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5 charts exploring the financial quicksand that real estate is stuck in for 2012 – Public debt now larger than GDP, entitlement challenges, post-bubble lows for housing, two lost decades for income, baby boomer demographics not looking positive for real estate.

As we look into 2012 we have much to be hopeful for but real estate is not a sector to pry into if you are expecting a rosy and sunny projection.  Real estate boomed because of easy access to what appeared to be an unlimited supply of debt.  Archimed…

Trifecta of keeping the housing bubble inflated in pocket markets –Senate votes to reinstate big loan limits, pushes visas for wealthy foreign home buyers, and artificially slams rates lower to hammer savers.

It should be abundantly clear and obvious that the government and Wall Street want nothing more than to keep home prices inflated and are sticking out a giant middle finger to the majority of Americans.  You might have missed the glorious news that ou…

Shadow inventory grows in Southern California – Huntington Beach foreclosure with $1.4 million in loans and no payments made in a year. Auction scheduled for end of March in a mid-tier Southern California beach city.

The big story surrounding American housing has to do with distressed inventory that is not reported in any meaningful way.  It is amazing that even after the National Association of Realtors had to revise home sales lower and was blasted by those who …

5 reasons why falling home prices will be good for the economy – Higher homes values does not mean higher home equity, financial sector profits back up to 30 percent of all corporate profits, the mortgage debt equation.

A recent report shows that 11 million homeowners with a mortgage are underwater with a deep red line item on their household budget.  Add into the mix those with less than 5 percent equity and we realize that 28 percent of all “homeowners” are eit…

Toll Brothers: If You Can Not Build Them, Join Them

The construction market slowdown to historic lows has the braintrust at Toll Brothers reconsidering their business plan. Since they can not sell new homes right now they have announced a plan to buy distressed properties.
Yep, a top homebuilder is going into the REO game. And it is a brilliant move. One of the biggest fears [...]

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Toll Brothers: If You Can Not Build Them, Join Them

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Toll Brothers: If You Can Not Build Them, Join Them

The construction market slowdown to historic lows has the braintrust at Toll Brothers reconsidering their business plan. Since they can not sell new homes right now they have announced a plan to buy distressed properties. Yep, a top homebuilder is going into the REO game. And it is a brilliant move. One of the biggest [...]

Thanks for reading this post. If you would like to see more articles like this, please come visit The Real Estate Bloggers. where it was originally published.

Toll Brothers: If You Can Not Build Them, Join Them

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