Average multifamily rents in the United States rose $2 last month, a 3.1 percent increase compared with August 2017, according to data released this week. The average multifamily rent in August was $1,412, the seventh consecutive month that figure has hit a record high, Santa Barbara-based Yardi Matrix reported. Nationwide, …
Read More »Foreclosures at lowest rates in 12 years
Four point three percent of all mortgages in the United States were in some stage of delinquency in June, a slight year-over-year drop, according to data released Tuesday. June’s foreclosure inventory rate – which measures the number of mortgages in foreclosure – was 0.5 percent nationwide, also a slight decline …
Read More »Applying for a business loan? What does bankable mean?
By Eugene E. Valdez, AKA The Loan Doctor All of my current banking & finance consultant clients were initially consulting prospects. They were brave souls who attempted to navigate the murky waters of the commercial banking industry on their own and out of frustration and bewilderment hired me. They failed …
Read More »Major job fair slated for Ontario
Nearly 100 businesses are expected to attend the 2018 West Valley Regional Job Fair, which is scheduled to be held Sept. 26 at the Ontario Convention Center. The Ontario gathering is one of three regional job fairs held annually by the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board, according to a …
Read More »Study: Riverside good place to do business
Riverside is reportedly one of the best cities in the United States in which to grow a business. The city ranked 19th among 30 cities in a study by MSN Money, which assessed the number of new entrepreneurs in major metropolitan areas, startup density. That put Riverside ahead of Charlotte, …
Read More »Job training program receives grant
Chaffey College’s Industrial Technical Learning Center has received a $700,000 grant that it will use to improve its advanced manufacturing apprenticeship program. InTech will use the money to work closer with several agencies it’s already allied with, including the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board, the Manufacturers’ Council of the …
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