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$7,500 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Explained
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

As part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the IRS authorizes a deduction of up to $7,500 for qualified first-time homebuyers. What does that mean? Read on for an explanation.

Article | Updated Aug 18, 2008 | Views: 3663 | Comments: 12
Tags: housing tax credit

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The Great New York City Housing Collapse Is Now Underway
Submitted by Ted Sholes  (bestcashcow.com)

New York real estate brokers are still saying that housing prices will never fall more than 5% in Manhattan. They are full of shit.

Article | Updated Nov 23, 2008 | Views: 457 | Comments: 6
Tags: real estate, new york city, manhattan, manhattan real estate, new york real estate crash

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Rent Versus Buy? New tool uses rent ratio to help you decide.
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

A new tool from HeatMap.com combines rental and housing sales data to provide an indicator on whether it makes sense to rent or to buy.

Tools | Updated Jun 11, 2008 | Views: 489 | Comments: 0
Tags: rent ratio, heatmap

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Fed Rolls Out Mortgage Payment Calculator
Submitted by PhilR  (www.federalreserve.gov)

The Federal Reserve rolled out a new calculator allowing consumers to calculate mortgage payments for a variety of mortgage products, including adjustable-rate mortgages, interest-only loans, and...

Tools | Submitted Jun 20, 2007 | Views: 282 | Comments: 1 
Tags: mortgage, mortgage calculator

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Americans in Denial About Fall in Housing Prices
Submitted by JRodgers  (money.cnn.com)

Article suggests, correctly I believe, that many Americans mistakenly believe that their home values are still appreciating.

Article | Submitted Jun 21, 2007 | Views: 579 | Comments: 1 
Tags: real estate bubble, real estate crash

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Mortgage Fraud
Submitted by JRodgers  (online.wsj.com)

This is an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal about mortgage foreclosure fraud. What is especially extraordinary is how easy it is to perpetrate.

Article | Submitted Dec 21, 2007 | Views: 286 | Comments: 0 
Tags: mortgage, mortgage foreclosure

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Captain Capitalism Blog Explans Mortgage Mess in Cartoon Form
Submitted by Sam Cass  (docs.google.com)

A Blogger calling himself Captain Capitalism has put together a short cartoon that explains the mortgage mess. From what I can tell he's an economics professor at a university in Minnesota.

Article | Submitted Feb 25, 2008 | Views: 461 | Comments: 0 
Tags: subprime, housing bubble, mortgage mess

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Home Prices Down 6.1% from 2007 Levels and Why They Probably Have Further to Go
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

I took a look at the recent data from the National Association of Realtors and put together a few graphs. They show that home sales have fallen sharply, inventories are up pretty dramatically, but...

Article | Updated Jul 25, 2008 | Views: 144 | Comments: 0
Tags: homes sales data, home price graphs, home price date

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House Prices decline around the world
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

It's confirmed. The United States of America has suffered the largest home price decline in the western world over the last two years. The Economist provided a house price index which....

Article | Submitted Sep 18, 2008 | Views: 126 | Comments: 1 
Tags: housing, realestate

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Bear Stearns Lends $3.2 Million to Its Fund Brought Down By Sub-Prime Woos
Submitted by JRodgers  (www.nytimes.com)

This tells up that we are still at the tip of the iceberg in terms of working through the sub-prime problems.

Article | Submitted Jun 23, 2007 | Views: 287 | Comments: 1 
Tags: mortgages, hedge funds, subprime

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Key home sale index slides to 6-year low
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (money.cnn.com)

I've been worried about a slide in real-estate for some time. I don't think the bottom is here yet and this article confirms my fears

Article | Submitted Jul 3, 2007 | Views: 1370 | Comments: 2 
Tags: housing, real estate bubble, real estate, housing bubble

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Boom Town in Boston
Submitted by PhilR  (www.boston.com)

I live in Boston and it's obvious that commercial real estate is booming, unlike the housing market. Good article from the Boston Globe on it.

Article | Submitted Jul 13, 2007 | Views: 280 | Comments: 0 
Tags: real estate, boston, boston globe

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Mass. housing slump continues
Submitted by PhilR  (www.boston.com)

The real estate market in Boston continues to be soft.

Article | Submitted Jul 23, 2007 | Views: 333 | Comments: 1 
Tags: housing, real estate, housing bubble

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Housing and Mortgage Data Doesn't Fit Media's Picture of Doom and Gloom
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Take a look at the data below and tell me if all of the sub-prime talk really makes sense. I suspect that savvy investors are seeing through the hype and are already taking positions to profit...

Article | Updated Aug 29, 2007 | Views: 1587 | Comments: 8
Tags: housing, real estate, credit crunch, subprime mortgages

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September Numbers Show Housing Dropping Like a Rock
Submitted by Cindy Daniels  (www.marketwatch.com)

The bad news continues for housing. If you need buy you might want to wait. Prices are still coming down and probably will be for quite some time.

Article | Submitted Oct 24, 2007 | Views: 411 | Comments: 0 
Tags: housing, real estate, housing bubble



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