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Student Debt Starting To Hurt Housing and Mortgage Markets

We have been saying that one of the great risks to the housing recovery is the huge increase in student debt over the past decade. If the universities get the[...]

Sinkhole Swallows Man Sleeping in Bed in Seffner, Florida

This is about as scary as it gets. Imagine being asleep in bed and a sinkhole opens up right underneath your bed. While you are asleep… Unfortunately this is what[...]

California Government Tries To Hide Real Estate Deal Information AB 382

If you work for the politically connected CalPERS or other California pension funds and investment vehicles, you would love for all your mistakes to be hidden from your investor’s view.[...]

RIP Jerry Buss, Real Estate Magnate and Lakers Owner

Jerry Buss, best known for his ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, was also a member of the real estate community. He made is money through his ownership[...]

The Housing Police Are Getting Teeth From ObamaCare

Obamacare has opened the door for the government to get inside your home. For years we heard “Government Stay Out Of My Bedroom” but now those on the other side[...]

The Difference Between a Real Estate Recovery and Stopping The Flow of Blood

An interview with Chip Case, founder of the Case-Shiller Report, has a great obeservation of the housing market I thought I would share this morning. “We have to distinguish between[...]

Healthcare Bill has Provision That Punishes Small Builders

Imagine that every small business under 50 employees had to obey one set of rules. Then one group has to burden a greater cost while living under a separate rulebook. This is[...]

The Top 10 Least Happy States To Live In

Ever wonder why everyone around you is grumpy and mad? Check your zip code. A new study shows the levels of happiness by state. The New York metro area leads[...]

Need To Finance A Whorehouse, See ACORN For Advice

A conservative videographer and his girlfriend went to the Maryland and Washington DC ACORN offices acting as a pimp and a prostitute looking to finance a whorehouse with ACORN’s help.[...]

Why We Might See Another Housing Slowdown if FHA Loans Blow Up

When the mortgage companies were writing loans to anyone with a pulse, you rarely saw an FHA loan being written. Even in 2006 only 2.7 percent of loans were FHA. But when[...]