Archive for January, 2008
Free Calendar Deal For Real Estate Bloggers Readers
I received this email from a long time reader about a calendar deal they are offering on some overstocks. Please order if you are interested.
Code: REBLOGGER100
This code is good for 100 FREE Tear-off Calendar Magnets from MagnetStreet (envelopes for mailing are also included). MagnetStreet has an …
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 this editorial hou…
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 in Los A…
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 tha…
Mortgage - Consumer Proposal
Questions: At what point can I get a mortgage during a consumer proposal? If so, what are the (ball park) interest rates usually offered? Would a refinance be better if I currently own my home? Do you think my current lender would renew my current mortgage if I have recently filed a consumer proposa…
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 t…
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 …