Thursday, November 30, 2006

October Report: Adjustment Continues

Well the numbers are in for October and compared to 2005 it is nothing to celebrate. But thinking that 2004-2005 were record years and the market would need to correct itself. That is what is occurring now. What is on everybody’s mind is how deep a correction can we expect? Nobody seems to have that answer. There are many guesses but nothing specific. What we are getting now is month data on how deep the adjustment is going.
Read Sam Ali’s article.


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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Tax Time? Prepared?

As the new year approaches, it is almost that time again. What time is that? Tax time. Homeowners who are willing to itemize there deduction oftentimes reap a huge benefit. Deciding if the 1040 long is best for your personal situation takes some careful thought and Kay Bell of Bankrate.com gives a few tips.


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Monday, November 27, 2006

Katrina and Company Changes Insurer's Path

The storms of 2005 have had an impact on how Allstate Insurance Company intends to do business in the future. While Allstate will continue in the property/casualty business but they are slowly cutting back on insuring home in Florida and up the Eastern seaboard. The suffered losses because of the storms last year and saw red ink in the third quarter of 2005. The company has returned to making a profit in 2006 and expects to continue doing so buy dropping, not renewing or raising premiums in service area that are not showing profit. It make sense because Allstate is a business and profit is part of that business.
Read the story in Forbes


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