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The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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83476"Lots of people gripe about Bernanke, but IMO he's done OK ..." Psaveslivesbyday8/5/2007
83475>>FAX is very convenient, but I prefer to actually have my money in Austrapatron_anejo_por_favor8/5/2007
83474>>Bottom line is there are no fiscal conservatives left.<< There arpatron_anejo_por_favor8/5/2007
83473UFB...got lawyers?patron_anejo_por_favor8/5/2007
83472I was gonna make that point, they have a small sliver of less than prime holdingpatron_anejo_por_favor8/5/2007
83471Excellent point. More evidence that it was a credit phenomenon.patron_anejo_por_favor8/5/2007
83470Sorry, I don't play your little game of Manichaean politics. <ng> I chOblomov8/5/2007
83469>> It was bragged about. The marfia could not come up with a better scam, patron_anejo_por_favor8/5/2007
83468I think the odds are against him cutting now. I think the crunch will get worse,patron_anejo_por_favor8/5/2007
83467People argue whether republicans are worse or democrats are worse, mainly becausThink4Yourself8/5/2007
83466Oops forgot the link: centralbank.ieMoominoid8/5/2007
83465I think you needed to know something about real estate in bubble markets to profTravis_Bickle8/5/2007
83464<<neither Cramer or Mish are experts on real estate or the lending industrTradelite8/5/2007
83463CRAMER Sez: "WCI Communities (WCI): '... It's at $15. I do feel, nTravis_Bickle8/5/2007
83462He called the bottom for WCI cause he went to their web site and thought they loTravis_Bickle8/5/2007
83461>>>There never was a budget surplus under Clinton. Not since 1969.<&ChanceIs8/5/2007
83460GWB is easily the greatest president of our lifetimes and should I dare say perJohn Vosilla8/5/2007
83459'..unless you'd had watched Cramer religiously...you might have missed hJohn Vosilla8/5/2007
83458I can't see NVT and GRMN going the way of most of Cramers 2k picks. Monster John Vosilla8/5/2007
83457speaking of international real estate (from the land of my grandfather): "marcher8/5/2007
83456How would elimination of toxic ARM's and much higher rates for jumbo loans iJohn Vosilla8/5/2007
83455I don't consider the Philippine debt, and in fact much of the FAX portfolio,Elroy Jetson8/5/2007
83454'Easy credit and strong economic growth in all these countries.' bingo.John Vosilla8/5/2007
83453Re: <i>They have buyers lined up for new homes but the high end contractorDan38/5/2007
83452I love these dudes who say the GOP congress took all the credit. Well we had a John Vosilla8/5/2007
83451Homes built on junk, not junk financing but actual junk, like on a dump.. Now gocoug8/5/2007
83450Three Hebrew Brothers Investment in.us.biz.yahoo.comLes H8/5/2007
83449Two different things going. Foreclosure of the overleveraged homeowner and cramJohn Vosilla8/5/2007
83448somebody who has a 2 million PF and 1.5 million paid-off house has way more moneWyätt Gwyön8/5/2007
83447Foreclosure agents bask in bad times By Lori Weisberg and Emmet Pierce STAFF WRmolemania8/5/2007
83446Foreclosure agents bask in bad times signonsandiego.comLes H8/5/2007
83445You don't have to feel poor with a few million (2 or under) with your house TheStockFairy8/5/2007
83444zeus,re:"What's going wrong?". Depending who you ask. 1. What was John Chen8/5/2007
83443Tanta writes: SFAS 140: Like A Bridge Over Troubled Bong Water calculatedrisk.blCalculatedRisk8/5/2007
83442<i>Clinton, Rubin and Greenspan put their heads together and came up with Oblomov8/5/2007
83441deletedcarranza28/5/2007
83440tradelite,re:"FBI..". That's the new JOB growth the FED is engineeJohn Chen8/5/2007
83439I hope and suspect the FBI is investigating this "venture". It's aTradelite8/5/2007
83438Tradelite,re:"something for Nothing Home Deals". Hhuurraayy ! Buying aJohn Chen8/5/2007
83437Easy credit and strong economic growth in all these countries.Moominoid8/5/2007
83436Interesting paper (technical economics but some nice charts at the end). They esMoominoid8/5/2007
83435I believe that the 8% rate takes effect tomorrow, as does the suspension of manyThink4Yourself8/5/2007
83434The Dream Home That Never Was Concert Promoter to Auction Mansion He Built Then Tradelite8/5/2007
83433FAX has some non-investment grade bonds, but most of its bonds are AAA debt, priKyrosL8/5/2007
83432Something For Nothing Home Deals By Elizabeth Razzi Sunday, August 5, 2007; F01Tradelite8/5/2007
83431Did those countries get subprime easy money loans too? How do you explain their Jim McMannis8/5/2007
83430I knew you would know who's still around. Still, unless you'd had watcheJim McMannis8/5/2007
83429Any explanation has to explain why prices rose dramatically in all Anglo-Saxon-CMoominoid8/5/2007
83428Anyone track DROOD? They have sold off quite a bit here since the reverse split.Grandk8/5/2007
83427Merq, veritas and versign are the only ones from that list that ended up being wLizzie Tudor8/5/2007
83426Cramers picks right before the NASDAQ peak in 2000. How mny of these are still aJim McMannis8/5/2007
