LINKS & RESOURCES

The West Egg Map.com site is both an Internet Source and Resource.  In that light, recognizing that so much information is available yet often difficult to find, we offer below Links that we have  over the years found valuable or just interesting. Don't consider this an endorsement or recommendation as to validity or content ~ It's a list of sites for evaluation.

RATES, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL NEWS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES:

BANX QUOTE® ~ A simple listing of all the rates you'll need to know.
BLOOMBERG ONLINE ~
THE DISMAL SCIENTIST ~
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ~ A huge resource of information.

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY RANTS AND RAVES:

MORTGAGE IMPLOD-O-METER ~ Sub Prime Lenders On The Rocks
BAKERSFIELD BUBBLE ~ Blog On Sub Prime Woes

RICHARD BENSON ~ OPINIONS & COMMENTARY:

WRITINGS AT FINANCIALSENSE.COM ~
WRITINGS AT SAFEHAVEN.COM ~
WRITINGS AT GOLD-EAGLE.COM ~

CURRENT & HISTORICAL INDEX VALUES:

PRIME RATE ~
LIBOR ~
11th DISTRICT COST OF FUNDS ~

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES:

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS ~
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ~
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF CHICAGO ~
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF ST LOUIS ~
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO ~
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS ~

REAL ESTATE & REAL ESTATE LENDING FORMS:

FNMAE FORMS ~ Every Fannie Mae Form For Residential Lending

THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS:

VISTA ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS ~
APPRAISAL TODAY ~

MARKET RESEARCH:

CoSTAR GROUP ~
REIS.COM ~ Nationwide Transaction Support, Market Research
DEMOGRAPHICS NOW ~ Demographic Information
APARTMENTS.COM ~
APARTMENT COMPS.COM ~
ORDINANCE.COM ~ Electronic Publisher Of Land Use Regulations
BLACKS GUIDE. ~
TORTO WHEATON RESEARCH ~
CB RICHARD ELLIS ~
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL ~
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
BT COMMERCIAL ~ San Francisco Bay Area Information
GRUBB & ELLIS ~

CORPORATE RESEARCH:

MULTEX.COM ~
EDGAR ONLINE ~
HOOVERS ONLINE ~

REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY RELATED ASSOCIATIONS:

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS ~
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL & OFFICE PARKS ~
NATIONAL MULTI HOUSING COUNCIL ~
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES ASSOCIATION ~
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
URBAN LAND INSTITUTE  ~

INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS:

REAL ESTATE FORUM ONLINE ~
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS ONLINE ~
MIDWEST REAL ESTATE NEWS ~
NATIONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTOR ~
GRID MAGAZINE ~
SHOPPING CENTER WORLD ~
SECONDARY MARKETING EXECUTIVE ~
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE INSIGHT ~
NATIONAL MORTGAGE NEWS ~ Daily updates of industry news.
MORTGAGE DAILY ~
BIZ JOURNALS ~

NEWSPAPERS:

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ~
BARRONS ONLINE ~
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
THE NEW YORK TIMES ~
THE LOS ANGELES TIME ~
THE DAILY PILOT ~
INDEPENDENT NEWS (UK) ~
GUARDIAN UNLIMITED (UK) ~
USA TODAY ~

RATING AGENCIES:

STANDARD & POORS ~
MOODYS INVESTORS SERVICES ~
FITCH IBCA, DUFF & PHELPS ~

SEARCH ENGINES & TOOLS:

DOGPILE.COM ~ One of the other great search engines.
GEEKTOOLS ~ Internet Ready Hotels,  Plus Other Great Stuff.
GEEKGIRLS ~ The Fair Sex Speaks

CREDIT REPORTING ~ CREDIT RELATED SERVICES:

EXPERIAN (Formerly TRW)  CREDIT REPORTING ~
EQUIFAX CREDIT REPORTING ~
TRANS UNION CREDIT REPORTING ~

OTHER SITES OF CRITICAL/QUESTIONABLE IMPORTANCE:

IOWA BOYS.COM ~ Sales & Rentals of Airstream and similar vintage travel trailers.
FLXIBLE ~ The great bus from the 1930's & 1940's.
MAGNUM MARINE ~ On the water in appropriate style
MRANDMROPINION.COM ~ Vitti & Arlen say it all. Need we say more?