Click to enlarge image The chart above of the Case-Shiller Index shows that home prices were on trend in the 90’s, then the start of the housing bubble around 2008, the bubble itself, and the current correction. The problem the… Read More ›
Housing Market
Where’s my foreclosure notice?
People all over America are reporting that they’ve stopped paying their mortgage…and it’s been months…and they haven’t heard anything from the bank. The banks are letting them live in their homes, mortgage free, for months…years. “Eight months after my last… Read More ›
The Continuing Collapse of Housing
The economy and the housing market are conjoined twins. What each does affects the other directly, and immediately. The economy is driving down the housing market, which in turn is driving down the economy. Where will the rabbit hole end?… Read More ›
Home Starts Drop 10.6% and Shock the Unconscious
In a recent L.A. Times article, “SHOCK” at the drop in home starts leads the story. Yawn. Bores me. I am not sure why anyone is shocked, and anyone shocked by a drop in home starts isn’t paying attention. I… Read More ›
Open Spaces Keep You Out Of A House
Open Space laws come in many shapes and sizes. They are sold by local governments to their citizens as the preservation of land for some purpose. Sometimes it’s to preserve the natural beauty of where they live or to protect… 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 ›
The Coming Foreclosure Tsunami & Our Elected Madhatters
Was away for a few weeks for work and took a short vacation. Let’s get back to it… There is an excellent post on a blog I have been following for years, the Irvine Housing Blog. The IHB has been… Read More ›
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