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Alan Greenspan has taken a lot of heat for believing (and acting on his belief) that bubbles are okay, and that they will sort themselves out. No matter. He's retired.
Last night I turned on my computer and was shocked to see such depressing news on Valentine's Day. The school shooting at Northern Illinois University is a sad reminder of how just 1 depressing action can affect everyone around the world.
When things go wrong we sometimes look to blame someone else. When things go wrong for a company, it sometimes blames the government. But it's often the government that has to bale us out - take the mortgage meltdown we experienced last year. Perhaps this was the trigger that started the … (1 comments)
Has anyone read Alan Greenspan's New Book?My husband and I are taking turns reading it to each other, and although I am not a strong analytical person such as my techno-computer and stats loving husband, it is fascinating. The Fed has a tougher balancing act than most of us could ever dream of. … (5 comments)
As a professional in real estate, our call is not just to find the dream homes for our clients because many out there can do that. Our goal is to help our clients build their countable financial future by diversifying their investments to include the real estate into their portfolio. 
For those who don’t know, Alan Greenspan was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from August 1987 through January 2006 and a very important person in the lives of those of us who make a living providing mortgages. Many people have blamed him for the subprime mortgage meltdown that is … (0 comments)
Though longer the Fed Chairman- when Alan Greenspan speaks, people still listen. More importantly, markets move. He's been all over the media lately. Here are a few media links:Greenspan on NPR talking about his memoir and his take on the current market.On 60 MinutesForecasting the economic future videoDefending his post fed … (1 comments)
The Dr. Housing Bubble Blog has a great post titled "Why Did the Housing Phenomenon Spread?" and analyzes the rapid growth of the housing bubble through the lens of best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell's Tipping Point principles. If you like Malcolm Gladwell, like I do, it's interesting to see his theories put … (2 comments)
By Ed BrophyApril 3, 2007Yesterday’s news of New Century’s bankruptcy filing got me thinking, who’s responsible for the imploding bubble that is the housing market? Are the lenders, the FED, borrowers, Realtors® mortgage brokers, appraisers or loan officers responsible? Who’s ultimately responsible for the real estate debacle we now find ourselves … (5 comments)
Mortgage rates dropped this week in a classic illustration of a phenomenon known as the flight to quality. The benchmark 30 year fixed rate mortgage fell 9 basis points, to 6.2%, according to the Bankrate.com national survey of large lenders. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point. The mortgages in … (0 comments)
