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The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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75876re: You should go down and look at the city of Miami. Same hood houses go for 10Think4Yourself4/13/2007
75875sounds great IF they include FICA in the flat tax, I'm ALL FOR IT.Lizzie Tudor4/13/2007
75874if your son hasn't bought a house in CA, depending on where he is, it could Lizzie Tudor4/13/2007
75873The tax advice is simple. Applying "low-income tax planning strategies&quoElroy Jetson4/13/2007
75872But Kudlow, Laffer and other say more federal tax cuts is all we need to save thJohn Vosilla4/13/2007
75871sounds like a negative cap rate to me<g>John Vosilla4/13/2007
75870'The suburbs of Detroit will do fine but the city of Detroit itself is a basJohn Vosilla4/13/2007
75869I don't know if I would call the investment bankers and rating agencies, facElroy Jetson4/13/2007
75868'I understand that you're bothered by income disparity' And where dJohn Vosilla4/13/2007
75867too late for this gal, but maybe you could proffer some sophisticated tax plannMulhollandDrive4/13/2007
75866people were asking why Morgan Stanley (or anyone else) would want to dabble in sdeeno4/13/2007
75865The AMT is America's "Flat Tax". . . . . . . . . . Elroy Jetson4/13/2007
75864John, I pay my fair share of tax. I probably paid for all of W's mistakesTH4/13/2007
75863I hears ya and have always felt the same way. Once you make an income up to theThink4Yourself4/13/2007
75862MD, AMT. Three letters that make the normally even-keeled TH turn into a foamiTH4/13/2007
75861Knowing the job prospects in this area, the mentality of the locals, and biking Think4Yourself4/13/2007
75860What's "wrong" with the gap in income and wealth between the rich Elroy Jetson4/13/2007
75859I understand that you're bothered by income disparity. My question is, why Oblomov4/13/2007
75858Well, no signs of condo construction slowdown in the North Myrtle Beach area. OnBWAC4/13/2007
75857yeah, well we all know that a flat tax has a snowflake's chance in hell....jMulhollandDrive4/13/2007
75856'Many people let great opportunities pass them by simply because they donJohn Vosilla4/13/2007
75855European Bank Hints at Rate Increase in June NY Times April 13, 2007 By MARK LChanceIs4/13/2007
75854As Subprime Market Implodes, a Contrarian Prospers >>>Sorry if alreadyChanceIs4/13/2007
75853'Congress and President Bush could dramatically simplify the system if they John Vosilla4/13/2007
75852'Why should we expect incomes to be equal?' Where does he say that? We John Vosilla4/13/2007
75851Any guesses as to why KBH seems to be getting hit harder than the rest of the hodamainman4/13/2007
75850speaking of bending over... i'm curious if anyone is getting mugged by the MulhollandDrive4/13/2007
75849I remember these middle aged overweight blobs telling me one time that I was &qubenwood4/13/2007
75848Yeh- I digressed a bit. Getting back to that issue, I claim that only part of tOblomov4/13/2007
75847"It's Lereah." OK, you threw me when you said "trying" Jim McMannis4/13/2007
75846I thought we were talking about rich vs poor?Jim McMannis4/13/2007
75845No, not Kim. He is not in a position to be an expert on housing, and his actionThink4Yourself4/13/2007
75844I didn't say anything about money. Success is about achieving your goals, aOblomov4/13/2007
75843no, no, no, that's not what I am saying at all. I am not even saying that mThink4Yourself4/13/2007
75842Orlando home prices fall 6 percent in month floridahomeloan.com US Economy neaLes H4/13/2007
75841RE:"I was sure you were going to ask which of the four isn't pretendingJim McMannis4/13/2007
75840You're assuming that talent, ideas, hard work are somehow directly linked toJim McMannis4/13/2007
75839So I guess if you have alot of money you attribute to talent, skill, ideas. If yJim McMannis4/13/2007
75838re: I perceive no advantage in adopting a helpless assumption of victimhood. I Think4Yourself4/13/2007
75837People who are not happy with their lives tend to attribute success to luck or tOblomov4/13/2007
75836Interesting take on survival and who comes out of the other side stronger than eJohn Vosilla4/13/2007
75835Lawsuit: Home builder did not correct defects Jerry W. Jackson Sentinel Staff WrChanceIs4/13/2007
75834Which Builders Are Best Prepared to Weather the Storm? news.morningstar.comLes H4/13/2007
75833I was sure you were going to ask which of the four isn't pretending to be inThink4Yourself4/13/2007
75832RE:"Look at Chad Dreier, Bob Toll, David Lereah, and Stephen Kim. Actually Jim McMannis4/13/2007
75831re: Often, productivity, talent and ideas have little to do with making money. Think4Yourself4/13/2007
75830RE:"Why is it "too great"?" Good question. Interestingly thJim McMannis4/13/2007
75829Imo what is happening is they aren't going to be able to meet the debt ratioTravis_Bickle4/13/2007
75828Trying to make themselves more attractive as a takeover target? Given the businThink4Yourself4/13/2007
75827WCI Communities Reduces Size Of Credit Pact >WCI Apr 12, 2007 18:09:32 (ET)Travis_Bickle4/13/2007
