Real Estate Investing

Almost half of all American adults no longer believe that home ownership is a realistic way to build wealth. That’s according to Gail Cunningham of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, quoted in Barron’s this week. Given that home ownership is a cornerstone in almost every wealth-building plan, this is astonishing. Even if the days of selling a house for an enormous profit are over, building equity in a home beats the pants off paying rent. Of course, home ownership is not always...more

Bankruptcies, Depressions and Mark Stanford with his Argentine beauty. Everything is working out just like we thought it would. The stock market is performing as expected. The economy is on track. Even the politicians are doing what they thought they would. Let’s begin with the stimulus/bailout/boondoggle/BS plan. As anticipated, it has failed. That is, the economy is getting worse, not better. It has failed the test set for it by its own creators. Back when the Obama Team was arguing for a ...more

If you feed your mind poison, you'll eventually poison your mind. Today, it's easy to feast of negative news, gruesome events and scare-talk.  The commercial media has no incentive to be uplifting.  Bad news draws headlines.  Macabre coverage goes viral.  Social media is much the same -- other people's fears surround you like sharks, circling your psyche.  Think about the number of negative events we could obsess in, if we cared to: GM goes bankrupt, millions lose their homes and savings, record...more

U.S. housing prices will fall by a double-digit percentage from already beaten-down levels, resulting in an overall 40 percent plunge by the time foreclosures peak in the second half of 2010, Barclays Capital economist Michelle Meyer said. Mortgage Rates Fell in Latest Week: Freddie Mac Klik her for at læse hele nyheden...more

Removing a foreclosure may be tricky but it can be done. Many persons have overcome the difficulties of foreclosure in the past and it is necessary for many to repair their credit by removing a foreclosure. If you have false or untrue credit on your report you can issue disputes to get it deleted. You can do this yourself or you can get a pro to assist you. A couple of things that are central to improving your credit score are things that you must do on your own. You should do these things bef...more

Filed under: Economy , Investing As the financial crisis has unfolded, it has unleashed an endless series of questions about the fundamental nature of the American economy. Pundits and analysts have battled over issues of socialization and stimulus, bailouts and bonuses, until it seems like there is no aspect of the American consumer's relationship to money that is not open to reconsideration, reinterpretation and change. The biggest shift, in many ways, has been emotional. Having spent muc...more