Beacon Economics

People :: Press Clippings - con't

07.31.2008	California's Discount Foreclosure Sales Point to Housing Bottom By Dan Levy and Daniel Taub \| Bloomberg
07.30.2008	Plum Creek CEO to headline Missoula conference By Dennis Bragg \| KPAX Missoula
07.27.2008	A Steal-Of-A-Deal In California By Ben Jones \| Thehousingbubbleblog.com
07.27.2008	Dark news piles up on California economy By Dan Walters \| Sacramento Bee
07.26.2008	State's home sales have a baffling 17.5% jump By James Temple \| San Francisco Chronicle
07.24.2008	Poll finds dark view of economy in California By Sam Zuckerman \| San Francisco Chronicle
07.23.2008	Housing bill getting favorable reviews By Kevin Smith \| Whittier Daily News
07.23.2008	IndyMac Attack By Nathan Burchfiel \| Business and Media Institute
07.22.2008	EmploymentCrossing Lists More Than 120,000 Jobs in California Even as the State’s Unemployment Rate Hits 6.9% By Staff \| Free Press Release Center
07.20.2008	More pain for America By Dominic Rushe \| Times Online UK
07.19.2008	Saturday News Briefs By Staff \| Central Valley Business Times
07.19.2008	State's jobless rate goes up again By Bernadette Tansey \| San Francisco Chronicle
07.19.2008	Jobs outlook weak as state's unemployment rate hits 6.9% in June By Marc Lifsher \| Los Angeles Times
07.18.2008	East Bay loses 6,800 jobs in June By George Avalos \| Inside Bay Area
07.18.2008	Bay Area home prices plunge 27% in last year By Carolyn Said \| San Francisco Chronicle
07.17.2008	Bargain hunting picks up as Southern California home values fall further By Peter Y. Hong \| Los Angeles Times
07.16.2008	New 20% Down Payment Makes Savers From U.S. Spenders By Bob Irvy \| Bloomberg
07.16.2008	U.S. economy 'going haywire' By George Avalos \| Inside Bay Area
07.15.2008	A Look at Bank Failures; Backstop With FDIC By Staff \| Seeking Alpha
07.15.2008	Thornberg: GSE Stockholders Could Be ‘SOL’ By Luke Mullins \| US News and World Report
07.13.2008	After IndyMac, Who's Next? By Jane Wells \| CNBC
07.12.2008	Is housing's bottom here now? By Jon Lasner \| Orange County Register
07.11.2008	U.S. Workers Benefit From Globalization By Staff \| Forbes
07.09.2008	HOUSING: Fannie Mae cracking down on 'walk aways' By Zach Fox \| North County Times
07.08.2008	Riverside sales up, but prices still languish By Zach Fox \| North County Times
07.07.2008	Home Prices Fall in 23 of 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas By Bob Irvy \| Bloomberg
07.05.2008	ECONOMY: Recession nearly certain in Riverside By Zach Fox \| North County Times
07.05.2008	ECONOMY: Recession or not, commerce struggles By Zach Fox \| North County Times
06.23.2008	Harvard report: Housing outlook remains bleak Emmet Pierce \| San Diego Union Tribune
06.21.2008	California unemployment hits 6.8% By Marc Lifsher \| Los Angeles Times
06.20.2008	JOBS: Summer hiring unusually weak By Chris Bagley \| North County Times
06.20.2008	Losses signal possible job recession By George Avalos \| Inside Bay Area
06.20.2008	SoCal home woes could mean 50% price drop By Jeff Collins \| Orange County Register
06.20.2008	May jobless figures show state is in recession, say economists By Staff \| Central Valley Business Times
06.19.2008	Slowest May in 20 years for Bay Area housing By James Temple \| San Francisco Chronicle
06.19.2008	Forecast against tide By Matt Wrye \| Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
06.15.2008	Two governors, same California budget mess By Mike Zapler \| San Jose Mercury News
06.15.2008	Thornberg and Wallace: Foreign direct investment is good for U.S., California By Christopher Thornberg and Lorna Wallace \| Sacramento Bee
06.04.2008	Under water By George Avalos \| Inside Bay Area
06.01.2008	Sellers, their agents suggest one-two punch By Marni Leff Kottle \| San Francisco Chronicle
05.31.2008	Experts say recession may hit Valley By Valerie Gibbons \| Visalia Times-Delta
05.28.2008	Real Estate Plunge Deepens By Kelly Bennett \| voiceofsandiego.org
05.28.2008	Home prices nationwide plummet 14.1% By Carolyn Said \| San Francisco Chronicle
05.28.2008	A Smart California Port Policy for the Green-Growth Future, Spearheaded by Progressives - Part II By Patricia Castellanos and Doug Bloch \| California Progress Report
05.19.2008	Home sales rise in Riverside County By Leslie Berkman \| The Press-Enterprise
05.17.2008	California's unemployment rate holds at 6.2% By Marc Lifsher \| Los Angeles Times
05.16.2008	More jobs lost in East Bay By George Avalos \| Inside Bay Area
05.15.2008	COLUMN - After the gold rush, California finds thrift: James Saft By James Saft \| Reuters
05.12.2008	HOUSING: North County market continued to decline in April, Realtors report By Zach Fox \| North County Times
05.10.2008	State budget a saga in overreaching outlay By Jim Miller \| The Press-Enterprise
05.09.2008	Trade luncheon urges Inland firms to tap import assets for exports By Kimberly Pierceall \| The Press-Enterprise
05.08.2008	Canada seeks Inland alliances By Kimberly Pierceall \| The Press-Enterprise
05.05.2008	Sacramento County incomes dropped amid housing boom By Phillip Reese and Dale Kasler \| Sacramento Bee
04.27.2008	As ARMs reset, little of the expected chaos is coming to fruition By Kathleen Pender \| San Francisco Chronicle
04.25.2008	Tech sector salvages Bay Area economy By George Avalos \| Inside Bay Area
04.22.2008	State foreclosures rise to record By Barbara E. Hernandez \| San Jose Mercury News
04.19.2008	State unemployment rate jumps, few new jobs By Sam Zuckerman \| San Francisco Chronicle
