormitory construction market as niche real estate investments that will continue to prosper despite the downturn we are currently experiencing.  First,there is a real shortage of dormitory space at both public and privately run campuses...

The subject article chronicles the downward trend in retail sales and consumerism that was shown in the less than stellar Holiday season just past.  Other media have recently questioned the strength of the fashion sector as indicated by the recent closings in LRTW.

It’s preposterous to think that our real estate, homebuilding and home lending industries could with government approval in the last ten years have created the losses which threaten to upset the entire financial system of this county in a manner which may eclipse the thirties. 

Considering the current fall-out in Commercial Lending with the big banks (most of which were deservingly so), such as Wachovia, Chase, and Bank of America, the Credit Union field has such great opportunities to grow their market-share if they just decided to move into the 19th Century, instead of living...

Some homeowners with the means to pay their mortgage payments are halting those payments, walking away from their homes instead, accepting that they are upside down, and choosing 7 years of bad credit over an unknown period of negative equity.  If Mr. Bernanke is successful in his call to bankers-...

The Editor-In-Chief of U.S. News & World Report is torn between the development business and journalism.  Most often such divided efforts might result in mediocre results in both areas, but in this case Mr. Zuckerman has been outstandingly successful at both endeavors.  So his words to...

There are risks associated with homebuilding assets and contingent obligations.  This article alerts the reader to areas of interest.