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1. Griz on Keeping an Eye on the Entire U.S. Housing Picture, Part 1: Case Shiller is the correct way to look at asset values. Problem... more »
2. John Galt on Keeping an Eye on the Entire U.S. Housing Picture, Part 1: "which has truly not helped the economy, and should not really be... more »
3. MartyT on Please, Shoot the Vultures, But Don’t Blame Them for Being Vultures!: I think your plan is a good plan and would help if it were... more »
4. John Preston on Please, Shoot the Vultures, But Don’t Blame Them for Being Vultures!: Actually, the real plan was to stabilize the prices....let the... more »
5. derryl on Please, Shoot the Vultures, But Don’t Blame Them for Being Vultures!: Mr. Preston, I just read your plan and the problem I see is that,... more »
6. Mad Hedge Fund Trader on Please, Shoot the Vultures, But Don’t Blame Them for Being Vultures!: If you have had any doubt that commercial real estate is not the... more »
7. Radardoc on Why Mortgage Modifications Have Failed: "I never quite understood the let housing values cash plan. Those... more »
8. Mr. Ed, Jr. on Why Mortgage Modifications Have Failed: The author believes that it is somehow the role of government to... more »
9. HerrHansa on Why Mortgage Modifications Have Failed: The only reason the banks like any of these plans are that they... more »
10. bigmoney on Why Mortgage Modifications Have Failed: some folks are worried about hyper inflation. With housing, we... more »
11. rm on Why Mortgage Modifications Have Failed: [We’ve tried the “let housing values fall’ plan, ] Have... more »
12. Rico44 on Why Mortgage Modifications Have Failed: MattZN; You really didn't just say "Bernanke actually managed to... more »
13. Loan Survivor on Why Mortgage Modifications Have Failed: The world's biggest Ponzi scheme EVER is what Wall Street did to... more »
14. johngonole on Mortgage Defaults and Skin-in-the-Game: Why This Correlation Is Wrong: I'll also mention that the downpayment ensure homeowner equity. ... more »
15. johngonole on Mortgage Defaults and Skin-in-the-Game: Why This Correlation Is Wrong: The author is basically purposefully untruthful. He skips over... more »