04.19.2008	California unemployment rate hits 6.2% in March By Marc Lifsher \| Los Angeles Times
04.17.2008	Home prices plunge, sales still slow By Barbara E. Hernandez \| San Jose Mercury News
04.16.2008	Median price keeps falling By Roger Showley and Lori Weisberg \| San Diego Union Tribune
04.15.2008	Wachovia's Lead Director Says Board Backs Thompson By David Mildenberg \| Bloomberg
04.14.2008	Home prices likely to drop until 2009 By Barbara E. Hernandez \| San Jose Mercury News
04.13.2008	Scant support for California budget changes By Judy Lin \| Sacramento Bee
04.10.2008	House Poor Is the North Coast in sync with the nation's subprime mortgage crisis? By Japhet Weeks \| North Coast Journal
04.08.2008	Washington Mutual to close all home loan offices By Emmet Pierce \| San Diego Union Tribune
04.03.2008	Washington's $4-billion land grab By Paul Thornton \| Los Angeles Times
04.01.2008	Luxury condos in Oakland sell at a discount By James Temple \| San Francisco Chronicle
03.28.2008	Wall Street bailout? By Christopher Thornberg \| Los Angeles Times
03.26.2008	Economic summit indicates local strengths and weaknesses By Staff \| KGET
03.25.2008	Payday scammers or saviors? By Christopher Thornberg \| Los Angeles Times
03.24.2008	It's unfair prices, not unfair loans By Christopher Thornberg \| Los Angeles Times
03.23.2008	Fed's bold moves: Band-Aid or breakthrough By Carolyn Said \| San Francisco Chronicle
03.23.2008	California Adds 25,800 Jobs In February By Staff \| Associated Press
03.22.2008	Local, statewide jobless rates down from January By Bruce Bigelow \| San Diego Union Tribune
03.22.2008	More jobs in East Bay disappear By George Avalos \| Contra Costa Times
03.22.2008	California unemployment rate falls in February By Marc Lifsher \| Los Angeles Times
03.22.2008	East Bay's job market looking quite gloomy By George Avalos \| Inside Bay Area
03.17.2008	Looming budget cuts throw state's schools into turmoil By Michelle DeArmond, Shirin Parsavand and Melanie C. Johnson \| The Press-Enterprise
03.17.2008	Port to decide truckers' future By Art Marroquin \| The Daily Breeze
03.15.2008	Insider Q&A sees if Fed can cool ‘nasty’ mess By Jon Lansner \| Orange County Register
03.15.2008	Panelists address fear of the future By Tom Beal \| Arizona Daily Star
03.14.2008	Southland home prices tumble fast By Peter Y. Hong \| Los Angeles Times
03.13.2008	Foreclosures dominate housing market By Zach Fox \| North County Times
03.11.2008	UCLA forecast sees no California recession By Sam Zuckerman \| San Francisco Chronicle
03.11.2008	Experts' forecast sees no recession By Dean Calbreath \| San Diego Union Tribune
03.11.2008	UCLA holds line on forecast: No recession By Dale Kasler \| Sacramento Bee
03.10.2008	East Bay recession not yet here By Staff \| Contra Costa Times
03.09.2008	Teachers caught in middle of state deficit debate By Mike Zapler \| San Jose Mercury News
03.08.2008	Buyers jump into murky housing market By Zach Fox \| North County Times
03.04.2008	The Housing Bear Who Finally Got It Right By Jane Wells \| CNBC
03.01.2008	East Bay jobs getting hard to find, keep By George Avalos \| Inside Bay Area
02.16.2008	California defers budget deficit By Evan Halper \| Los Angeles Times
02.15.2008	Q&A on housing questions By Carolyn Said \| San Francisco Chronicle
02.14.2008	La California vacille, mais ne tombe pas By Dominique Nora \| Challenges
02.13.2008	Selected recent California newspaper editorials By Staff \| Associated Press
02.11.2008	Dan Walters: Politicians, economists in a dither By Dan Walers \| Sacramento Bee
02.07.2008	Economists warn that county isn't recession-proof By Dean Calbreath \| San Diego Union Tribune
01.30.2008	Mortgage money in short suppy By James Temple \| San Francisco Chronicle
01.25.2008	Rebates: Real lift or quick fix? By Dale Kasler \| Sacramento Bee
01.24.2008	Daniel Weintraub: A governor can't do much to help state economy By Daniel Weintraub \| Sacramento Bee
01.23.2008	Startling jump in California foreclosures By Carolyn Said \| San Francisco Chronicle
01.22.2008	Some economists say rate cut might soften blow By John Gittelsohn and Andrew Galvin \| Orange County Register
01.21.2008	Gov. has power to cut spending if he wants to do it By George Skelton \| Los Angeles Times
01.19.2008	East Bay feeling jobs recession By George Avalos \| Contra Costa Times
01.19.2008	Governor speeds up planned construction to provide work By Dean Calbreath \| San Diego Union Tribune
01.15.2008	Median home price plummets in county By Emmet Pierce, Lori Weisberg and Roger Showley \| San Diego Union Tribune
01.13.2008	Current market leaves home sellers nostalgic for 2006 By Darrell Satzman \| Los Angeles Times
01.12.2008	BofA's $4.1B purchase of Countrywide raises hopes By Alan Zibel \| Associated Press
01.11.2008	Budget plan could hit capital region hard By Dale Kasler \| Sacramento Bee
01.11.2008	Analysis: Calif. Budget Mess Is Back By Laura Kurtzman \| Associated Press
01.06.2008	New budget pitch readied By Judy Lin \| Sacramento Bee
01.04.2008	Parsing budget reform By Ed Mendel \| San Diego Union Tribune
01.03.2008	California builders say housing slump will turn around this year By James Temple \| San Francisco Chronicle
01.03.2008	Oil cracks $100, briefly, as some talk of recession By Dale Kasler \| Sacramento Bee
01.02.2008	Oil hits a landmark, but will $100 a barrel mean a recession? By Dale Kasler \| Sacramento Bee
01.01.2008	Home sales tumble 20% in U.S. By Peter Y. Yong \| Los Angeles Times

