Category Archives: Real Estate

NYT: ‘He Thought He’d Be Your Rabbi. Now, He’ll Get You a Mortgage.’

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Luke Ford

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 →

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