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Category Archives: Real Estate
NYT: ‘He Thought He’d Be Your Rabbi. Now, He’ll Get You a Mortgage.’
The purpose of establishing a home is to invite everyone in. Ron Lieber writes in the New York Times: PHILADELPHIA — Perhaps it was preordained that David Frankel would become a mortgage banker… But his path to the industry was … Continue reading
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The Most Expensive Real Estate In The World
What do these places have in common? 1. Hong Kong, China 2. Sydney, NSW, Australia 2. Vancouver, BC, Canada 4. Auckland, New Zealand 5. San Jose, CA, US 6. Melbourne, VIC, Australia 7. Honolulu, HI, US 8. Los Angeles, CA, … Continue reading
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Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us
Steve Sailer writes: Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us by Alyssa Katz, a liberal journalist and NYU journalism professor who writes for Mother Jones, is the best book yet on how the sacred cause of “diversity” merged … Continue reading
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Hispanics & The Housing Crash
Before the big housing crash of 2007, it was conventional wisdom that home values could not fall across America at the same time. Well, that was basically true. Home values during the great real estate crash of 2007 did not … Continue reading
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The Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Disaster
I write about real estate and mortgages here: Feeling Betrayed By Fannie Mae Housing Crash Increases Rent Costs Huh? Not even Bank of America is safe from the grim economic news? 50/50 Chance We’ll Fall Into A Recession For Underwater … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate
Tagged 30 year fixed rate mortgages, gangster government, goldman sach, home loan applications, mortgage interest rates, subprime mortgage crisis
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Reasons For The Texan Economic Boom
How is the real estate market different in Texas than in California? Well, much of California’s land, particularly by the coast, is off-limits to development. With less land available to develop, land prices in California have skyrocketed over the past … Continue reading
Posted in California, Dennis Prager, Economics, Real Estate, Texas
Tagged boom and bust, bureau of economic analysis, Dennis Prager, dramatic realignment, industrial powerhouse, Thomas Sowell
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Homeowners In Distress Get A Break
I fail to be heartbroken that millions of Americans bought more home than they could afford and that they are now struggling to stay in it. Why should I care about people’s bad financial decisions? Why is the decision to … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged bad decision, bad decisions, financial decisions, price declines, repossessed houses, york times reports
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The End Of The 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
I cover real estate and mortgages here: The Tab Keeps Rising For Funding Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac June 2, 2011 The Fate Of The 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Mortgage Interest Rates Drop For Seven Straight Weeks How Much Money Will … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 year fixed rate mortgage, anthony weiner, civil rights groups, fixed rate mortgage, mortgage interest rates, year fixed rate mortgage
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