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To: John Vosilla who wrote (51523)	1/26/2006 9:22:46 AM
From: Mike Johnston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

Desperate governments do desperate things. We might be looking into some extraordinary measures and interventions once housing starts to collapse. British have some nice ideas, for example allowing the government to create partnerships with homeowners with 75% of the home owned by the occupant and the rest by the government. Really scary.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (51523)	1/26/2006 9:30:32 AM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

Shiller said from Davos it is a few years off on a global scale - housing declines.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (51523)	1/26/2006 10:57:10 AM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

There is no way bubble housing crashes hard in a declining interest rate environment to new lows unless our governments start doing the complete opposite of what they've been doing the past four years. If anything lower rates takes the ponzi scheme through another round of refis. Another Week - Another 12 hour sale at Centex globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Mish You can't do a refi when you are underwater on your house. You can't do a refi if credit standards rise. You can't do a refi at a lower rate if your credit sucks. You can't do a refi if you are out of a job. Mish