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The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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72276<<count the number of men and women graduating from college (or immigratinjimmg2/16/2007
72275Icahn has already made quite a bit of money, now he just has to withdraw with prTravis_Bickle2/16/2007
72274<<Who is now left to buy with the subprime borrower knocked out of the gamTradelite2/16/2007
72273Real estate is a classic pyramid scheme: 1. "Earnings in a pyramid schemejimmg2/16/2007
72272Do you guys think Icahn will actually be able to pump up WCI's stock price fThink4Yourself2/16/2007
72271Interesting history from a Jan. 1992 issue of TIME magazine, cover story titled,Tradelite2/16/2007
72270THE FED: Much Too Early To Relax About Inflation: Moskow DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ChanceIs2/16/2007
72269Subprime Market's Sinking Fortunes washingtonpost.com Is a blowout taking sCalculatedRisk2/16/2007
72268I don't think only posters on this thread are aware of the consequences of aSmiling Bob2/16/2007
72267UPDATE: WCI Reviews Options Including Possible Sale; Shrs Up DOW JONES NEWSWIREChanceIs2/16/2007
72266Icahn Files Board Slates For Temple-Inland, WCI Communities DOW JONES NEWSWIRESChanceIs2/16/2007
72265Attempted short sale in my neighborhood realtor.com Last sale 12/30/2004 at 63damainman2/16/2007
72264WCI: Icahn Rejected Co's Offer Of Bd Seat >WCI 5:38 PM EST February 16, 2ChanceIs2/16/2007
72263i was happy with -10%. :) the guy that purchased my house was happy with +2% TheStockFairy2/16/2007
72262Credit Crunch: Merrill, J.P. Morgan pull back marketwatch.com A credit crunch CalculatedRisk2/16/2007
72261I like the proxy battle story at this stage because the stock had been priced foTravis_Bickle2/16/2007
72260Merrill: Subprime EPDs Accelerating originationnews.com Early payment defaultsCalculatedRisk2/16/2007
72259That Patron should be banned from this thread!!!!! MHK up 10% = $9.26. One figChanceIs2/16/2007
72258Looks like Icahn mounting a proxy battle re WCI. Fine with me I don't care Travis_Bickle2/16/2007
72257Overall, you're likely to find a stairstep descent in the market. There willSmiling Bob2/16/2007
72256If you went zero down then in this environment you are effectively renting with Think4Yourself2/16/2007
72255JQP If Katrina victims get turned into debt slaves for life...what makes you thBroken_Clock2/16/2007
72254FICC up 96% on buyout: biz.yahoo.comTravis_Bickle2/16/2007
72253Warren Buffett says that your net worth has nothing to do with the quality of yoJim McMannis2/16/2007
72252"David Lereah, chief economist for the Realtors, said he believed the data Jim McMannis2/16/2007
72251As I was writing that post it occurred to me that homeownership is financially aThink4Yourself2/16/2007
72250Re: <i>40% of all persons taking out mortgages didn't even put 20% dowDan32/16/2007
72249yes of course PITI the only way to compare.... In bubble markets you might end John Vosilla2/16/2007
72248Don't forget to throw in insurance, property taxes, and maintenance for the Think4Yourself2/16/2007
72247'Some unfortunate souls may be borned at the wrong phase of a cycle and 'John Vosilla2/16/2007
72246Understand why you might think that, but military people in the Wash DC area donTradelite2/16/2007
72245Tradelite,re:"House doesn't get bought unless people buying them".John Chen2/16/2007
72244Many of the Florida Design Communities (became WCI) principals were in the militMoneyPenny2/16/2007
72243That matches my understanding of the equity/foreclosure situation. It boggles mThink4Yourself2/16/2007
72242Hmmm ... it works for me. Here are the links to the larger graphs: Starts vsCalculatedRisk2/16/2007
72241Research has shown that defaults correlate with the amount of equity in the housCalculatedRisk2/16/2007
72240Nice comment, but where are you coming from? Houses don't get bought unlessTradelite2/16/2007
72239tradelite,re: "slump over?" Looks like "Dead dog bounce", vJohn Chen2/16/2007
72238<i>Click on graph for larger image.</i> doesn't seem to be workiPaul Kern2/16/2007
72237Here are some graphs on starts and completions (and residential construction empCalculatedRisk2/16/2007
72236Real estate is nothing but a bunch of local microcosms of the economy........ __Tradelite2/16/2007
72235Am I reading that article correctly in that 40% of all persons taking out mortgaThink4Yourself2/16/2007
72234<<WCI owns a number of marinas, many with permits for expansion written beTradelite2/16/2007
72233U.S. Housing Starts Plunge to Lowest Level Since 1997 (Update1) By Joe Richter Paul Kern2/16/2007
72232I would think lender stocks are also housing stocks.Tradelite2/16/2007
72231Also lender stocks.Travis_Bickle2/16/2007
72230<<Oh no. I'd be horrible - I'd tell every buyer it was OK to buy iTradelite2/16/2007
72229building permits down 28.6% y-o-yTravis_Bickle2/16/2007
72228WCI is a bargain at 8x earnings seekingalpha.comTravis_Bickle2/16/2007
72227some great charts here bigpicture.typepad.comTravis_Bickle2/16/2007