83425zeus has his push mower...and that burning smell is not your state pension fund.10K a day8/5/2007
83424GOOG- I don't know. Im in these alt energies right now. My favorite is FSLRLizzie Tudor8/5/2007
83423My son who sells RE in Miami and Fort Laurderdale told me they were doing liar Pogeu Mahone8/5/2007
83422"...which was hardly a Clinton "policy" or a situation he even debentway8/5/2007
83421You think he is going to do a greenie? At this point Why not let events take thPogeu Mahone8/5/2007
83420Ratings Profile Heightens U.S. Corporate Bond Market Risk, Report Says Friday, ALes H8/5/2007
83419Another bridge is falling: 777wallstreet.com10K a day8/5/2007
83418LOL If these insecure morons need more, good! I hope they all worry themselvesPogeu Mahone8/5/2007
83417>>>From the WSJ: Home Myths Meet Reality<<< Really poor reporChanceIs8/5/2007
83416Jim I do not have a lawn. I live on ledge. I bought a $85 old fashion push moPogeu Mahone8/5/2007
83415<i>In a nutshell, it sounds like Clinton ran the presses (to get reelectedOblomov8/5/2007
83414No Money Down Disappearing as Mortgage Option By Dina ElBoghdady Washington PosPaul Kern8/5/2007
83413What’s a Fed Chairman to Do? Bernanke's Choice By ALEX BERENSON PublishedMick Mørmøny8/5/2007
83412The Loan Comes Due Zero Down By FLOYD NORRIS Published: August 5, 2007 SUDDEMick Mørmøny8/5/2007
83411"We can earn our way through any economic cycle, except one like the Great CalculatedRisk8/5/2007
83410You can readily see that FAX hasn't been tracking the Australian Dollar veryElroy Jetson8/5/2007
83409A bit of kidding in spam mode now in progress and may turn into a full blown modmarginnayan8/5/2007
83408How does one work 70 hours/week and have kids or enjoy life? Everyone comes hereLive2Sail8/5/2007
83407On the Wells Fargo website, they are quoting 30yr. fixed jumbos at 7.0%, not 8% Live2Sail8/5/2007
83406read <i>Richistania</i> for a look at how the other 0.01% live. in sWyätt Gwyön8/5/2007
83405There was a small finger of East Palo Alto that extended into Palo Alto proper. Live2Sail8/5/2007
83404"I was in Palo Alto in the early 90's. Must have been a bad area becausbentway8/5/2007
83403Uh oh....I notice Mr. Mish says he disagrees with Cramer's view that a fed rTradelite8/5/2007
83402I think Jim, being from Florida, probably has a skewed view. He probably experibentway8/4/2007
83401Saw a doozy of a foreclosure notice for a home in McLean in the paper today. OrTradelite8/4/2007
83400When I lived and worked there, my CEO was a millionaire, but lived in a more modbentway8/4/2007
83399re: WCI Gary, considering Ichan already owns 15% of WCI, I think he is likely tpcyhuang8/4/2007
83398Hey, I resemble that remark. I'm happy that I have successfully fought the uLive2Sail8/4/2007
83397I was in Palo Alto in the early 90's. Must have been a bad area because I tThink4Yourself8/4/2007
83396Can't disagree with that. Meanwhile many are doing better than ever, new oppJohn Vosilla8/4/2007
83395I agree with you. The equity locust moving from LA to SLC needed someone behind John Vosilla8/4/2007
83394Yes, but the financial sector contributed much less to GDP in '87-'90 thpatron_anejo_por_favor8/4/2007
83393'I'll take commercial in 1990 over residential now in a heart beat if I&John Vosilla8/4/2007
83392Succinct summary: As Lily Tomlin once said, "The problem with the rat race patron_anejo_por_favor8/4/2007
83391<i>>New ball game, If true 20% down payments needed monday, Goodbye to 10K a day8/4/2007
83390'..the Bubble was a credit induced phenomenon first and foremost. Loans withJohn Vosilla8/4/2007
83389If yer giving out money, never hurts to have yer customer have some skin in the patron_anejo_por_favor8/4/2007
83388'Fortunately, we could always find other lenders to pick up the ball and getJohn Vosilla8/4/2007
83387Elroy, I know you keep closer tabs on Aus than me. Any thoughts on the AUD:Dollapatron_anejo_por_favor8/4/2007
83386D*mn, that was a good bank....I really hated it when WFC bought 'em....<Npatron_anejo_por_favor8/4/2007
83385Brinker is "Cramer lite", if you ask me....<NG>patron_anejo_por_favor8/4/2007
83384'Hard as it is to believe to the youngsters, there are times in Florida wherJohn Vosilla8/4/2007
83383I'll go out on a limb and say the chance we see a cut next week is 25%. We&#patron_anejo_por_favor8/4/2007
83382'While you're at it, do it with government spending' We have a natiJohn Vosilla8/4/2007
83381>>The 97' 250/500k exclusion on homestead property played a very smallpatron_anejo_por_favor8/4/2007
83380>>1987 was the stock market crash comparable to NASDAQ earlier this decadepatron_anejo_por_favor8/4/2007
83379Reynen Bardis build a really nice house (in Sacramento). Just *WAY* over priced10K a day8/4/2007
83378OT finally some decent progress in the house. IMHO anyway. An unusual saturday Lizzie Tudor8/4/2007
83377this is almost surreal. Reminds me of one of those high profile BKs where bad nLizzie Tudor8/4/2007
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