In roaming through my research sites, a fascinating possibility was offered up to account for the “green shoots” and “economic recovery” that we have heard so much about lately. The theory starts with the millions of foreclosures in the United… Read More ›
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Six Miles of Orange County
I’ll be gone for the three day weekend so I did two posts today. This map is from Zillow. The city shown is Orange, CA which is not a high-end part of the OC but it’s not bad either…it’s a… Read More ›
Safe Mortgages Collapsing
After reading this L.A. times article from Saturday, I have to ask myself, why is the government surprised that conforming loans, the “safe bet investment” 30 year fixed rate loans that have been the bread and butter of mortgage loans for generations,… Read More ›
Deed For Lease:The Deadbeats Get To Rent Their Homes Now
You guys are the people on the bottom of the picture…the ones bearing the burden of this entire government mess. Unbelievable what happened today. I want everyone out there to know…if you did the right thing…if you did the responsible… Read More ›
Our Sub-Prime Government
The only thing missing from this cartoon is you, the taxpayer, driving the truck. Tax credits for home purchases are just re-distributions of wealth taken from all of us and given to first-time home buyers. Unfortunately for the rest of… Read More ›
FHA Buyers: 31% Fall off a Cliff
Americans are out of money. They just don’t have the cash they need to meet the down payment requirements of the major lenders. So what’s a politician to do? That’s easy. Just decide that the banks are being way too… Read More ›
FHA Mortgage Implosion Happening Now
As I noted in a recent post, a mini-bubble began this summer caused in part, by FHA loans. The pin is finally here. The Horrifying Facts According to the L.A. Times in just the past eight months, the FHA has… Read More ›