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  • Fannie and Freddie's Stuyvesant Town Holdings: Not in Taxpayers' Interest [View article]
    There should not BE any GSEs!!! This big government and socialist interference in housing (and other sectors) has GOT to end!!! ... More »
    Comment by Socialism cannot compete!
    Nov 11 13:17 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Commercial Banks' Assets and Liabilities: Trouble Ahead? [View article]
    The taxpayer's money is extracted by the IRS to give to the Feds who then loan the money to the TBTF for essentially nothing who then... More »
    Comment by fwi
    Nov 11 11:23 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Weak Recovery Does Not Create Jobs [View article]
    I can understand a recovery not creating jobs if real wages are rising either due to longer working hours or high hourly rates, but when... More »
    Comment by Dave Wrixon
    Nov 11 10:32 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Conservative Property Index Predicts We're Less than Halfway Through Fall [View article]
    Thank you for this excellent analysis. mdw On Nov 10 02:33 PM Birdsnest wrote: > I’ve come to the conclusion that real estate that... More »
    Comment by Michael David White
    Nov 11 00:39 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Fannie Mae Plus Goldman Plus Tax Credits Plus U.S. Treasury Add Up to Big Mess [View article]
    There a plenty of unsold affordable housing tax credits sitting with syndicators that GS can buy and reduce their tax obligation. It's... More »
    Comment by Dan Boone
    Nov 10 23:21 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • A Nation of Zombie Households [View article]
    Think back over the period of 2002 – 07. Whenever the economy seemed ready to pause that conventional wisdom was that the consumer us... More »
    Comment by bob adamson
    Nov 10 21:19 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Analyzing U.S. Economy in Terms of Housing [View article]
    Smiling as I write this... I too am infuriated by the seemingly ignorant market rally and don't think for one instant that we have seen... More »
    Comment by TraderRob
    Nov 10 19:48 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Analyzing U.S. Economy in Terms of Housing [View article]
    -article: "The above data is uplifting and potentially foreshadows a prosperity founded on yet another housing recovery, yet it's... More »
    Comment by TraderRob
    Nov 10 19:39 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Analyzing U.S. Economy in Terms of Housing [View article]
    This "recovery," as you put it, is a complete illusion courtesy of the great prestidigitator Ben Benanke. The stock market is up thanks... More »
    Comment by Russ Wetherill
    Nov 10 15:51 pm |
    Rating: +5 -1
  • Conservative Property Index Predicts We're Less than Halfway Through Fall [View article]
    I’ve come to the conclusion that real estate that you live in is almost ALWAYS a bad investment. What are the long term returns? ... More »
    Comment by Birdsnest
    Nov 10 14:33 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Analyzing U.S. Economy in Terms of Housing [View article]
    What is "plainly obvious" to the massive under/unemployed that you miss or obviously ignored, is that this so-called "bottoming" or... More »
    Comment by Donald Ingram
    Nov 10 13:54 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • FHFA's DeMarco Speaks. Remarks Offer Little Room for Optimism [View article]
    More FHLB warnings from Buhl at Housingwire: http://www.housingwire.com/2009/01/09/banks-may-take-hit-on-fhlb-stock-holdings/ I would... More »
    Comment by equitytrader
    Nov 10 12:41 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • The Fed and Fannie Mae: Throwing Money Down a Black Hole [View article]
    In firefighter parlance, this is what is known as a controlled burn. The government knows that it is now impossible to contain the fire,... More »
    Comment by Russ Wetherill
    Nov 10 12:40 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • FHFA's DeMarco Speaks. Remarks Offer Little Room for Optimism [View article]
    Teri Buhl (New York Post) warned about the FHLB's problems at the start of the year. And even boldly predicted the FHFA wouldn't lower... More »
    Comment by equitytrader
    Nov 10 12:33 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • It's the Subprime Fiasco All Over Again [View article]
    User 510668 is correct that the FIRST defaults are paid for out of insurance premium but as with FDIC, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac whne... More »
    Comment by Jim Van Meerten
    Nov 10 12:10 pm |
    Rating: 0 0