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Tag Archives: Thomas Sowell
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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Thomas Sowell On Dennis Prager’s Radio Show Today
Dennis Prager: “What role did Wall Street play in producing the current recession?” Sowell: “They played the role of suckers who bought mortgages that weren’t worth what they paid for them. “A system had been set up whereby the government … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, financial institutions, house of cards, subprime loans, Thomas Sowell, wall street journal
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The Housing Boom And Bust
I’ve been blogging about mortgage refinance for a couple of years, strongly influenced by my free market economics background at UCLA and by this 2009 book by Stanford economist Thomas Sowell: Did You Hear About The 89-Square Foot House? Home … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate
Tagged boom and bust, economist thomas sowell, foreclosure auction, free market economics, henry cisneros, Thomas Sowell
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Do Banks Discriminate Against White People?
I’m reading this new book by economist Thomas Sowell — The Housing Boom and Bust. For more than a decade, US newspapers have editorialized that banks are more conservative than they should be about lending money to blacks. The current … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged boom and bust, conventional home loans, economist thomas sowell, mortgage loan approval, Thomas Sowell, tom sowell
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Why The Housing Boom Went Bust
I’m reading this new book by economist Thomas Sowell — The Housing Boom and Bust. He writes that "the idea that lenders would be offended by receiving monthly mortgage payment checks in the mail from blacks should at least give … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Thomas Sowell
Tagged boom and bust, checks in the mail, community reinvestment act, community reinvestment act of 1977, economist thomas sowell, Thomas Sowell
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Why Does Real Estate Cost So Much In Coastal California?
I’m reading this new book by economist Thomas Sowell — The Housing Boom and Bust. From 2000 to 2005, the average home price in the United States increased by one-third. Millions of Americans began using their homes as ATMs, getting … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged boom and bust, economist thomas sowell, fannie mae, fannie mae and freddie mac, financial qualifications, Thomas Sowell
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The Housing Boom
Check out the book on Amazon.com. Economist Thomas Sowell appeared on Dennis Prager’s radio show May 27: Tom: If the results weren’t so serious, all this would make a great Gilbert & Sullivan musical, with all the mutually contradictory statements … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged amazon, Dennis Prager, economist thomas sowell, fannie mae, fannie mae and freddie mac, Thomas Sowell
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