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The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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83376First Interstate Bancorp was a holding company which owned First Interstate BankElroy Jetson8/4/2007
83375From the location of their spec houses they might be in trouble. reynenandbardiJim McMannis8/4/2007
83374Can we short the developer? <G>Jim McMannis8/4/2007
83373No problem. My reply was just a curmudgeon grouse against the SI "hot buttobruiser988/4/2007
83372"Whatever happened to paying the neighborhood kid to mow your lawn?" inchingup8/4/2007
83371Just posted the link.. Bottom 4 pics.. pbase.comcoug8/4/2007
83370I'm not seeing them. I guess you had to do like I did and click on right hanbruiser988/4/2007
83369Northern Nevada, southwest of Reno.. If people can't see the pics they are coug8/4/2007
83368I had to paste the links into my browser. Where is that? Can it be bulldozed? &lJim McMannis8/4/2007
83367I do.. :)coug8/4/2007
83366anyone else seeing the pics?Jim McMannis8/4/2007
83365Anecdotal evidence.. One half mile from where we live.. And we TRIED to do theircoug8/4/2007
83364LOL Added Devon Knight, who recently thinks he purchased a condominium in Baltibruiser988/4/2007
83363I don't think Bernake should cut rates either. He'd just be aping Greenbentway8/4/2007
83362Well, once again. The tender box (helped tax breaks) was waiting. Greenspan loweJim McMannis8/4/2007
83361One more time Jim, it was the lowest interest rates in 50 years that caused the bentway8/4/2007
83360Kids nowadays couldn't get a job mowing lawns if they wanted to. We cut lawnJim McMannis8/4/2007
83359How many of you had money in the market on this day? youtube.com These moves sJim McMannis8/4/2007
83358In Silicon Valley, Millionaires Who Don’t Feel Rich By GARY RIVLIN nytimes.com bentway8/4/2007
83357<First Interstate Bank merged with Wells Fargo in 1996.> First Interstateldo798/4/2007
83356aint that the truth. High school unemployment is at an all time high.Lizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83355I totally agree! Except I got a buck an hour to mow grass.Oblivious8/4/2007
83354RECORD 75 MILLION AMERICANS NOW PRETENDING THEY OWN THEIR OWN HOMES Low InterestLes H8/4/2007
83353Whatever happened to paying the neighborhood kid to mow your lawn? These days wTravis_Bickle8/4/2007
83352The Loan Comes Due nytimes.com U.S. Urges China to Buy Mortgage Securities blLes H8/4/2007
83351New ball game, If true 20% down payments needed monday, Goodbye to 50% of availaJim McMannis8/4/2007
83350LOL, my first credit card was a Bankamericard from the BOA in Santa Barbara. I cJim McMannis8/4/2007
83349Stock-Market Keynesianism In the spring of 1995 the yen rose to 79 to the dollaLes H8/4/2007
83348Just finished reading some of Cramer's blog entries on RealMoney. He sort ofLive2Sail8/4/2007
83347<<I could care less about flippers and speculators that are trapped in theTradelite8/4/2007
83346More On Clinton - 1995 - money supply growth - great article jensenstrategic.coChanceIs8/4/2007
83345First Interstate Bank merged with Wells Fargo in 1996.Elroy Jetson8/4/2007
83344Fist Interstate bank, You are CORRECT!!!!! What happened to them? Yes when ILizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83343Wells Fargo raising mortgage rates from 6.8% to 8.0% this week is not isolated. Elroy Jetson8/4/2007
83342<New ball game, If true 20% down payments needed monday , Goodbye to 50% of aBWAC8/4/2007
83341That's why people who travelled in the western US back then had accounts witElroy Jetson8/4/2007
83340<I> I "think" we had a credit card or two back then</i> TLizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83339<Care to re-evaluate?> No. Crammer is a 100% clown. But the Fed Fools areBWAC8/4/2007
83338Money Supply Growth - Clinton - 1994 Take-off I am not an economist. I recall ChanceIs8/4/2007
83337I "think" we had a credit card or two back then, but after buying the Tradelite8/4/2007
8333670's? Some of the people buying houses around here weren't even born. ThLive2Sail8/4/2007
83335Sounds like Bob is getting broker.Jim McMannis8/4/2007
83334Brinker rants often during his shows about the Fed's extreme focus on inflatTradelite8/4/2007
83333IMHO, Bernanke loses face should he lower rates next week. It will look like nutJim McMannis8/4/2007
83332jumbo rate is ~8%. now am i to understand someone buying 500k house cannot splitandiron8/4/2007
83331bwac Care to re-evaluate? ===== Btw Cramer was right in many ways. Somebody nPogeu Mahone8/4/2007
83330Whine, whine....<<GG>> If I meet anyone like that, I'll pull ouTradelite8/4/2007
83329That was last week. New ball game, If true 20% down payments needed monday ,Pogeu Mahone8/4/2007
83328>>> Clinton? I even have a hard time blaming him for the tech bubble<ChanceIs8/4/2007
83327"Don't tell me we're going to see folks doing a Cramer-like meltdowLive2Sail8/4/2007
83326Depends on how far inland you are, the neighborhood etc., but for beach front I Travis_Bickle8/4/2007
