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Dualing headlines concerning housing economy
These reports are based on two different measures, new housing sales and existing housing sales, but tell me if there is a difference in the way the economic news is…
Dems to Media: Leave Dodd Be … Move Along
Dennis House interviewed the Connecticut Chair of the Democratic Committee on Face The State. The short hand version is in the post title. Nothing to see here … move long….
Houston drops idea to pay off personal debt
A proposal to hand out $3,000 to individuals who did not have good enough credit score to qualify for mortgages has been crossed off the Houston city council agenda this…
Loose talk sink stocks
During WW2, there were whole informational campaigns warning against the consequences of loose talk. “Loose Lips Sink Ships” is, perhaps, the most famous, but there were others. Today, we need…
Bailing Out The House Flippers
I will post more details as they become available. But the thrust of the plan is simple. Help homeowners who are underwater or can’t afford the monthly payment. * Enable…
More proof Democrats let financial crisis happen
For those of you not paying attention, during the past 72 hours the financial crisis has been clearly explained more than a few times, and now the main stream media…
Bloggers push results in Dodd mortgage action – Updated
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Countrywide) has announced that he will refinance his mortgages through a third party and switch them to a different broker. Dodd maintains that he was not a…
AP story notes Republican involvement in GSE mess
I’m fully on board with blaming Democrat lawmakers in Washington for contributing to the mortgage crisis that started with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Republicans introduced legislation that would more…
How does a 4.5% mortgage sound to you?
As I walked through the living room just now, I heard talk of a 4.5 percent fixed rate mortgage on Fox News. Financial industry lobbyists are knocking on Hank Paulson’s…
The growing government hand – looking back
M. Jay Wells at American Thinker has put together a time line wrapping together – year by year – how the mortgage crisis happened. It’s a long post, but worth…
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