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One in Eight Nevada Homes Empty

Nevada has a great many empty homes, and after my experiences flipping occupied properties, I will be happily focused on the empty ones. Continue reading

Posted in Foreclosures, Foreclosures and Short Sales, Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics, Investing | Tagged Flipping, Foreclosures, investing, Las Vegas, Nevada, REOs, strategic default | 2 Comments

Shanghai Prepares for Property Tax to Curb ‘Speculative’ Buying

China property bubble will overheat until it implodes. In the meantime, regardless of what China reports on the CPI, inflation remains a huge problem. Once again, those looking for inflation can find it in China, not the US, where consumer credit is contracting. Continue reading

Posted in Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics | Tagged China, Home Prices, Housing Bubble, investing | 1 Comment

Cashflow investors will stabilize the housing market

The government doesn’t need to subsidize cashflow investors. It simply needs to get out of their way. Continue reading

Posted in Fresh Perspectives, Investing | Tagged Home Prices, investing | 2 Comments

It Is Too Soon To Buy-And-Hold

I would argue that many of the people who think that now is the time to invest in the lower-end simply haven’t spent much time there. If they did, they would know that most of the residents are just barely hanging on. Continue reading

Posted in Banking and Finance, Best Of The Storm, Data, Data, and More Data, Everything About Foreclosures, Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics, Investing | Tagged Antioch, Brentwood, Concord, east palo alto, Foreclosures, Home Prices, Housing Bubble, Interest Rates, investing, Modeato, Moratoria, Pittsburg, Price-to-Rent Ratio, Rents, Stockton, Tax Credits, The Central Valley | Leave a comment

Antioch and Pittsburg: Is the Worst Over?

If the foreclosure backlog ever does break loose, expect home prices in Antioch, Pittsburg, Brentwood, and the other East Contra Costa Communities to once again spiral downward. Continue reading

Posted in Banking and Finance, Best Of The Storm, Data, Data, and More Data, Everything About Foreclosures, Home Economics, Investing | Tagged Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay, flippers, Foreclosures, Home Prices, investing, Pittsburg, Pre-Foreclosures, Shadow Inventory | Leave a comment