83325What is the price range for the Pinellas condos now, and where would you consideDale Baker8/4/2007
83324Obviously some of the investors writing on creonline.com don't remember thatTradelite8/4/2007
83323RE:"It will be interesting to see if we enter a deep freeze here with lendiJim McMannis8/4/2007
83322I think that is what could trigger a real estate buying opportunity for those wiTravis_Bickle8/4/2007
83321Yes, I recall a time just like this during the S&L crisis days when buyers&#Tradelite8/4/2007
83320It will be interesting to see if we enter a deep freeze here with lending standaJohn Vosilla8/4/2007
83319'..lets throw Congress and Clinton in there too' Clinton? I even have John Vosilla8/4/2007
83318<<just a subprime mess and is contained...it won't spill over to the rTradelite8/4/2007
83317I saw that. I think thats what caused Cramers implosion. The bond trading deskLizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83316Cramer's buddy? The story perfectly meshes with his temper tantrum yesterdaThink4Yourself8/4/2007
83315Mr. Unconventional joined in July 2002. federalreserve.govLes H8/4/2007
83314Lizzie the large CA markets along with NYC, Boston and DC markets will tell the John Vosilla8/4/2007
83313Old habits die hard. promo.realestate.yahoo.comJim McMannis8/4/2007
83312RE:"What a mess Bush and Greenspan bestowed upon poor Ben." Come on nJim McMannis8/4/2007
83311Dollar dropped quite a bit from 1986-92 a plunge similar to this decade.. 1987 wJohn Vosilla8/4/2007
83310Jim: OL $250 for married couple, $125 for single, Today law $500 for married, $Logain Ablar8/4/2007
83309Housing Industry Woes Ooze into Commercial Real Estate costar.comLes H8/4/2007
83308Chart in the middle of the page puts the 80's into perspective irvinehousinLes H8/4/2007
83307RE:"I remember Pebble Beach, Hawaii hotels, CA and NY RE from the JapaneeseJim McMannis8/4/2007
83306Under the old rules, you paid no tax on a gain from the sale of your residence sJim McMannis8/4/2007
83305I admit to having a fuzzy memory (age and too many things to think about). I Logain Ablar8/4/2007
83304Hi Jim: President Reagan wanted to kick start the economy. Construction jobs rLogain Ablar8/4/2007
83303but not against Japan. All I am trying to point out to the posters here is thatLizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83302Lizzie: The $$ strengthened into 86, maybe even into beginning of 87 (not sure Logain Ablar8/4/2007
83301one year after AG took over. The runup happened on Volckers watch.Lizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83300RE:"NYC re brouhahah in the 80s. It was much worse than now. And it crashedJim McMannis8/4/2007
83299the west coast and east coast are similar markets and contain a substantial portLizzie Tudor8/4/2007
8329850 times leverage? Not much room for error there. A 2% decline and you're wiSmiling Bob8/4/2007
83297Yes, they are dreaming that they will make ALL the loans as the independant loanJim McMannis8/4/2007
83296<<What the hell does a bank do these days besides collect fees >> NTradelite8/4/2007
83295<<RE agents were pushing everybody through these guys because it was so haTradelite8/4/2007
83294RE:"This thread is way off when it comes to perspective. Way too bearish&quJim McMannis8/4/2007
83293no I remember the 80s clearly. I think there is relentless griping about asset Lizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83292<I>Instead, visit the local Wachovia (or whatever) branch where you do bizLizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83291Lender closes doors during closing lowellsun.com There's no excuse for Les H8/4/2007
83290Tim the accountant, RE:"The 80's real estate bubble was much more relaJim McMannis8/4/2007
83289<Like I said, borrowers might do better to skip the mortgage brokers out therBWAC8/4/2007
83288actually I believe the huge RE runup during the 80s was due to the crashing dollLizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83287RE:"What say you about Volckers creation of a huge RE asset bubble in the 8Jim McMannis8/4/2007
83286<<How much cash do people have versus income?>> It's time for tTradelite8/4/2007
83285I agree, money will always be available, it's the price that it's importLive2Sail8/4/2007
83284Little bit of a chasm nowadays between Main St. and Wall St. no? For years the adamainman8/4/2007
83283Financial Bookies' Bloat (More from Pomboy) >>>Someday I will cougChanceIs8/4/2007
83282<<I don't think mortgage money has dried up, although for Alt-A it migTradelite8/4/2007
83281This is Brilliant.. <img src='http://www.webofdebt.com/images/header.jpg10K a day8/4/2007
83280<<Your bond fund might have jumped because the yield on the 10-yr. fell.&gTradelite8/4/2007
83279The 80's real estate bubble was much more related to tax policy than Volker Logain Ablar8/4/2007
83278Cramer's advice to walk away may have been good advice in the 1990's. W10K a day8/4/2007
83277When you're going to quote someone, please make sure they actually *wrote* wPerspective8/4/2007
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