By Mark Harbison
According to a year-in-review report from Standard and Poor's Case Shiller index, the three-year slide in U.S. home prices looks to have hit bottom in 2009, but now shows signs of recovery.
Prices peaked in 2006 and plummeted 32 percent between… Continue Reading
By Mark Harbison
The Maui Island Plan can now be reviewed online at tinyurl.com/maui-island-plan. The County Council Planning Committee convened in the Wailuku-Kahului Plan Area on December 14 in the Council Chamber but has yet to meet in the other five community plan areas on Maui.
The… Continue Reading
By Mark Harbison
Recent information from MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse estimates indicate that retail sales increased an impressive 3.6 percent, based on MasterCard payments, including estimates for both cash and checks.
This holiday season was considered by many economists to be a critical make-or-break period for many retailers that have… Continue Reading