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The Mortgage Meltdown Could Get Messier

December 16th, 2008 1:17 am
Foreclosure, a word rarely heard in the media before 2007, is now a term used almost daily in the news. Millions of Americans are losing their homes as the country falls deeper into recession. The ba... [Read More]

What is the definition of "insanity'?

December 8th, 2008 3:22 pm
Why have more than half of the borrowers who modified their loans defaulted in six months? What should be done to fix the problem? What is the definition of "insanity"?

Citi and What Lies Ahead

November 24th, 2008 9:02 am
Categorized in: Local Market Conditions
Why Citi and not homeowners? Still no political will to address the root of the problem. Too bad strapped homeowners can't afford lobbyists!

FDIC Plan Would Refinance Troubled Loans

Posted at Jay Nadelson by Jay Nadelson
November 17th, 2008 9:07 pm
FIDC, defaults, foreclosures, bailout, reduced interest, bank owned, reo, modify loans, affordable

Complex Systems

November 12th, 2008 4:15 pm
Categorized in: Real Estate Legislation
Complex financial systems and the clumsy tools government has to work with are not a good fit.

BGS3 News - U.S. Treasury to Buy Shares of Leading U.S. Banks

Posted at BGS3 Blog by Kenn Lewis
October 14th, 2008 10:20 am
BGS3 can now report that on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, the Treasury Department revealed a plan to use $250 billion to...

The Solution to Falling Real Estate Prices: The Wrecking Ball Response???

October 10th, 2008 8:33 pm
In yesterday’s post I mused at the end about the effects of the $700 billion “bailout” plan. It’s hard to believe it was just last week that was passed -- it seems like eons ago. Since then, central banks around the world cut interest rates, the

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: What Does $700 Billion Buy Us?

October 9th, 2008 2:55 pm
Last Friday President Bush signed into law the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 -- more infamously known as the $700 billion bailout. It’s the most expensive government intervention in U.S. history. Among the provisions in the 450-page bill

BGS3 - Bailout Predicted in 1999

Posted at BGS3 Blog by Kenn Lewis
October 7th, 2008 8:01 am
To help better understand how the housing crisis began, the Official Blog of BGS3 would like to direct your attention to an article...

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: What Caused This !@#$?

October 6th, 2008 11:23 am
In my last post, I blogged about what the !@#$ has happened to our financial and economic systems. Today, we’ll explore why.

Could the 700 Billion Bailout = No Change in the Housing Market?

October 4th, 2008 11:45 pm
The general arguments concerning the bailout have gone something along the lines of "The taxpayers should not have to foot a 700 billion dollar bill to bail out Wall Street" "But if taxpayers do... [Read More]

In Week Of Historic Changes Mortgage Interest Rates Hold Even

October 4th, 2008 11:41 pm
Mortgage Interest Rates Mortgage Rates Widget In a week of historic changes in the US financial markets mortgage interest rates held pretty much even across the board. With the mark... [Read More]

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: What the !@#$ Just Happened?

October 4th, 2008 10:55 am
Okay, so the $700 billion “bailout” plan is passed -- and President Bush will surely sign it. Maybe now is a good time to reflect on what the !@#$ just happened.

We Can’t Save Main Street without Saving Wall Street

October 3rd, 2008 12:58 pm
We simply can’t separate the fate of Main Street -- to use a fast-tiring cliché -- from the fate of Wall Street.

Bail Out MY@#!*

October 3rd, 2008 12:43 pm
Bail Out, Rescue, Politics
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