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The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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55407"Pig farms west of the town stink up the joint when the wind is blowing in bentway6/4/2006
55406back in the early 90s the rule of thumb was to have monthly rent be 1% of properWyätt Gwyön6/4/2006
55405OK, but why the lowest median price in the US?Moominoid6/4/2006
55404Danville is only 30 miles from Champaign/Urbana and the U of I. I commuted (by tmishedlo6/4/2006
55403Hoopeston Illinois (about 20 miles north) bills itself as the sweet corn capitalmishedlo6/4/2006
55402I do not live in Danville I grew up in Danville, graduated from the University omishedlo6/4/2006
55401A home owner who quit claims their home to the lender or participates in a "Elroy Jetson6/4/2006
55400Because there are high-paying, white-collar jobs in Rochester?Live2Sail6/3/2006
55399GRM (monthly) = Sales Price/Monthly Potential Gross Income For example $200,000/8bits6/3/2006
55398I've been to Urbana-Champaign in the middle of the winter and that seemed a Moominoid6/3/2006
55397A typical foreclosure in hawaii takes 1 year to 18 months for a bank. The selleBroken_Clock6/3/2006
55396Exotic mortgages remain popular despite increasing risks marketwatch.comCalculatedRisk6/3/2006
55395not an expert but i beleive..........8% so 100k *.08 = 8000/12 = 666.66 per modeeno6/3/2006
55394By taking back your home without foreclosure, or agreeing to a "Short Sale&Elroy Jetson6/3/2006
55393Why should the bank play along? Simple. 1.Taking the house back through forecloBroken_Clock6/3/2006
55392Got to check Ryland to see if they have any of these off balance sheet joint venzebra4o16/3/2006
55391If you or a client ever consider a "short sale", or quitclaiming your Elroy Jetson6/3/2006
55390what is GRM of 8? you mean if house costs 100K rent must be 100/8? 12.5K a yr orWyätt Gwyön6/3/2006
55389online.barrons.com LAST WEEK SIGNS OF WEAKNESS in the housing industry grew mororkrious6/3/2006
55388Politicians rip independent consultants' cost of living analysis story.lasvLes H6/3/2006
55387In the context of how much debt the Fed has to monetize, and the eventual inflatSouthFloridaGuy6/3/2006
55386Would like nothing better than to plow a bunch of money into bonds and forget abLive2Sail6/3/2006
55385"..operational expenses of say $100 month the landlord bears (I'm beingJohn Vosilla6/3/2006
55384I think my situation is pretty representative for NY. I live in a town called GrSouthFloridaGuy6/3/2006
55383The 14,400 sq footer would be something like 5 million in Vegas (I'm assuminpatron_anejo_por_favor6/3/2006
55382>>No one ever wanted to retire to Danville, IL ?<< If it meant retipatron_anejo_por_favor6/3/2006
55381If the recent trend continues there might be a chance to short Standard Pacific Travis_Bickle6/3/2006
55380LOL, they're getting revenge for the port security contract...patron_anejo_por_favor6/3/2006
55379How is Danville positioned for job growth from ethanol? Does ADM have any signifpatron_anejo_por_favor6/3/2006
55378Austin and other places in TX you need to buy at a GRM of eight or less. Of couJohn Vosilla6/3/2006
55377Where did the term "short sell" come from? It bears little resemblancejrhana6/3/2006
55376Re: <i> am a little surprised that banks allow short sales. It is my experDan36/3/2006
55375i think in Austin you might get 5% gross. but keep in mind that property taxes aWyätt Gwyön6/3/2006
55374States ranked by median value census.govLes H6/3/2006
55373Re: <i>No bubble here</i> Just for fun, I like to try to guess whatDan36/3/2006
55372"Aren't they acknowledging that the market has gone to hell?? Shouldn&#John Vosilla6/3/2006
55371RE:"I like the alerts: "Investors Note Lowest Median Price in US"Jim McMannis6/3/2006
55370No wonder you don't see inflation. You live in one of the most "unappreJim McMannis6/3/2006
55369"Why buy California real estate at an equivalent yield of 3%" You areJohn Vosilla6/3/2006
55368"John Laing Homes had revenue of $1.6 billion last year on 2,891 residentiaJohn Vosilla6/3/2006
55367OT: When the wind was blowing, Cuzco was fine, but when the wind stopped, the vTommaso6/3/2006
55366<i>Dubai-based firm buys California home builder for $1 billion</i> zebra4o16/3/2006
55365Commodities are undervalued. I disagree with Mish in saying that US treasuries aSouthFloridaGuy6/3/2006
55364~6% earnings yield. Not advocating stocks, but point being in a long-term relatiSouthFloridaGuy6/3/2006
55363mercurynews.com LOLOblomov6/3/2006
55362>>>Short Sales ‘Affirm Market Has Settled’: Sacramento<<< VerChanceIs6/3/2006
55361I like the alerts: "Investors Note Lowest Median Price in US". Why SO Moominoid6/3/2006
55360This is standard in the West Bank.Moominoid6/3/2006
55359I've been to both Lima and Cuzco cuz my wife is from Peru. Lima is like anyChrisJP6/3/2006
