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The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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82976I can't see an offer for common of $125m or so, either it is worth several hTravis_Bickle8/2/2007
82975I take it you covered? You missed the spike way down in the am (I know you madeLizzie Tudor8/2/2007
82974To be quite honest I have no idea why shareholders did not tender. Seemed very Think4Yourself8/2/2007
82973They need to have 51% of the shares tendered. So far shareholders have tendered Jim McMannis8/2/2007
82972I read today that they are working on repricing the deal, probably around $5. FThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82971Also if the deal goes through, the debt will be worth a heck of a lot more, sureTravis_Bickle8/2/2007
82970Substitute "venture capital" for "private secondary market" Dale Baker8/2/2007
82969Congress is the only whorehouse in the US that loses money. They could have preJim McMannis8/2/2007
82968IMO, people are focusing on the wrong part of that letter. If I was Dodd, I'CalculatedRisk8/2/2007
82967<i>I received a call from U.S. Senator Dodd this morning who seeking an unMike Johnston8/2/2007
82966hey Lazarus, you miss the point again so I am going to answer you and put you baLizzie Tudor8/2/2007
82965DJ HIgher-Rated Slices Of The ABX Derivative Index Fall Sharply . By AnushaSmiling Bob8/2/2007
82964Hey, it's a 3 banger from here if Lamestar buys it for 15.10. LOLJim McMannis8/2/2007
82963Guess we will have to get used to having Cramer on our side Wait for Endgame inTravis_Bickle8/2/2007
82962so LEND pretty much issues their own BK warning and they are still trading at $5Lizzie Tudor8/2/2007
82961Reminds me of when gates and icahn and company jumped into the homies. Didn'Travis_Bickle8/2/2007
82960Welcome to the shack. Sit down and have a battery. Seems like the HBs rallying bSmiling Bob8/2/2007
82959thank you for posting that. "the private secondary market is not functiomarcher8/2/2007
82958Why Fed Funds Futures Might Not Reflect Fed Expectations portfolio.comLes H8/2/2007
82957RE:"The WCI board of directors had better hire bodyguards because the invesJim McMannis8/2/2007
82956here is a copy of an email CEO Mike Perry sent out to all Indymac employees yestCalculatedRisk8/2/2007
82955Looks like IMB is trying to clean up their act while their balance sheet can stiDale Baker8/2/2007
82954<i>IndyMac CEO comments: IndyMac CEO says mortgage markets "panickedPaul Kern8/2/2007
82953IndyMac CEO comments: IndyMac CEO says mortgage markets "panicked and illiCalculatedRisk8/2/2007
82952I love RYL as a short, clueless management, deteriorating cash flow and moribundpatron_anejo_por_favor8/2/2007
82951fwiw I am short RSH now. The stock has clearly cracked.Think4Yourself8/2/2007
82950RSH was doing the same Using corporate funds to buttress stock so insiders can sSmiling Bob8/2/2007
82949This market is on the edge, when will the next shoe drop? The next wave down isaveslivesbyday8/2/2007
82948That was kind of you. :)10K a day8/2/2007
82947I am liking Ryland Homes as a short. They are throwing money away buying back tThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82946volume spike in fannie along with GS drop. margin call on a hedgie or would thatBroken_Clock8/2/2007
82945Lourdy be, I just got home. LEND yeeee haaaaa!Jim McMannis8/2/2007
82944Accredited Home May Face Bankruptcy, Shares Decline (Update1) By Bradley Keoun saveslivesbyday8/2/2007
82943How about the news that mortgages are going to become even more difficult to obtSmiling Bob8/2/2007
82942A lot of LODs getting hit- Of course, everything I'm not currently in. But HSmiling Bob8/2/2007
82941<the only way Beazer could face bankruptcy is if there is fraud in the financPerspective8/2/2007
82940The WCI board of directors had better hire bodyguards because the investors theyThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82939<the maximum CLTV on all transactions involving a Wachovia <b>equity prPerspective8/2/2007
82938I added a 1/2 position in LEN, it has been pretty weak lately. So far I'm nTravis_Bickle8/2/2007
82937News of banks tightening further will put the death blow on the HBs. Still much Smiling Bob8/2/2007
82936I have seen that here. A set of condos weren't selling so the developer &quThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82935Home prices in my area, western phila burbs, haven't budged. The million plSmiling Bob8/2/2007
82934Exactly. August rhymes with February. In Feb, the lenders started tightening sCalculatedRisk8/2/2007
82933there is a developer here sitting on 50 or 60 lots. One set is 250ish and the otBroken_Clock8/2/2007
82932>>Does that mean people need to bring 5% to the table? Oh no, say it isn&#patron_anejo_por_favor8/2/2007
82931I must confess that it is quite possible you are right. OTOH the ALT-A buyerThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82930>>Effective immediately 8/2/07, Wachovia Mortgage will temporarily suspendpatron_anejo_por_favor8/2/2007
8292920/20 looking for people from Long Island, NY abcnews.go.comLes H8/2/2007