72226Great piece, Ramsey. Well done! Message 23290019orkrious2/16/2007
72225First class analysis of creative financing's impact on forclosures. TerrifiDan32/16/2007
72224S&P puts 11 mortgage bond deals on downgrade watch Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:27PM Esaveslivesbyday2/16/2007
72223Latest housing prices for 149 single family home markets. NAR 4th quarter 2006 hProud Deplorable2/15/2007
72222Greenspan sounds optimistic note on housing: report PrintE-mailDisable live quoProud Deplorable2/15/2007
72221It pays for all my kids education!Oblivious2/15/2007
72220Thank you for clarifying. I was thinking I had finally found someone shallower Think4Yourself2/15/2007
72219No. No. I was asked a specific question about a Bull or Bear market. I simply anOblivious2/15/2007
72218That means if you lose your assets, your life is worthless. It also means everyThink4Yourself2/15/2007
72217What Bernanke says does not interest me. Bull or Bear in one week does not interOblivious2/15/2007
72216<i>``In terms of performance, I'd say there are equal concerns'CalculatedRisk2/15/2007
72215Nah... Relax, it goes for prickly pear, not agave.Metacomet2/15/2007
72214Your market is impacted by many of the same factors unique to my market. PhoeniJohn Vosilla2/15/2007
72213Don't Forsake the Foreclosures Credit Suisse -- Ivy Zelman ON MONDAY, REALChanceIs2/15/2007
72212my wife was saying there was a wait to get these purses, or the herme ones, i foTheStockFairy2/15/2007
72211You measure bull/bear markets within a one week timeframe? I don't believe Smiling Bob2/15/2007
72210Dollar Drops on Capital-Flows Data >>>Capital flows down - China and JChanceIs2/15/2007
72209My wife has a few Birkins,very very few people realize what she is carrying. lolPogeu Mahone2/15/2007
72208Not really. But the ins companies have "spread the wealth" by increasiBroken_Clock2/15/2007
72207The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust showed a strong interest in the inLes H2/15/2007
72206Don't Bond With Treasuries MKM Partners WE DON'T THINK Federal ReserveChanceIs2/15/2007
72205Is talk of natural disasters/hurricanes and high insurance a bigger factor in yoJohn Vosilla2/15/2007
72204Same thing in Hawaii John. Now that half the prime winter selling season is a biBroken_Clock2/15/2007
72203Our spring buying season so far looks like a diaster even though February is theJohn Vosilla2/15/2007
72202Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from ChanceIs2/15/2007
72201I have to agree that the Florida Association of Realtors data seems absolutely rThink4Yourself2/15/2007
72200House Leaders to Push Tariffs on China Exports Trade Law Could be Adjusted To AChanceIs2/15/2007
72199'Wrong.' How much did Gates make or lose? How much have condo pricesJohn Vosilla2/15/2007
72198Gates Foundation unloads builders for 4% loss: yahoo.reuters.comTravis_Bickle2/15/2007
72197So Diana Olek on CNBC reported misinformation on condo prices in FL and AZ? TheJohn Vosilla2/15/2007
72196<i>rent for the season at $3500/month and keep the cash in your pocket<saveslivesbyday2/15/2007
72195Housing sales fall in 40 states in 4Q By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics WriteTheStockFairy2/15/2007
72194re: "Wrong" To expand on that, sales are down 31%. "Official&quThink4Yourself2/15/2007
72193NBC2 Investigates the future of real estate in SWFL nbc-2.comLes H2/15/2007
72192Wrong. prnewswire.comLes H2/15/2007
72191Believe me JQP I hate to agree with my post as well as I've been here a whilJohn Vosilla2/15/2007
72190'I have a close friend who rents a suite at the Ritz Carlton Naples, one of John Vosilla2/15/2007
72189Don't want to but have to agree with your post. When it comes to housing, kThink4Yourself2/15/2007
72188'Oh well, at least he took his loss quickly like a good investor' Huh? John Vosilla2/15/2007
72187Yeah, my thought too. At least he's still holding on to PAAS....<G>patron_anejo_por_favor2/15/2007
72186It means you better stockpile all the Patron Anejo, Don Julio and Cabo Wabo you patron_anejo_por_favor2/15/2007
72185re: Florida condos. The few truly wealthy people I know all have timeshare packThink4Yourself2/15/2007
72184Cost of a suite at the Ritz Carlton Naples costs a fraction of the carrying costMoneyPenny2/15/2007
72183>>Education for the men on the thread<< ROTFL, I think they're patron_anejo_por_favor2/15/2007
72182Yes, very impressive that the Gates Foundation quickly realized it's mistakeThink4Yourself2/15/2007
72181Freddie Mac 30-Yr Fixed Rate Rises To 6.30% From 6.28% Last update: 2/15/2007 11Paul Kern2/15/2007
72180CNBC reported Gates has been selling his builder holdings. Also that Florida coJohn Vosilla2/15/2007
72179good post and you didn`t insult anyone in particulars fat wife who overspends oPogeu Mahone2/15/2007
72178<i>Oh well, at least he took his loss quickly like a good investor .....&lorkrious2/15/2007
72177Re: Gates unloading shares. So, everyone thought he was such a genius who knesaveslivesbyday2/15/2007
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