Tulip Mania – The World’s First Bubble

Tulip mania was a period in the 17th century during which Dutch contract prices for bulbs of the recently introduced tulip reached extraordinarily high levels and then suddenly collapsed. At the peak of tulip mania, in February 1637, some single tulip bulbs sold for...

Bulk Home Sales Favor Big Investment Groups

Although the flood of foreclosed homes hitting housing markets around the country has slowed since the mortgage crisis of a few years ago, many foreclosures are still being held by banks, real estate groups and federal lenders such as Fannie Mae. Now, as these groups...

The Changing Face of the Mortgage Market

Recent news that the number of US mortgage delinquencies continues to fall indicates good news for the beleaguered US housing market as a whole. With better employment conditions and a willingness on the part of some lenders to assist struggling homeowners, fewer...

Foreign Investors: Are They Competing for Income Properties?

The dust is clearing after the US housing collapse of a few years ago and the general housing market appears to be rebounding. But more stringent mortgage standards and economic factors make it difficult – if not impossible – for many former homeowners to buy a home,...

Peter Schiff: QE3 Will Drive Up Prices

Jason Hartman: Welcome to the Creating Wealth Show. This is your host, Jason Hartman, and this is episode number 278. Wow, 278 episodes. We’re almost breaking the 300 barrier here. And so many people like Roger Bannister’s Four Minute Mile and Chuck Yeager’s...
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