Category: Real Estate
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Dec 16, 2011 in Bamboozling, Corruption, Current Affairs, Economic Stimulus, Hoodwinking, Housing & Housing Crisis, Joe Biden, President Barack Obama, Real Estate | View Comments
Or rather, they continue to not add up. First it was the massive Stimulus money hole, Solyndra, courtesy of Obama paying off his big donors, a recurring theme with him; then it was the bogus Unemployment Numbers pushed by the President and the Democrats; can’t forget about the missing $1.2 Billion Obama’s and Biden’s good [...]
By Larry Doyle on Aug 14, 2009 in Economy, Home Loan, Housing & Housing Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgages, Real Estate, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog) | View Comments
Can we truly expect our economy to return to LONG-TERM health if the housing market remains under severe pressure? I think not. While Wall Street rebounds, Main Street continues to lose value. How so? Home foreclosures continue to run at breakneck speed. Bloomberg reports, U.S. Foreclosure Filings Set Third Record-High in Five Months: Foreclosure filings [...]
By Larry Doyle on Jul 15, 2009 in Current Affairs, Economy, Housing & Housing Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgages, Real Estate, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog) | View Comments
I guess this woman wasn’t too far off in her prophetic statement last Fall: Is Barack Obama about to move into the rental market and become the largest single landlord in the process? Hat tip to AK for pointing out this developing story. Reuters reports, Obama Mulls Rental Option for Some Homeowners: U.S. government officials [...]
By John Batchelor on Apr 16, 2009 in American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Economy, Housing & Housing Crisis, Real Estate | View Comments
Calculated Risk’s choice California Jim the Realtor posts today a surprising positive indication in Chula Vista, California.
By Larry Doyle on Mar 27, 2009 in American Consumers, Bank Nationalization, Banking Institutions, Economy, FDIC, Mortgage Crisis, Real Estate, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Tim Geithner, Wall Street | View Comments
The other day, I provided a cursory overview of the details embedded in the recently proposed Public-Private Investment Partnership, Will Banks Truly Sell these Toxic Assets? The main point I tried to highlight in that piece was the need for true price discovery for these toxic assets. A loyal reader provided tremendous insight in highlighting [...]
By Larry Doyle on Mar 20, 2009 in American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Commerce, Current Affairs, Economy, Education, Mortgages, Real Estate, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog) | View Comments
Sense on Cents is very judicious in selecting our Economic All-Stars (highlighted in the left sidebar of Sense on Cents). These individuals continually display a level of professionalism, maturity, consistency, and integrity which are not commonly found in our financial or political spectrum. I deeply appreciate their insights and perspectives and enjoy sharing them with [...]
By Larry Doyle on Mar 12, 2009 in American Consumers, Current Affairs, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Employment, Equity Markets, Home Loan, Housing & Housing Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgages, Real Estate, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Stimulus Plan, Wall Street | View Comments
***Cross-posted from my blog, Sense on Cents. Come by and visit! At the core of most, if not all, of our economic problems lies housing. I do not need to replay the tape of low rates, shoddy underwriting, and Wall Street securitizations that all played a dramatic role in creating a bubble the likes of [...]
By Larry Doyle on Mar 10, 2009 in American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Barack Obama, Economy, FDIC, Home Loan, Housing & Housing Crisis, Mortgages, Real Estate, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Wall Street | View Comments
Editor’s Note: Stay tuned for a new story on Sheila Bair tomorrow morning. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I thoroughly respect Sheila Bair. Our Head of the FDIC has been an honest broker each and every time I have heard her speak. [...]
By Larry Doyle on Mar 1, 2009 in American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Barack Obama, Commerce, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Deficit, Democratic Party, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Employment, Equity Markets, Global Finance, Hedge Funds, Home Loan, Housing & Housing Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgages, Obama Administration, Real Estate, Republicans, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Stimulus Plan, Unemployment, Wall Street | View Comments
Prior to going to the comments section of my son’s report card, human nature dictates that I first look at the grades. In that same vein, let’s see how the markets performed for the month of February: Let’s review my specific projections from the January 2009 Recap:
By Larry Doyle on Feb 27, 2009 in American Consumers, Commerce, Current Affairs, Democratic Party, Economy, Employment, Equity Markets, Joe Biden, Mortgage Crisis, Real Estate, Unemployment, Wall Street | View Comments
Economic and budgetary analysis by their very nature often employ a “ceteris paribus” approach or similarly base line assumptions. Ceteris paribus, translated as “all other things being equal,” or base line assumptions are necessary given the fact that economic analysis has so many variables. Well, let me share with you that ceteris are NEVER paribus [...]
By Larry Doyle on Feb 22, 2009 in American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Commerce, Current Affairs, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Employment, Real Estate, Unemployment, Wall Street | View Comments
Football fans know that ball control and time management are two very critical factors in determining outcome. While a coach may at times “go deep” in order to catch the opponent off guard, victory is determined by the hard work in the trenches and grinding out first downs. I know of no team that has [...]
By Larry Doyle on Feb 7, 2009 in American Consumers, Bank Nationalization, Banking Institutions, Credit Card Companies, Current Affairs, Earmarks, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Housing & Housing Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Real Estate, Tax stimulus package | View Comments
We will have our regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Saturday departure from Central Station. The tracks remain steeply sloped with many curves along the way. With all eyes and ears and hearts focused on the wide range of developments in the economy, the markets, and the world of global finance we have added a few extra [...]
By SusanUnPC on Feb 6, 2009 in American Consumers, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Housing & Housing Crisis, Real Estate, Republicans | View Comments
The Fox All-Star panel on Special Report with Bret Baier speak out on Obama’s woes with his stimulus package. ALSO: Republicans are arguing the the economic crisis began with housing, so the effort to overcome the crisis should start in the same place — housing.
By NoQuarterLive on Jan 25, 2009 in American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Hank Paulson, Home Loan, Housing & Housing Crisis, NoQuarter Radio, Open Thread, Real Estate, SEC, Tim Geithner | View Comments
Program concluded & promo bumped back … Afterwards, the archived show is up at BlogTalkRadio or via iTunes/iPod (see our instructions in the right column under No Quarter Radio).) Join us in 10 minutes for LD’s weekly radio show tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET to 9:00 p.m. ET. We’ll discuss a wide array of financial [...]
By Larry Doyle on Jan 18, 2009 in American Consumers, Auto Industry, Banking Institutions, Ben Bernanke, Current Affairs, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Hank Paulson, Obama Administration, Obama's Cabinet, Real Estate, Retail Businesses, TARP, Tax stimulus package, Unemployment, Workers | View Comments
(bumped up by Susan || Larry’s latest radio show will be available via BlogTalkRadio and through subscription to iTunes [see our instructions in the right column, down about a screen], which you can download to your iPod.) It was only a matter of time before the losses embedded in our banking system caught up and [...]