Feature Article #1
The Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Bill Will Control Housing Standards
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Remember the local and state building regulations that you have worked under if you are a builder. As New Yorkers would say, Forgetaboutit…
The new legislation that passed through the House last night, unread by any of the Congress people, [...]
Feature Article #2
1 in 3 Buyers Now Come From The Internet
Sometimes a picture tells the story:
Obviously newspapers are nearly useless to real estate agents now. The investment that was made in advertising in the papers should be moved to the internet, either through websites or tools to get maximum exposure for the agents listings.
In real estate we have already seen the value of newspapers [...]
Feature Article #3
Housing Starts Down 54.2 Percent For April, 2009
New housing starts dropped significantly in April, 2009 down 54.2 percent from April, 2008. There were only 458,000 homes started in the month.
The Commerce Department also is reporting new housing starts dropped to levels not seen since 1959. New building permits, an indicator of future building, were also down.
New building permits, which give a sense [...]
Feature Article #4
Case Shiller Report For February 2009 Bleeds Red, Phoenix Down 50%
When you look back at this period of real estate history in the United States you will have to wonder how we kept our sanity. The picture of the stockbroker jumping out of the window is the image from the Great Depression. What will be the image of the Real Estate agent who went through [...]
Feature Article #5
Mortgages May Be Safe From Bankruptcy Judges
This is good news for the mortgage industry. The housing bill winding it’s way through Congress is most likely not going to include a cramdown provision allowing bankruptcy judges to change mortgage terms.
This will give mortgage writers the confidence that the terms of the mortgage can be upheld and that rates will not rise to [...]
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I started The Real Estate Bloggers in 2005 when real estate was at it’s peak. The site has followed the industry from the highest heights to the deepest lows. We have strived to bring a reasoned analysis of the real estate industry for both professionals, pundits, buyers and sellers, voyeurs, and those just curious.
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Get ready for the roller coaster if the Cap and Trade Bill that was passed by the House of Representatives last week becomes law. Those who are living in older homes or homes that are not the most energy efficient are essentially screwed.
While the government is spending money to fix our problems, the resulting rising interest rates are putting pressure on the mortgage market. So much so that mortgage lending has dropped to an 8 month low as higher interest rates and rising unemployment is convince homebuyers to remain at home.
As the Treasury Department training company, Goldman Sachs, records incredible profits, the housing market is fighting a battle to save the economy. The 275 billion that the Federal Government allocated to infuse into the housing market is failing to get into the hand of the borrowers. It is staying with the bankers paying down their debt and fix their bottom line. 
Evander Holyfield’s home is massive. When you drive by it (it is not far from our house) you think it is a museum. But the cost of maintaining the home and the other expenses that the aging boxer are wearing out his resources and for the second time in a year
What happens when you give special deals to politician?
We are all thrilled that real estate sales volume has increased, but is it because the investors have returned to the marketplace? When the bubble burst, real estate investors in parts of the country were hit hard. They fled the market, some with moderate losses, some losing the shirt off their back.