Recent Clippings 2007 2006 2005

HOME PRESENTATIONS EVENTS PRODUCTS PEOPLE CLIENTS CONTACT US

Beacon Economics has proudly partnered with Metrointelligence Real Estate Advisors to provide our clients with a wider range of expertise including feasibility studies and highest and best use analysis.

Receive e-mail updates of Beacon events and products.

California Employment Report

Visit Beacon's interactive, up-to-the-moment web page on employment in California. Updated monthly with new analysis and data

Ongoing Projects

Beacon Economics serves as the economic research team for the
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

For the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Coalition for Clean Air:
Commercial Benefits of Improved Waterborne Goods Movement Infrastructure in California

For the City of Oakland:
Revenue Forecasting Model

In The News

Press Clippings

Beacon's Jon Haveman on California's grim employment outlook, San Francisco Chronicle

"It's the perfect storm," Brad Kemp, Beacon Economics Director of Regional Research in the Los Angeles Times talking about the Inland Empire's surge in unemployment

Southern California median housing prices down more than 40%: Read Christopher Thornberg's predictions on Los Angeles Times housing blog L.A. Land

"The bureau is finally putting a name on what we've been calling it at Beacon Economics for a year. I think it's about time that they said what it is." Brad Kemp, Beacon Economics Director of Regional Research in the Whittier Daily News talking about NBER's December 1st report declaring the U.S. economy has been in a recession since December of 2007.

Read full article