Real estate blog entries tagged with sub prime crisis

Blog entries tagged with "sub prime crisis":

sub prime crisis: Eureka Reporter Newspaper to Close Down This Saturday November 8, 2008 - 11/06/08 01:15 AM

The Eureka Reporter is one of the predominant Daily newspapers serving Eureka and the surrounding areas of Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. But today, I was shocked when I saw this head line on the Eureka Reporter website(http://www.eurekareporter.com/), "The Eureka Reporter to cease." This means that Eureka will only have one daily newspaper, … (0 comments)

sub prime crisis: Should High Net Worth Clients/Investors Invest in Real Estate or Hedge Funds? - 07/01/08 12:38 AM

FIRST, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION! BUT HISTORY HAS SHOWED US HEDGE FUNDS ARE NOT THE ANSWER EITHER! LOL Lets take a look at Hedge funds as to why they often decided to MAKE HIGH RISK INVESTMENTS (that help frame the collapse of the real estate market and our credit markets, … (0 comments)

sub prime crisis: A Very Simple View of Our Sub prime Crisis. Chap 3. Wall Steet Investment Banks. - 06/28/08 02:00 PM

This is a continuation of my post on the sub prime mortgage crisis. There were several groups or industries that in their own way had a role in creating the current liquidity crisis , the downturn in both the real estate and financial markets. One key element in this crisis is … (4 comments)

sub prime crisis: A Very Simple View of Our Sub Prime Crisis: Chapter 2 - Banks - 06/16/08 02:05 AM

sub prime crisis: A Very Simple View of Our Sub Prime Crisis: Chapter 1 - Mortgage Brokers/Loan Originators - 06/16/08 02:03 AM

This is a continuation of my post on the sub prime mortgage crisis. There were several groups or industries that in their own way had a role in creating the current liquidity crisis that lead to the downturn in both the real estate and financial markets. One key element in this crisis is … (1 comments)

sub prime crisis: A Very Simple View of Our Sub-prime Crisis. Who is to Blame? - 06/15/08 11:54 AM

Introduction: Key Players in the Sub-Prime Crisis
The sub-prime mortgage crisis is an ongoing problem which continues to demonstrate itself with our current liquidity crisis. There were early warnings as early as 2000, during the final months of the Clinton administration, when Treasury official Gary Gensler noted that sub-prime … (110 comments)

sub prime crisis: Santa Clara County Sales Data - 05/08/08 12:42 AM

We keep hearing about the how badly we are impacted by the sub-prime crisis.Sometimes, just looking at raw data helps put things into perspective. Here are sales statistics for February 2008 for Santa Clara County.
Single Family Homes

Condo/Townhomes

Steve Mun, Silicon Valley Realtorwww.stevemungroup.com

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sub prime crisis: WAMU To Close Wholesale Mortgage, Morph Retail Mortgage into Branch Banking - 04/07/08 08:53 PM

WAMU is another casuality from the Sub Prime Crisis. I really am sorry to see wholesale go and retail downsize. In a statement from WAMU, "We will conduct our mortgage production business through our retail banking stores and our consumer-direct channels, which includes telephone and online sales." I know there will … (6 comments)

sub prime crisis: One More Cause of the Sub-Prime Crisis... How Ironic Is This ? - 02/21/08 01:12 PM

A thought came bouncing into my brain this morning... about the "sub-prime" crisis, and all the foreclosures that have followed, and are continuing to follow. I have thought about this on and off... throughout my entire real estate career.
It all has to do with how the sub-prime loans are put together … (38 comments)