Monthly Archives: June 2010

Home Prices Up, and Colorado Grows

Posted on June 29, 2010 by LucyB

Boulder, CO. The S&P Case-Shiller Composite 20 home price index was up as April 2010 data filtered in. Because of an expired federal tax credit, home prices rose 3.8% from last April. San Diego has shown consistently strong data, up … Continue reading →

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Grow, My Cities, Grow!

Posted on June 22, 2010 by LucyB

Population estimates for 2009 are in and it seems that the largest cities continued to grow during the recession, as the burst housing bubble and economic difficulties kept people where they lived. All the top 5 cities, New York, L.A., … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Freedom!

Posted on June 14, 2010 by LucyB

An aerial view of the Art Museum and the city of Brotherly Love. I just visited Philadelphia for my first time, and I must say, it did not disappoint. Staying in Voorhees, NJ, I sampled the PATCO subway system, which … Continue reading →

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Midterm Elections Review

Posted on June 9, 2010 by LucyB

In Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln disproved the anit-incumbent mood that everyone was taking for granted this year. She beat Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s multi-million dollar campaign to hold her bid for the Senate seat in November. In California, new legislation passed … Continue reading →

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Smartest Cities and Rental Drops

Posted on June 3, 2010 by LucyB

The largest and second smartest city. Data released listing college degrees per square mile make San Francisco and New York by far the most educated cities with 7,031 and 6,357, respectively. Also in the top 10 were Boston, Washington, Seattle … Continue reading →

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