When it comes to housing options your choices are between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. The sorry state of our housing market is driving people to crazy extremes,…
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Back in 2005 I had my real estate license. I didn’t spend that much time working the business, it was more so I could make a commission on my own…
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Housing starts were weak in March and bodybuilder sentiment remains stuck in the mud. Builders are blaming a shortage of skilled labor for a lack of production, news that’s kind…
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If you were going to design a bad investment, a mortgage on an owner-occupied home is very much what it would look like. There’s a high barrier to entry in…
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Nothing points out the dysfunctional nature of our housing market quite like Tornado Alley. How many times have we seen entire communities of 3 bedroom, 2 bath homes made out…
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Being in the real estate industry in 2005 made it easy to see the housing crash coming. What drove it home for me was how many times respectable agents would…
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My fellow RT contributor, Bruce Haring, has an interesting piece on how Goldman Sachs managed to buy themselves out of criminal prosecution and jail time. The settlement is for Goldman’s…
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If you purchased a home with a mortgage, you’re already keenly aware of one of the perverse aspects of borrowing money to buy a house — and that is if…
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When I was inexperienced buying homes and before I took up real estate as a sideline business, I used to think that home inspections would protect me from making a…
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The Census Bureau collects a wealth of data about Americans, besides just trying to count us. They also collect facts about how we live, including the structures we live in. These…
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