Housing Equity Plans Posted By : David Mayer

Housing Equity Plans Posted By : David Mayer
The articles considers whether it makes sense to release a part of the housing equity as a loan. This may be for ordinary expenses or lifetime events like paying the tuition fees for your childrens university courses.
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The Resurgence of the Rochester Rhinos and PAETEC Park?
The Rochester Sport Group's financial issues have been a popular story here in Rochester. Due to a $10 million loan that the ownership team took on for PAETEC Park, they've found themselves overleveraged. That issue caused the organization to fall behind on its obligations which ultimately put the 2008 soccer season in jeopardy. Thankfully, an individual tied to one of the banks that provided the loan, Rob Clark, had an interest in running a sports team and decided to purchase the team and stadium.

This is exciting for two reasons. First off, the team has been plagued by a lack of marketing thanks to a cash-poor organization. Suddenly, that burden has been removed. Within the first week, the new owner fired an unpopular coach, signed a popular former player to coach the team, signed an international player to also assistant coach, and began working to replace a food vendor that many complained about with a local vendor. Even further, $4 million in state funding to complete the stadium was being held up due to the team's financial issues. That's being released and the stadium will be "completed" for 2009.

This has led to a surge in season ticket sales. They're already above 3, 000, so they should top last year's number despite the majority of the off-season being mired in controversy. And, perhaps more importantly, the stadium will be finished, which will give it the opportunity to live up to its full potential. There's a buzz about the Rochester Rhinos and soccer in general again, and that's certainly a breath of fresh air.
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National Lacrosse League: Major league players & minor league management
Here's the entertaining scenario for this year's championship: The National Lacrosse League decided to sign a television deal with Versus--a third tier United States cable sports network. In the deal, they concluded that they'd host a game on May 12th at 4pm EST for television purposes. The Rochester Knighthawks' arena had been booked by a circus--they book two years in advance. The league moved forward with that date despite knowing Rochester couldn't host the championship.

So, as you might have guessed, the league's worst nightmare came true. Rochester made it to the finals and earned the right to host based on their 14-2 regular season record. The league has a little-known rule that if the host team's arena isn't available, it can be moved to the other team's arena. Yet, for some reason, despite knowing the scenarios, they decided to make a decision on the host site after the two teams had been determined. Why might that be? My hypothesis is they wanted to pick and choose the site. San Jose is the worst drawing team in the league, and I suspect they would have let Rochester host the game in Buffalo or Toronto had they made it. Otherwise, simply state the rule ahead of time. It's pretty simple.

In the end, the NLL put its television contract ahead of its fans and the integrity of the championship. Arizona will host Rochester. Oh, by the way, for some odd reason Arizona started selling single game tickets two days before a decision was supposedly made. With each blunder, I become more and more convinced they succeed in spite of their management, not because of it. The league proposed a minor league concept called the NLL2 that never came to fruition.They now want to compete with Major League Lacrosse with the NLL-O. The proposed NLL-O has already been delayed several times and the concept is incredibly flawed. While there's now a decent core of teams in the NLL now, the league has had its share of teams fold. Finally, the NLL has been forced to move its championship game to progressively less popular networks over the last three years.

I enjoy the sport immensely. Sadly, the league took a huge step back with this move. Should the lower seed win at home, in my opinion, an asterisk should be placed next to 2007 in the record books. The game could have easily been hosted in Rochester on the 5th; Versus has changed the NLL's time slot several times, so I'd hope they'd return the favor (although there are now reports that Versus simply told the league "no"). But, if nothing else, the league should have been honest with everyone regarding this policy. Instead they opted to give themselves the option of making up the rules after the two finalists had been determined.

Update: Despite this challenge, the Knighthawks defeated Arizona 13-11 in front of 9, 700 fans in Arizona. The game was a good one, although the Versus telecast was less impressive. It's too bad the higher seed didn't host the game, but the correct team will still go down in the history books as the champion. A viewing party was held at a venue in Rochester, and according to one account, over 1, 000 people packed the facility.
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Free Parking in Downtown Rochester
That's right, from November 24th to January 2nd, the City of Rochester will be offering free downtown parking at night and on weekends. It's a move to encourage area residents to attend downtown events. It's a good move that should help boost attendance for events and help downtown businesses. The city may want to consider expanding this program in an effort to continue to encourage business at non-peak times.
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Longer Term Mortgages: Advantages And Disadvantages Posted By : Amanda Hash
Being as it is, increasingly difficult to pay off mortgage installments, more and more people are resorting to long term mortgages in an intent to reduce the amount of the monthly payments. If there is no other option for purchasing your own property there is no much to discuss. However, if it is possible to afford a shorter term mortgage it is wise to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of closing on a long term mortgage deal with your home loan lender.
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Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations adds to German GP in Teutschenthal’s Future Plans
During the 2009 FIM Motocross Grand Prix of Germany, round nine of 15 in the FIM Motocross World Championship, series promoter Youthstream and the German GP organizer MSC Teutschenthal renewed their cooperation which will also take the Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations to the country in 2013.
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Banks Hate Mortgage Modifications, Love Lawyers Posted By : Nick Adama
This weekend on the radio, there was an interesting discussion among a handful of financial and mortgage experts about the banking industry's current fascination with loan modification programs. The participants in the discussion came up with some very good points about the modifications that lenders are currently offering to homeowners in foreclosure trying to lower their monthly bills and how banks use attorneys to pursue foreclosure but do not want to deal with a homeowner's legal representation.
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Five Things To Consider During Foreclosure Posted By : Nick Adama
While many homeowners who read this article would ideally want to save their home from foreclosure, this may not always be the best solution to a financial problem. But too often, the emotional attachment that owners have to a property is strong enough that they would like to keep the house, even if the plan they use to save it is not reasonable for the long term.
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KTM RC8 Super Cup – Snetterton Race Two Result

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Is Tthis The Right Time? Posted By : David Mayer
When the leading lights of Wall Street are suddenly dropping into bankruptcy or being sold off, you are right to ask the question, Is this the right time to be looking to refinance or borrow some more money? The answer is always to look at what is right for you. Ignore what seems to be happening to others and take the decisions that protect your interests. The article offers general advice on what to do as the credit crunch starts to bite. This will include looking for a cheaper mortgage and consolidating your debts.
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