From the monthly archives:

June 2007

How to stop really annoying solicitors ..

by Peter Toner Home buying tips

On a day to day basis consumers are already bombarded from every angle by companies who are fighting for business. Whether it is a phone salesperson or the credit card offer in the mail, the consumer’s privacy is beginning to dwindle. We find it incredible, but did you know that when you apply for a [...]

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San Diego State University Rates as a Top Research University

by Peter Toner San Diego culture and history

The Union Tribune’s June 10th edition reported that Academic Analytics, the only company to have a completely quantitative measure of academic quality, ranked SDSU as one of the top small research universities in the nation. SDSU ranked above 60 other universities based on faculty productivity. Productivity is based on the amount of publications completed by [...]

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San Diego Real Estate Mortgage Scams and the Effect on Foreclosures

by Peter Toner San Diego home prices

An article written in the North County Times on June 4, 2007 discusses the rise of real estate mortgage scams and the effects it has on foreclosures in the county. In the article staff writer Bennett interviews a San Diego real estate appraiser turned mortgage fraud investigator named Todd R. Lackner. It was last March [...]

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San Diego June Gloom

by Peter Toner San Diego weather

San Diego locals and beach tourists cringe when the weather forecaster utters the words “May Grey/June Gloom again this week”. We have all heard the term used and know it well. Every year during the months of May and June, the grey rolls in over the coast and we sit anxiously awaiting for it to [...]

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