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The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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74676Homebuyers forced to put down whopping 5 percent Credit getting tight for many Les H3/24/2007
74675Agreed. Real estate is primarily governed by state law, particlarly so in regardElroy Jetson3/24/2007
74674Anyone interested in how the private MI works: Private Mortgage Insurance for UCalculatedRisk3/24/2007
74673BC, part of the innovation has been the rise of the mega-loan servicers: Wells FCalculatedRisk3/24/2007
74672You're right, there are a number of conflicts in their policies. And even obenwood3/24/2007
74671Deleteinchingup3/24/2007
74670When foreclosure looms Thousands in Md. who bought homes with subprime loans arChanceIs3/24/2007
74669"I suspect it the case that one entity retains the ownership to each loan, XoFruitCake3/24/2007
74668Yes it really depends on the state your in, however as to the tax situation therjpk13/24/2007
74667From the Mirage of a Middle-Class Life to the Slavery of Debt Maxed Out directoLes H3/24/2007
74666BAKED ALASKA,re:"Golly..". Yeap, the RE Pro / investor got it going prJohn Chen3/24/2007
74665Slow-Motion Train Wreck Picks Up Speed Interview With Sy Jacobs, Founder and InChanceIs3/24/2007
74664>>>My guess is that this "financial innovation" has led to anChanceIs3/24/2007
74663<i>>According to Federal Reserve data, consumers have taken about $3 tr10K a day3/24/2007
74662Applying these rules to Casey Serin yields: Assets immediately prior to reductiTravis_Bickle3/24/2007
74661Sec. 108. Income from discharge of indebtedness TITLE 26, Subtitle A, CHAPTER 1,Travis_Bickle3/24/2007
74660He could not sell any of his shares after he announced he was going to make thatPogeu Mahone3/24/2007
74659I had my ID stolen, so i had to pay way more then i should have when i bought soPogeu Mahone3/24/2007
74658Shiller - home prices will decline 20% to 30% within a decade. Per Barrons BuiChanceIs3/24/2007
74657NOW Icahn will have problems if he sells any of his remaining WCI shares. IcahnThink4Yourself3/24/2007
74656Actually in cases where the bank takes a loss on your foreclosure, their possibiElroy Jetson3/24/2007
74655I just started thinking about a new twist on things that I hadn't consideredPerspective3/24/2007
74654I put only CHECK I.D.! on the back of ALL cards... and yet few check...no wonderSkywatcher3/24/2007
74653More on O.C. jobs: "Coming into 2006, real estate and finance work represCalculatedRisk3/23/2007
74652U.K. Subprime Lender's Shares Stumble On Profit Warning >>>The dowChanceIs3/23/2007
74651>>>Typically those looking to escape creditors would throw all their asChanceIs3/23/2007
74650Jim Cramer's big mouth (That's the actual headline) marketwatch.com MaThink4Yourself3/23/2007
74649Will 'lemming loans' drive economy off the cliff? In mortgage market'CalculatedRisk3/23/2007
74648Purchases under $50 are guaranteed to be paid by the credit card company (Visa aThink4Yourself3/23/2007
74647I should have added that in the second 2 instances you are not given any debt rejpk13/23/2007
74646<<I don't believe the NAR numbers for one minute....just consider the Tradelite3/23/2007
74645Only in the first instance would there be any possible tax implications. Whatevejpk13/23/2007
74644<<But hilariously my father in law actually signs "Mickey Mouse"Tradelite3/23/2007
74643<<A good friend of mine said never to sign a card, because then if a forgeTradelite3/23/2007
74642The SC TO-T and offering letter is here.... wcicommunities.comXoFruitCake3/23/2007
74641My bet is they prolong this as long as possible in order to maintain the floor Smiling Bob3/23/2007
74640That's right, Grace didn't know that you're taxed on debt you owe whElroy Jetson3/23/2007
74639FL is one of those states that protects your home against BK but that law has beJim McMannis3/23/2007
74638I do not know the answer, but isnt that one of those states that protects your edeeno3/23/2007
74637Florida I don't think they want to hang on they just want to walk. The lateJim McMannis3/23/2007
74636I'm betting it depends on the state, so you may want to specicify just whichdeeno3/23/2007
74635If someone is relatively debt free except they can't make the payments on thJim McMannis3/23/2007
74634Oops, in an earlier version the misdirected funds was $5.9 BILLION, not million.peter michaelson3/23/2007
74633Moody's Cuts Ratings on a Mortgage Bond 16 Levels (Update1) bloomberg.com peter michaelson3/23/2007
74632Excellent point you make. How does any potential IRS tax hit down the road for John Vosilla3/23/2007
74631<Eleventh weekwend: Do not to use drywall behind tiles in the shower? - some BWAC3/23/2007
74630Take those 600 foreclosures in one small town from a micro to a macro standpointSmiling Bob3/23/2007
74629Eleventh weekwend: Do not to use drywall behind tiles in the shower? - some &quoJay3/23/2007
74628>>All I can do is laugh<< Me too....and short the bejesus outta thepatron_anejo_por_favor3/23/2007
