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Best and Worst Places to Buy a House
Best and Worst Places to Buy a House
by Danielle Babb
Thursday, January 24, 2008 provided by Enterpreneur
Whether you're looking for an investment property or a place to live, here's a look at the cities you should seek out and avoid in 2008.
The housing crunch and the excessive inventory -- exceeding...
U.S. real estate a 'bargain' for foreign buyers
U.S. real estate a 'bargain' for foreign buyers
Many paying cash as dollar falls in value
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
By Tom Kelly
Inman News
Two years ago, while attending a home-builder convention in Orlando, Fla., a top-producing local real estate agent was bubbling over the interior design...
On $11 an hour, Jersey man made millions
by Karen Datko
Paul Navone is one of those quiet millionaires next door. His friends had no idea he had money until he started giving it away -- $1 million to a college and another $1 million to a prep school. The 78-year-old retiree never made more than $11 an hour while working in the New Jersey...
Fed chief raises expectations of more rate cuts
Fed chief raises expectations of more rate cuts
Mortgage stocks rebound on rumor of BofA, Countrywide merger
Friday, January 11, 2008
Inman News
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke raised expectations of further cuts in short-term interest rates in a speech delivered Thursday, capping a week...
Mortgage rates plummet on softer economic news
Great time to "stock up" on ultra-cheap debt. Note that the cheaper it is to borrow, the more inflationary pressure!!!
Mortgage rates plummet on softer economic news
Freddie Mac: 30-year fixed sinks to Sept. 2005 level
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Inman News
Economic worries continued to push...
Coast spared mortgage crisis
Coast spared mortgage crisis
Sunday, January 06, 2008
By VETO F. ROLEY
PASCAGOULA -- While the sub-prime mortgage crisis threatens to undermine housing markets across the United States, a leading real estate professional in Jackson County says effects from the crisis are muted along the Gulf Coast.
Mortgage...
Pre-Depression Mortgages
From an e-mail I received:
Hi Jason;
What I have heard about mortgages prior to the great depression is that
the only mortgages available were interest only balloon payment mortgages.
From what I understand, fully amortized 30 year fixed rate loans are a
post-depression financial instrument, and...
Airbus mulls plants in US, Russia: report
European plane maker Airbus is looking into building assembly plants in the United States or Russia to mitigate the effects of a strengthening euro, a German press report to be published on Monday said.
The German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche reports in its new edition that the city of Mobile,...
Creating Wealth #9 - Where is the U.S. Real Estate Marketing Going? Where Are the Bubbles?
Jason Hartman speaks with David J. Decker, author of Cash in on the Coming Real Estate Crash, about areas of the nation that are at risk for a crash. Caution!
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Welcome to Creating Wealth with Jason Hartman, President of Platinum Properties Investor Network in Costa Mesa, California. ...