This isn't intended as an opinion post, nor is it intended to inform.  It's intended only to provoke thought and to draw attention to Gene Wunderlich's new group: Mortgage, Foreclosure & Elder Abuse Housing Fraud.

I plan on contributing a significant number of short posts featuring links to facts and opinions about mortgage fraud, foreclosure statistics, the housing meltdown, etc. that you won't find aggregated in any other place.

BusinessWeek had an article last week that bashed the Clinton administration for abusing public policy, visa vie HUD, to intentionally inflate domestic housing statistics.

It's an interesting perspective when you think about it.  We know that the housing mess had it ugly origins in the mid 1990's.  It's also safe to assume that failed public policy somehow initiated the mad rush to make every American a homeowner regardless of qualification or sustainability.

The article offers a plausible explanation that's not easy to discredit.
 

Checking in with my AR friends
03/02/2008
share
The photos on the sideboard were taken at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort located north of Tucson, where I spent several wonderful days this past week. I was invited by my new friends at TitleServ National to give a presentation on leveraging the… more
Fraudulent deed transfers: something to think about!
02/23/2008
share
I spent the day fine tuning my talking points for a presentation that I'm giving in Tuscon next week. For the first time, I've decided to include fraudulent deed transfers to the ever growing categories of real estate fraud that I discuss with… more
A glimpse of Americana
02/19/2008
share
The Library of Congress has generously made a collection of 3, 100 photos available on Flickr. Photos were selected that "have long been popular with visitors to the Library. " Best of all, the photos have no known copyright restrictions and… more
A follow up to Lenn's post
02/08/2008
share
A special thank you to Lenn Harley for writing a stellar post about the offshoring of title searches Check out Lenn's diagram. I love it! Thanks are also due to all of you who commented and showed concern. Offshored title searches are a… more
An abstractor has been sighted on ActiveRain
02/05/2008
share
A Pennsylvania title abstractor named Scott Perry has launched an ActiveRain blog named Bossman's Blog The addition of an abstractor to our eclectic collection of professionals is an exciting development. I happen to be an abstractor by… more
Social innovation in housing markets
01/28/2008
share
Blogger Carlos Gasca Yanez has proposed an innovative solution to this nation’s looming social blight: housing markets in crises. The idea championed in a post titled Subprime Crises calling for Social Entrepreneurs is to partner nonprofit… more
Affiliated Business: What I should have said
01/23/2008
share
Sometimes it's easier for me to write on my outside blog than on ActiveRain. There are so many different personalities and diverse groups on this site now that I find myself holding back at times. While politeness is always a good thing,… more
Affiliated Business: The Nemesis of Reason
01/21/2008
share
Normally, I have no problem sharing my thoughts about affiliated business, yet for some reason found it difficult to do in an ActiveRain post. I have, in fact, relentlessly denounced affiliated business in the same manner as a preacher condemning… more
My other new favorite blog
01/18/2008
share
Yesterday, I wrote that Presentation Zen is one of two blogs that I presently enjoy reading. The other is named Leading Blog - Building A Community of Leaders. Keep in mind that my taste in business blogs is constantly evolving. While Presentation… more
 



Links

Archives

RSS 2.0 Feed for this blog