Archive for January, 2008
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Housing Will Not Cause A Recession
Earlier this week my Dad sent me an editorial from the Wall Street Journal. It is probably buried behind a paywall but the link is at the bottom of the page.
The most important point I got out of it was how small a part of our Gross National Product (GDP) housing is. According to [...]
Tribune Sells Original Warner Brothers Studio To Hudson Capital
It is funny that the one of the first moves that the Tribune Company has made since being acquired by Sam Zell is a commercial real estate sale. But that is what he has done by selling the property that KTLA-TV is using and was the original home of the Warner Brothers Studios.
The property [...]
Real Estate Slowdown in Spain, Half of Agents Close Shop
We are so focused on how the real estate is affecting us in the United States we forget the credit crunch is hitting the rest of the world too. Raising the Roof, the excellent real estate blog of the International Herald Tribune, has this interesting post on real estate agents in Spain. It seems that [...]
31Jan2008 | Tom Royce | 5 comments | Continued
FBI Investigating 14 Subprime Companies? Smokescreen or Crackdown?
The FBI is investigating 14 unnamed companies who have been involved in the subprime lending industry. They are searching for fraudulent behavior in the packaging and selling of loans and the subsequent bundling for investment purposes.
We all know that there was a great deal of fraud that was in the system at the end [...]
Top 10 States With Lowest Foreclosure Rate In 2007
With the media focusing on the high rate of foreclosures in the country the people of these state must be wondering what every one is talking about. With rates of less than 1 hundreth of a percent, South Dakota and Vermont must be confused.
Meanwhile 10 states have a foreclosure rate of 1 home in ever [...]
Countrywide Loses $422 Million – Bank Of America Buyers Remorse?
When Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo announced yesterday he was not taking the severance package in the Bank of America takeover you had to wonder what was on his conscience.
Now we know. After telling the world that Countrywide would be profitable in the 4th quarter they announced a 422 million dollar loss. I would love [...]
Top 10 States With Highest Foreclosure Rate In 2007
One of 2007’s top stories was the huge increase in foreclosures across the United States. The final numbers have been released by RealtyTrac and they are tough but expected. The worst states hit were markets where speculators walked away from properties or the effects of a miserable Midwestern economy.
Nevada led the way with one out every 33 [...]
Countrywide CEO Mozilo Gives Up 40 Million Dollar Severance Package
Do you think that Angelo Mozilo giving up his 40 million dollar severance package is from the goodness of his heart or to mollify his guilt? Let’s face it, Countrywide placed a number of big bets on the mortgage industry to maintain it’s growth and most now have turned up poorly.
So the Countrywide merger with takeover by [...]
Real Estate Issue #1 In Florida Primary
Florida real estate has had an interesting go of it the past few years. First hurricanes came racing through and the insurance companies increased their rates dramatically. All this time the housing boom was occurring increasing the property taxes to record highs. Now that the housing industry has slowed down, people are fearful of being [...]
28Jan2008 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued
My mom told me to put the statue in the ground, just seems wrong to me but I did it. ...
What about RE/MAX Commercial? Where this classification came from?
I am pretty sure RE/MAX Commercial in volume sales must be above ...
Well Tom, once again you have said it much better than I could have. Unfortunately the folks at Move, ...
It certainly does not bode well for a fast recovery in the economic climate. This will affect all real estate ...
I HAVE 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS..HOW DO I APPLY AT KAI. 
Definitely not a fan of Move Inc.!!! 
A lot of you really need to go back to kindergarten and learn to spell correctly. If you cannot spell ...
In 2008, there was an extension to push first-time home buyers to purchase their homes quickly since the program did ...
I also need HELP and don't know what to do about my problem. I have a garden apartment off ...
I have the same situation. I sold my home in July and am scheduled to to close in a few ...
