The title of this post comes from Australia’s “Brisbane Bear” regarding a link to Soft is Pundits’ New Hard-Sell PROPERTY pundits are labelling it a buyer’s market. Clearance rates are low, the glut of properties for sale shows little sign of abating and prices are now negotiable. Even the market’s most bullish supporters are bending [...]
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Real Estate Emails from Arizona and Florida: Should I Buy? Is this a Scam?
February 26th, 2011 
admin In response to Interactive Map of Case Shiller Home Price Drop from Peak; Reflections on Flying Monkeys I received questions from readers regarding real estate in Arizona and Florida. Phoenix Email Reader Ron is from the Midwest and asks about Phoenix… “I am very interested in the Phoenix housing data, however given the commentary below [...]
Sunday Funnies 2011-02-06 Reflections on U.S. Real Estate; Hu Jintao Meets Obama
February 6th, 2011 admin In case you missed it, please see Phoenix Property Scam Targets Australian and New Zealand Buyers Hu Jintao Meets Obama Mike “Mish” Shedlockhttp://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comClick Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike “Mish” Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong [...]
Those Crazy Canadians and Their Real Estate Scams
December 24th, 2010 admin This was a new one to me: A woman spotted a rental property on a classified ad website — but it was her own house. Read on: Ann Limlaw found out about this latest online scam after privately listing her house for sale earlier this month on two real estate websites, Propertysold.ca and MLS. The [...]
Spanish “Ghost Towns”, Shadow Inventory, Cooked Books; Spain’s 2011 Real Estate Funding Crisis
December 18th, 2010 admin In Spain, huge projects are completely empty and bad debts mounts as the Spanish banks play extend-and-pretend with developers. That game is about to end. Developer loans are coming due. Yet, there is no way for developers to make interest payments let alone pay any principal. When developers collapse in 2011, banks will be stuck [...]