55358Short Sales ‘Affirm Market Has Settled’: Sacramento A Sacramento area televisioTravis_Bickle6/3/2006
55357<i>What, IYO, is undervalued at this time?</i> US treasuries in antmishedlo6/3/2006
55356<i>Why buy California real estate at an equivalent yield of 3% when I can mishedlo6/3/2006
55355Danville IL No bubble here realtor.com realtor.com realtor.com realtor.com rmishedlo6/3/2006
55354ECRI numbers. Both are lower than the previous week (actually two weeks ago). LoLive2Sail6/3/2006
55353Synchronous, global recession if the U.S. goes down? Ok. I can believe it. ItLive2Sail6/3/2006
55352Because as the U.S. goes, so goes the world. Not so goes the world as goes the USouthFloridaGuy6/3/2006
55351"Prices will plateau, but won't drop significantly" At least, notDan36/3/2006
55350<i>Yes, foreign investors will swoop up US property because foreign real eLive2Sail6/2/2006
55349<i>Mish, I have been reading your work recently after a respite and I justmishedlo6/2/2006
55348Unlikely. There is a record number of US homes for sale. How many are foreignersmishedlo6/2/2006
55347don't forget La Paz Bolivia and lake Titicaca.Lizzie Tudor6/2/2006
55346coca tea.... food for the gods Seriously its enough to really make you angry atLizzie Tudor6/2/2006
55345That tax code is really not that unusual, but its definitely dumb ... same thingCalculatedRisk6/2/2006
55344We climbed the Inca trail to Macchu Pichu and there was plenty of company along pheilman_6/2/2006
55343I am maxed out on puts on the homies, including SPF. Doesn't matter which wThink4Yourself6/2/2006
55342<i>Net new home orders for the first two months of the 2006 second quarterorkrious6/2/2006
55341Another hint of how "soft" the landing is becoming. Standard Pacific Think4Yourself6/2/2006
55340Young and/or very fit people can hike the Inca trail (if you can function at 13,Tommaso6/2/2006
55339OT: Me, too. Cuzco is about 11,000 feet. I have never before in my life stayed Tommaso6/2/2006
55338Mish, I have been reading your work recently after a respite and I just wanted tSouthFloridaGuy6/2/2006
55337Yes, foreign investors will swoop up US property because foreign real estate wilSouthFloridaGuy6/2/2006
55336Hey! I resemble that remark. -g I'll tell you something-- there are condosPoet6/2/2006
55335Hi darffot, Yes, window bars are needed, even in a "gated" community.Poet6/2/2006
55334Pulte Homes cuts outlook on cooling housing market abcnews.go.com Pulte Homes ICalculatedRisk6/2/2006
55333a friend of mine went to Costa Rica recently. he said everybody has bars on theiWyätt Gwyön6/2/2006
55332Won't foreign investors swoop in and keep U.S. home prices up like Poet is dLive2Sail6/2/2006
55331"I had a third generation CA gal for a roommate when I lived out there and Live2Sail6/2/2006
55330Thank you for the information Poet. The community looks very nice, I wish you alcopper0006/2/2006
55329<i>one of my ex-employees is renting a house just like that in silicon valmishedlo6/2/2006
55328<i>this dollar crash scenario is the one reason I think housing may hold hmishedlo6/2/2006
55327Lizzie, Altitude sickness isn't a consistent thing. It can vary from trek tLive2Sail6/2/2006
55326I had a third generation CA gal for a roommate when I lived out there and she swGraceZ6/2/2006
55325"If you think it's hard there, you should try being a cube slave in S. Live2Sail6/2/2006
55324If I move there I might even learn how to spell it correctly....Costa Ric<b&gGraceZ6/2/2006
55323<I><b>The Fed's Stag Party</b> By Seth Jayson (TMF Bent) Lizzie Tudor6/2/2006
55322HPI clarification: "Evidence suggests that the growing prevalence of cash-oCalculatedRisk6/2/2006
55321>>But never underestimate the Machinations of Karl Rove. As long as he is patron_anejo_por_favor6/2/2006
55320La Paz really got me with the altitude sickness. I have never had altitude sickLizzie Tudor6/2/2006
55319What's a typical rental there? A clownbuck/square foot/month?patron_anejo_por_favor6/2/2006
55318>>Costa Rico is one country on my short list of places I wouldn't mindpatron_anejo_por_favor6/2/2006
55317Hmmm, so the tourism fairy has struck Macchu Picchu as well, it seems. Too bad.Poet6/2/2006
55316Actually hardly anyone "climbs" Macchu Pichu. Thousands of people boarTommaso6/2/2006
55315What in heck do you mean?Poet6/2/2006
55314Nah didn't climb Macchu Picchu. Visited there, but took a bus to it. We haLizzie Tudor6/2/2006
55313Hi Lizzie, Nope, I've never been to Peru, but would love to go sometime. IPoet6/2/2006
55312what? Not sure what you are talking about?Lizzie Tudor6/2/2006
55311have you had the opportunity to travel to Peru? I did a few years ago and it waLizzie Tudor6/2/2006
55310Poet and Lizzie are both burned.Travis_Bickle6/2/2006
55309Is that post addressed to me? My God. It is absolutely NOT a pitch. EDIT: I&Poet6/2/2006
55308in the end, I am guessing there is not a whole lot of difference, economically bLizzie Tudor6/2/2006
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