82928From WAMU (not confirmed): "As you all know since March, the market of funCalculatedRisk8/2/2007
82927What I believe it really means is no more stated income loans.CalculatedRisk8/2/2007
82926Does that mean people need to bring 5% to the table? Oh no, say it isn't so!Live2Sail8/2/2007
82925ALT- A Product Offering Suspended Effective immediately 8/2/07, Wachovia MortgagCalculatedRisk8/2/2007
82924sure why not.10K a day8/2/2007
82923FirstFed Fincl Tgt Cut To $70 From $80 At Credit Suisse >FED DOW JONES NEWSWChanceIs8/2/2007
82922That's a huge chunk of their business, isn't it?patron_anejo_por_favor8/2/2007
82921I realize that you're of a different view--but this is my view fwiw I thinkGary Burton8/2/2007
82920>>>IMB said they had already stopped "80/20 piggyback first lien&qChanceIs8/2/2007
82919I had a real estate agent (in sacramento) tell me [last week] that prices had &#10K a day8/2/2007
82918One sell-side analyst who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the only way Travis_Bickle8/2/2007
82917FWIW - In their conference call, IMB said they had already stopped "80/20 pDale Baker8/2/2007
82916LEND is now down another 50% today. You will almost quadruple your money buyingThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82915FED up 8% on buyback announcementTravis_Bickle8/2/2007
82914Shocking...10K a day8/2/2007
82913Rumor: IndyMac halts Alt-A. I'll see if I can confirm.CalculatedRisk8/2/2007
82912Thanks, I did take a small position in one of those. WCI unlocking more sharehoThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82911If you want to become more than just a nominee, say what they want to hear. ThoSmiling Bob8/2/2007
82910If I had more than one computer screen and a computer that didn't freeze up,Smiling Bob8/2/2007
82909I added to MBI MCO FED PMI RWT positions on the spike this morning - shorts all.Perspective8/2/2007
82908This is ridiculous. Time premiums on homebuilder puts are way up there. Same fThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82907No, I just need to sell them for more than I paid. The cats were evicted.Smiling Bob8/2/2007
82906<i>Bought some LEND puts (Aug 12.50's)....a complete gamble on LameStaorkrious8/2/2007
82905They have to break below 10 by mid September just for you to break even. What iThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82904Citadel LP Reports 5.7% Passive Beazer Homes USA Stake Aug 2, 2007 09:31:33 (ETravis_Bickle8/2/2007
82903Probably a smart move. Just went to add some puts but the time premiums are totThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82902Absolutely in agreement there. Too many skeletons IN these at 2.75 .BZHUVSmiling Bob8/2/2007
82901unboxed bzh on the opening pop, I think people will be leery about it down the rTravis_Bickle8/2/2007
82900I have been reading their 10K. Do not understand how they could possibly merge Think4Yourself8/2/2007
82899I was hoping to get the carnage over with, pass go and collect 200 dollars. MayJim McMannis8/2/2007
82898"We face significant challenges due to adverse conditions in the non-prime Travis_Bickle8/2/2007
82897Will be interesting how the market views it.Jim McMannis8/2/2007
82896LEND filed it's 10K overnight. Yahoo message board posters claim they had uThink4Yourself8/2/2007
82895Standard & Poor's (NYSE:MHP) Ratings Services lowered its corporate credTravis_Bickle8/2/2007
82894FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED - News), parent company of First Federal BankTravis_Bickle8/2/2007
82893<i>All Stated income options including Home Quick are not allowed.</I&gWyätt Gwyön8/2/2007
82892You miss the point, Lizzie- -intentionally, I think. The question of whether GDLazarus_Long8/2/2007
82891"Virginia also lets you keep your anvil." damn right, aint noone takimarcher8/2/2007
82890Happy to help, wow, I see it hit a 2 year low today: [graphic]patron_anejo_por_favor8/2/2007
82889patron, i want to thank you for ACF.marcher8/2/2007
82888<i>>Watch out here I come! <g></i>< shoot it that way d10K a day8/2/2007
82887>> I alos beleive you cannot buy real estate or securities legally with yopatron_anejo_por_favor8/2/2007
82886<FXY = Japanese Yen Trust? Won't the Japanese push the Yen down to keep renovator8/2/2007
82885Plumbers making $ 1500/day news.com.au Home ownership now an unattainable dreaLes H8/1/2007
82884John, We share many views. Cramer is also scaring the hell out of me. I wondeTH8/1/2007
82883Ork, Thanks, but I'm still hanging in there. I think you may be right abouTH8/1/2007
82882So Subprime Blows Up; So What, Says Cramer youtube.com10K a day8/1/2007
82881If you listen to the whole segment, he pleads for a 100-point cut. He must downLes H8/1/2007
82880Remember the lender reserves the right to reduce the HELOC on a % of the house v$Mogul8/1/2007
82879<i>>get the buggywhip manufacturing and the moneylosing lending unit al10K a day8/1/2007
82878>>One problem with refis that the money won't be there.<< I opepatron_anejo_por_favor8/1/2007
82877I agree with most of it, although I see no big urgency to rush into big cap multpatron_anejo_por_favor8/1/2007
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