75826Wholesale Prices Jump 1 Percent in March >>>Sometimes knowing too muchChanceIs4/13/2007
75825Judgment Day Coming For Merrill And Its Subprime Exposure >>>Dominoes?ChanceIs4/13/2007
75824CFC-great short here!! CEO dumping every share he owns. bye bye crooked loan broBrasco One4/12/2007
75823**important** man i missed all the action while I was on SI jail. You guys had aBrasco One4/12/2007
75822Housing Woes Crimp Home Furnishings Sales DOW JONES NEWSWIRES By Jennifer WaChanceIs4/12/2007
75821Is anyone tracking strange action in HB options? If you are, check the volume otdl41384/12/2007
75820Thanks very interesting. I don't know much about furniture and I never knewLizzie Tudor4/12/2007
75819Yes I think we all get that here. It all depends on personal circumstances, butLizzie Tudor4/12/2007
75818If they raise there will be trouble... If they cut it will be double!<G>patron_anejo_por_favor4/12/2007
75817Huge miss and their stock is down a whopping 0.14. Oh the humanity.....<G>patron_anejo_por_favor4/12/2007
75816I've leafed through the Pottery Barn catalog. Nice looking stuff, but basedbenwood4/12/2007
75815OT: Just build it yourself! I built a solid Oak 9' x 3'6" contempoThink4Yourself4/12/2007
75814that stuff should be nicer also. in furniture, most of the time if you know whaTheStockFairy4/12/2007
75813How big is that group perceiving themselves as upper middle class that bought chJohn Vosilla4/12/2007
75812Great, thanks. I also like Room and Board, they have a lot of very creative medLizzie Tudor4/12/2007
75811I did see and agree with your point after the editing window had closed. The foThink4Yourself4/12/2007
75810We're looking at a different crop of foreclosures this time. These are peoplSmiling Bob4/12/2007
75809'When someone goes through foreclosure, at what point - if any - do other crJohn Vosilla4/12/2007
75808JQP, we agree; I think you missed my point. Falling home prices *in and of themsPerspective4/12/2007
75807re: Falling home prices alone don't change behavior. I take issue with thatThink4Yourself4/12/2007
75806Falling home prices alone don't change behavior. I don't think the housiPerspective4/12/2007
75805maybe that's why the market's up Private equity rumored to be buying anySmiling Bob4/12/2007
75804Reports of Higher Bid for WCI Communities (WCI) 11:24 AM EDT April 11, 2007 ReChanceIs4/12/2007
75803WCI - Emergency email from Schwab >>>I called Schwab, and this is in rChanceIs4/12/2007
75802Nice headline In other words, the mkt will rise no matter what. --- Stocks Rise Smiling Bob4/12/2007
75801My wife wanted to take out home equity a few years ago to do some things. I saiThink4Yourself4/12/2007
75800Exactly. How many of the refi crowd is ready to step forward, bite the bullet, aSmiling Bob4/12/2007
75799went over to Maui last weekend. prices still stratospheric despite precipitous sBroken_Clock4/12/2007
75798I think we've only begun to see mere signs versus hard evidence of the downtSmiling Bob4/12/2007
75797They hope not to pull the plug but that is probably impossible looking out 2-3 yJohn Vosilla4/12/2007
75796What am I misreading about FL? Housing now illiquid, record foreclosures and prJohn Vosilla4/12/2007
75795at what point do FCB's pull the plug? or do they?Broken_Clock4/12/2007
75794Jim a compromise coming no doubt<g>.. Huge bailouts for homeowners and natJohn Vosilla4/12/2007
75793John I think you are misreading FL. I believe there is a 5% sell thru rate on hPogeu Mahone4/12/2007
75792We're looking at some companies that will be struggling to contain losses inSmiling Bob4/12/2007
75791What possible meaning could there be other than minor technical bounce? The buiThink4Yourself4/12/2007
75790HBs just seeing some bouncing or something more meaningful?Smiling Bob4/12/2007
75789Shaquille O'Neill's job is not to shoot free throws. It is to entertainOblomov4/12/2007
75788'Son of Paul Volcker' to finally nib inflation in the bud is probably a John Vosilla4/12/2007
75787'Among the population, there's a huge disparity of productivity' ShJohn Vosilla4/12/2007
75786My theory is that if all income is lumped together with no distinction as to souMetacomet4/12/2007
75785I covered my RDN this morning. It may be the beginning of the end, but Succo haorkrious4/12/2007
75784>>>The balanced budget amendment would not be needed.<<< HmmmChanceIs4/12/2007
75783>>Disparity between wealth and poverty is just way too great in this countOblomov4/12/2007
75782OT I suggest looking for Pottery Barn furniture on eBay. My wife and I have foOblomov4/12/2007
75781<i>If you want to make America vital and free, here is what we need: 1) fMetacomet4/12/2007
75780Ryland an even better short now. Mr. Incompetent taking over more critical corpThink4Yourself4/12/2007
75779Ahead of the Bell: NovaStar Financial Thursday April 12, 8:51 am ET NEW YORK Travis_Bickle4/12/2007
75778Chuck Norris Makes US Treasury Increase Bond Yields, Makes Fed Hold Interest RatLes H4/12/2007
75777Putting a small be on NFI going under, this wachovia thing looks exactly like NETravis_Bickle4/12/2007
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