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Housing Solution: Crashing Home Prices or Cheaper Mortgages?

For a real solution out of this crisis that would endure home prices have to come down irrespective of the mortgage rate; otherwise, a waiting game for next crisis or sick market wil continue to linger as some people will not be able to stay in the house who got in as a result of lower mortgage rate. That means lesson is not learnt.

I do not intent to preach here, but all in DC are fixated on fixing the problem as oppose to resolving the problem. Fixes are fxes and almost all the time need fixing. However, once a problem is resolved it is done with.

Home Buyers in Southern California Ignore Bad Financial News

I know a person who bought a condo for 160k in May/June 2008 that was peaked at 210k. The person was elated at the price and prospect of renting it out. Dead Cat did bounce. Today a similar condo in the same complex is sitting below 120k and no offer. This is S C. California or S California cannot be immune to the Wall Street blood letting and consequential sufferring of the american people. It is only a matter of time. Majority of people in California are simple folks not that deep pocket as the TV shows portray. Reality is real and will be seen in time.

It Shows: Few In Congress Have Economic Background

I do not think that legislative member needs or requires formal or business knowledge of econ, finance etc - for that there are many experts, Ph Ds, and Nobel winners or in running.
What I think is missing in Legislative body is interest and inclination to listen, investigate and define and identify the issues and causes and then arrive at an optimal legislation.
What I noted is SHEEP herd for quick fix, election bytes and throw the money as if there is no tomorrow or future for children.

Housing and Financials: The Worst May Soon Be Over

Has the 3rd derivative brought the price to lon term trend line and then a little some to reflect the market dynamics?

Keep on going for slow grind for some time to come.

The Facts Behind the Coming Congressional Mortgage Bailout Bill

Paying for homes from IRA withdrawal without tax and penalty is rewarding fiscal imprudence for some and penalsing fiscal responsible people. At the same time, it pushes present problem of falling home equity to more poor old folks whenever they come to age of retirment. Then what? It is better to administer the bitter pill now and seek correct solution then to pass the issue for more misery tomorrow.....

Housing Prices Demand Correction

The market is working at its own pace. The last straw will be drawn once we reach there. But, before the last straw others are to be pulled out first to get to the proverbial the straw that broke the back.

It will take time for all to get their reality dose in time.

Led By the Dollar, Fiat Currencies Will Continue To Approach Zero

In the last 10000 years, ordinary wood, iron, or copper never lost their value either. Therefore, hold wood, iron and copper and play world financial market by currency backed by these natural substances. ha ha ...

The current peril is of adjustment in currency, goods and services produced and consumed with traders playing a role of hype [fear or good time]. Though, the US economy size is about 50% of the total global economy, never over estimate the economy of China, India, and many other touted countries; because they are driven by the US and do have a very small, almost insignificant internal yesteryear economy. It is more noise by traders of shift etc but a shift will bring even more destablization then stability either be it Euro or Yen or Russian Rubble.
The sub-prime woes and pain are wide spread including economies in Euro.

Robert Shiller's Real Track Record

Dr. Shiller is not playing market or real estate. He is an economist and based on the education he got and economic theories he is merely pointing out the potentail outcome of the model and the assumption. He is not saying or ever siad that this is it.

Also, pl understand, his model will continue to change as it is actively updated for a whole lot people are reacting or not reacting to the economy, fiscal & monitory policy.

If you take Dr. Shiller to be a market predictor righyt on spot, my friend you are making an incorrect assumption in your own model. Pl put Dr. Shiller correctly where he belongs. Your model will be less error and assumption prone.