74627Jim, Agree. Still, existing lags new by what? 2 months? Maybe the data DavidTH3/23/2007
74626I don't believe the NAR numbers for one minute....just consider the source..tdl41383/23/2007
74625Yes but the insolvency does not give you any exemptions as allowed under bankrupjpk13/23/2007
74624'In 1995, the county had 2,500 foreclosures; last year there were 15,000. OfJohn Vosilla3/23/2007
74623Bad Loans: Buried in the back of the breadbox bloodhoundrealty.comLes H3/23/2007
74622very similar to what happened to stock options holders when their shares went toLizzie Tudor3/23/2007
74621zeus628,re:"a problem fueled by a rapid increase in high-interest, subprimJohn Chen3/23/2007
74620To the extent you are insolvent when the debt is forgiven there's no COD incTravis_Bickle3/23/2007
74619Actually it can end up in a nightmare situation for the borrower when they realijpk13/23/2007
74618'..that the housing market isn't falling off a cliff.' Perhaps WallJohn Vosilla3/23/2007
74617or alternatively, the bank accept short sales. In this article, Countrywide acceXoFruitCake3/23/2007
74616ROFLOL. Isn't that weird? The reality is housing is falling off a cliff, bCalculatedRisk3/23/2007
74615'The banks have been through this a thousand times. Things can go very wrongJohn Vosilla3/23/2007
74614Laws are tough there, I think it is easier in florida. You have to notice the oTravis_Bickle3/23/2007
74613>>>lender would not take a hefty discount only that he start the foreclChanceIs3/23/2007
74612RE:"Thanks. I agree. March numbers are going to brutal, and I'm not basJim McMannis3/23/2007
74611The important thing to the stock markets is that the housing market isn't faJim McMannis3/23/2007
7461010 AM was a wonderful time for institutions to start unloading their long HB possaveslivesbyday3/23/2007
74609Just increased my LEN short by 25% GT THTH3/23/2007
74608seminole, LEN does look bad and there is some volume. I'm thinking of movTH3/23/2007
74607s2, Thanks. I agree. March numbers are going to brutal, and I'm not basinTH3/23/2007
74606they've been weak since the 10:00am pop, I'm green on KBH and LEN, the lTravis_Bickle3/23/2007
74605Hate to dwell on a non-direct dwelling related stock But RSH will be a very profSmiling Bob3/23/2007
74604San Diego city pension fund The Kroll Report traced the beginning of our currenLes H3/23/2007
74603Sold short CTX and bought some SRS on the pop on the EHS number. Contrary to bubpatron_anejo_por_favor3/23/2007
74602Here are some graphs that put the NAR numbers in perspective: calculatedrisk.bloCalculatedRisk3/23/2007
74601From the WSJ: Far from being limited to the subprime market, the data show thesTravis_Bickle3/23/2007
74600Senate Questioning on Mortgages Puts Regulators on the Defensive By VIKAS BAJMick Mørmøny3/23/2007
74599Was a slight downward revision I think Feb was an anomaly- racing to seal up theSmiling Bob3/23/2007
74598The Subprime Loan Machine By LYNNLEY BROWNING Published: March 23, 2007 EdwarMick Mørmøny3/23/2007
74597US Feb Existing Home Sales Up 3.9% To 6.69 Mln Rate Last update: 3/23/2007 10:01Paul Kern3/23/2007
74596Home resales up, YOY sales down, prices down, inventory upsaveslivesbyday3/23/2007
74595PK, Bull****. There must be a revision to the prior month. GT THTH3/23/2007
74594DJ US Feb Existing Home Sales Up 3.9% To 6.69 Mln Rate .=======================Smiling Bob3/23/2007
74593US Feb Existing Home Sales +3.9% To 6.69M Rate Last update: 3/23/2007 10:00:01 Paul Kern3/23/2007
74592<i>NEW back up to $2, no reaction in market to iran taking prisoners, it&#Paul Kern3/23/2007
74591NEW back up to $2, no reaction in market to iran taking prisoners, it's all Travis_Bickle3/23/2007
74590"Recent moves in stocks suggest investor concerns about subprime problems msaveslivesbyday3/23/2007
74589Cracks in the façade economist.comLes H3/23/2007
74588New Century Says Barclays Drops Repurchase Demand (Update1) By Will Edwards MaPaul Kern3/23/2007
74587March 23, 2007 Foreclosures Force Suburbs to Fight Blight By ERIK ECKHOLM SHAKEPogeu Mahone3/23/2007
74586Comptroller Says Abusive Loans Fueled Subprime Crisis (Update4) By Alison VekshPaul Kern3/23/2007
74585Subprime Meltdown Snares Borrowers With Better Credit (Update3) By Jody Shenn Paul Kern3/23/2007
74584Property Funds Feel Subprime Sting Slump Reflects Fretting On Outlook for DefaulChanceIs3/23/2007
74583transcript of kbh earnings conf: usmarket.seekingalpha.comTravis_Bickle3/23/2007
74582FWIW I had an OC commercial real estate broker over for dinner last week and he kikogrey3/23/2007
74581I have those and agree they are well written.Think4Yourself3/22/2007
74580Anybody truly interested in learning the proper way to build a house should orderenovator3/22/2007
74579re: sagging OSB I have seen that on homes built recently up here in Michigan, aThink4Yourself3/22/2007
74578CNN stuff on subprime/foreclosures cnn.comItsAllCyclical3/22/2007
74577Understanding the code book is important. The reading is incredibly dry but thaThink4Yourself3/22/2007
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