Rent, Don't Buy, Your Home By Justin Ewers, usnews.com Jun 26th, 2008 Real-estate agents have been pushing the virtues of homeownership since homes were invented. Or since real-estate agents were invented, anyway. Paying a mortgage, they insist, is a can't-miss...
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Price Corrections Are Not As Bad As Reported
Price Corrections Are Not As Bad As Reported by John Burns It is true that home prices have corrected more than any time in the past, and further price declines are likely. However, the methodology used to track home prices is overstating the actual correction. Some...
Dan Amerman Workshop Info
Workshop Sections: Day One 1. The Essentials Of Turning Inflation Into Wealth (*) 2. Understanding Asset Deflation In An Environment Of Monetary Inflation 3. Finding Hidden Opportunities When Prices Are Falling – A Real Estate Case Study (*) 4. ...
Renters Can’t Escape Housing Crisis
I told ya so. A must read... Renters Can't Escape Housing Crisis Source: USA TODAY Publication date: April 22, 2008 By Stephanie Armour On a chilly night after work last November, Christopher and Jenell Chow relaxed, watching the evening news while their children...
Bernanke Jeopardizes Dollar
Joseph Brusuelas June 10, 2008 ‘The road to hell is paved with good intentions’ is a proverb coined centuries ago, but today’s Federal Reserve (Fed) should take note when it does its own coining. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is in a tough spot; despite his best efforts...
The Prognosticators Had It All Wrong
An email I received from a Empowered Investor Network member... Jason, I was reading an article in Newsweek that made me think about the seminar I attended at Platinum. Basically David Lereah the old spokeshole for the NAR, which I'm sure you know has changed his tune...
U.S. Vultures Are Nesting
There's blood in the streets and one real estate organization is reporting that savvy homebuyers are snapping up distressed U.S. properties. On Monday, the National Association of Realtors' index of future home sales jumped in April to its highest level in eight...
How to Survive Stagflation – With a Profit in Your Pocket
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 How to Survive Stagflation - With a Profit in Your Pocket By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Increasingly in recent weeks commentators have begun speculating about the dreaded "S-word"- stagflation- and whether or not such a protracted...
Homes in foreclosure top 1 million
More than one million homes are now in foreclosure, the highest rate ever recorded, according to a trade group which warned Thursday that number will continue to climb. The Mortgage Bankers Association's first quarter report showed that a record 2.5% of all loans...
Buying Foreclosures
Here are some things to consider about REO’s and buying foreclosure properties. Get Rich Buying Foreclosures Little Known Secrets About Buying Foreclosures