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At least the housing market is showing some very small signs of relief. That's what people gather from the latest figures on home sales. Sales of new homes recorded an unexpected increase in September as median home prices dropped to the lowest level in four years. The Commerce Department reported Monday that sales of new single-family homes rose 2.7 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 464,000 homes. Economists had expected sales would drop from the August level.
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Is the end near for the newspaper industry? The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the USA Today all have an uphill battle in front of them. Ad spending and circulation continues to fall at the newspapers. The drop occurred nearly across the board during the six months that ended Sept. 30; the largest metropolitan dailies saw weekday circulation fall anywhere from 1.9 percent for The Washington Post, to 13.6 percent for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, compared ...

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More problems ahead for one of New Jersey's largest newspapers - the Newark Star-Ledger. The Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s largest newspaper, will cut its newsroom staff about 40 percent by year’s end, one of the largest reductions in a single move by a major American paper. The paper will give buyouts to about 150 news employees who requested them, managers told employees on Friday, after years in which the paper resisted the broad newsroom cuts that have been become commonplace acro...

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Detroit Free Press

July 26, 2007

Ruth Spencer, popular Detroit Local 4 News consumer reporter quotes LeaseTrader.com in her daily tip to consumers. She advises all consumers to make sure to get all details on fees in the contract when shopping for an auto lease.

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MIAMI – (July 24, 2007) – Leasetrader.com, the company that lets you transfer out of your vehicle lease early, offers the following tips to help people become smarter consumers when shopping for a vehicle lease. The following lease tips are available athttp://www.leasetrader.com/lease_tips.aspx.

1) Choose your own vehicle lease company – You don’t have to settle for the leasing company provided by the auto establishment.

2) Request a le...

The Charleston, SC, Post & Courier explains the summer's most popular convertibles. It also talks about the hot new trend of transferring in and out of your convertible lease via LeaseTrader.com.  It's a sizzlin' time for a convertible, so to speak.  Most popular at LeaseTrader.com this summer are the BMW Z4, Audi A4, BMW 325ci, BMW M3, Lexus SC430 convertible coupe.  The miami-based company runs a service to transfer drivers in and out of car lease before their expira...

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Car enthusiasts throughout the country are increasingly realizing that they have the option to transfer out of their lease, even with many more months remaining on their contract. The service is greatly benefitting the auto industry since it expedites the car shopping experience for millions of consumers nationwide.

Leasing provides consumers with the added benefit of getting more car for your money. As such, high performance luxury vehicles continue to dominate the top-10 list. Addit...

Oil has been up and down recently, more so down in a big way falling from its highs near 150 just a few short months ago. The price of oil on Monday reversed its recent decline as traders discounted concerns about how a slowing economy may dampen demand for fuel.

Last Friday, concern about demand drove down oil prices despite a pledge by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut production by 1.5 million barrels a day. On Monday, U.S. crude for December delivery...

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We all know how the economy has hurt Wall Street firms like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. But what about Main Street? In the halls of Congress, in presidential debates and among Wall Street executives, there has been much talk about how the financial crisis plaguing Wall Street is spilling onto Main Street. Just 20 miles from the nation's capital, however, a walk down Fairfax City's historic Main Street reveals a more nuanced picture. Some are feeling the hit, and many others are concerne...

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Want Out of Your Lease? Head for the Web Sites link sellers and buyers and do the paperwork

It worked for a while, that trusty Volvo S80 that Christopher and Susan Torre leased when they had only one child. But when the twins came along two years later, the Middletown (N.J.) couple decided it wasn't big enough. "It was wall-to-wall kids in the back seat," says Susan. "A minivan made much more sense."

Trouble was, the Torres had another year...

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MIAMI – (July 9, 2007) – Getting the summer itch to be in a sexy convertible, but you’re stuck in your current car lease? Now there’s a way to drive off into the sunset with the top down, even if you have several more months remaining on your current vehicle lease.

All across the country, car enthusiasts and everyday drivers are taking advantage of the innovative auto lease transfer service from LeaseTrader.com. The site gives people the option...

Thomas Gross last year leases a Toyota Sequoia which was fine until his job as a ice hockey trainer changed and he began logging an extra 1,500 miles per month on the truck.  Suddenly he was paying more than $70 more a week for gas.  Mr. Gross still had 4 years to go on his lease, and getting out early would cost $7,000.

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Sergio Stiberman, CEO & Founder of LeaseTrader.com, discusses the process of auto lease transferring on WUSA TV, the CBS affiliate in Washington, DC. LeaseTrader.com staff also participated in the station's "Mind Over Money" segment, where experts answer consumers' questions about various topics. Sergio answered questions for an hour, along with other consumer experts.

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Thomas Gross leased a Toyota Sequoia last year, which was fine until his job as an ice hockey trainer changed and he began logging an extra 1,500 miles per month on the sport-utility vehicle. Suddenly, he was paying $70 more a week for gas.

"It was like every other day I was filling up," said the 32-year-old from Oceanside, N.Y. "It was a nightmare."

But Gross still had four years to go on his lease and escaping it early would cost $7,000. So he posted his ...

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Thomas Gross leased a Toyota Sequoia last year, which was fine until his job as a ice hockey trainer recently changed and he began logging an extra 1,500 miles per month on the SUV. Suddenly, he was paying $70 more a week for gas.

"It was like every other day I was filling up," says the 32-year-old from Oceanside, N.Y. "It was a nightmare."

But Gross still had four years to go on his lease, and getting out of it early would cost $7,000. So he posted his lea...

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