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Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 16, 2009 at 12:41 PM EDT

The Government Gums Up The Mortgage Business

The mortgage industry is pointing fingers at the Obama administration Thursday for falsely raising expectations of how the banks can…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 16, 2009 at 12:24 PM EDT

Homebuilders Look Less Depressed in Survey (XHB, ITB)Homebuilders Look Less Depressed in Survey (XHB, ITB)

It looks like the NAHB survey of homebuilders are again feeling a bit “less-bad” than in recent surveys. The survey…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 16, 2009 at 4:49 AM EDT

Foreclosures Take The Economy By Storm, Again

The government might have expected that it could have some effect on foreclosure rates by working with banks to make…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 15, 2009 at 4:44 AM EDT

If Uncle Sam Takes Mortgages and Becomes Landlord

What if the government adopted a new strategy on how to keep homes occupied by delinquent and troubled owners by…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 14, 2009 at 4:50 AM EDT

The Next Great Stimulus: Mortgage Help For The Unemployed

The stimulus package has failed to halt the rise of unemployment and has done little to improve investment spending by…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 10, 2009 at 4:58 AM EDT

Troubled Homeowners Slashing Prices

Analysts who thinks that the housing market may rebound this summer better think again. Home sales have been slow and now…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 8, 2009 at 4:17 AM EDT

The Great American Credit Card Debt Foregiveness Program

The Administration has gone to great lengths to put together a package of programs to allow worthy homeowners who are having…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 1, 2009 at 9:13 AM EDT

ISM, Construction, and Home Sales… Pulling In Opposition

Any time you have three economic reports hitting at once, you have a risk for confusion or for diverging data. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 24, 2009 at 4:34 PM EDT

Mini Earnings Season on Deck Thursday (PALM, ACN, MU, LEN, CAG, FINL, JTX, TIBX)

Thursday is shaping up to be a miniature one-day version earnings season this week. This is likely the last of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 24, 2009 at 9:14 AM EDT

Cheering Poor New Home Sales (XHB)

The data on new home sales for the month of May is going to be a disappointment even for the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 24, 2009 at 5:10 AM EDT

Bogus Home Appraisals May Derail Real Estate Recovery

A huge number of home value appraisals may be wrong, with most of them being much too high. That is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 23, 2009 at 9:26 AM EDT

Existing Homes Sales Bump, Very Misleading

While existing home sales are not a true barometer of new home sales, there was at least a bump up…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 22, 2009 at 1:42 PM EDT

Lowering Mortgage Market Expectations

There is a study from the Mortgage Bankers Association showing that the outlook for the mortgage market in 2009 is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 22, 2009 at 4:26 AM EDT

Can Boomer’s Children Save Housing?

It is a nifty, logical, and overly optimistic theory. Housing demand will rise as the children of the baby boomers…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 16, 2009 at 7:38 AM EDT

Misleading Gains in Housing Data

Housing Starts came in much better than expected, on the surface. We saw a reading of 532,000 on housing starts…

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

The Government Gums Up The Mortgage Business

Homebuilders Look Less Depressed in Survey (XHB, ITB)Homebuilders Look Less Depressed in Survey (XHB, ITB)

Foreclosures Take The Economy By Storm, Again

If Uncle Sam Takes Mortgages and Becomes Landlord

The Next Great Stimulus: Mortgage Help For The Unemployed

Troubled Homeowners Slashing Prices

The Great American Credit Card Debt Foregiveness Program

ISM, Construction, and Home Sales… Pulling In Opposition

Mini Earnings Season on Deck Thursday (PALM, ACN, MU, LEN, CAG, FINL, JTX, TIBX)

Cheering Poor New Home Sales (XHB)

Bogus Home Appraisals May Derail Real Estate Recovery

Existing Homes Sales Bump, Very Misleading

Lowering Mortgage Market Expectations

Can Boomer’s Children Save Housing?

Misleading Gains in Housing Data

‘There’s No Trick, No Smoke and Mirrors, No Man Behind the Curtain’: Dave Ramsey Dismantles Mortgage Payoff Scheme Targeting 64-Year-Old With $85,000 Left on His Home

‘You Bought Stupid Cars You Can’t Afford. You Didn’t Buy a Stupid House.’: Dave Ramsey to Spokane Caller Sitting on $900K Inherited Home and $100K in Debt

This $575,000 Portfolio Pays More Cash Every Month Than $1 Million in the S&P 500

He Worked for Three Electrical Contractors and Paid Too Much Social Security Tax. The Refund Was Hiding on His 1040.

'There's No Trick, No Smoke and Mirrors, No Man Behind the Curtain': Dave Ramsey Dismantles Mortgage Payoff Scheme Targeting 64-Year-Old With $85,000 Left on His Home

He Worked for Three Electrical Contractors and Paid Too Much Social Security Tax. The Refund Was Hiding on His 1040.

‘There’s No Trick, No Smoke and Mirrors, No Man Behind the Curtain’: Dave Ramsey Dismantles Mortgage Payoff Scheme Targeting 64-Year-Old With $85,000 Left on His Home

Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

The Government Gums Up The Mortgage Business

Homebuilders Look Less Depressed in Survey (XHB, ITB)Homebuilders Look Less Depressed in Survey (XHB, ITB)

Foreclosures Take The Economy By Storm, Again

If Uncle Sam Takes Mortgages and Becomes Landlord

The Next Great Stimulus: Mortgage Help For The Unemployed

Troubled Homeowners Slashing Prices

The Great American Credit Card Debt Foregiveness Program

ISM, Construction, and Home Sales… Pulling In Opposition

Mini Earnings Season on Deck Thursday (PALM, ACN, MU, LEN, CAG, FINL, JTX, TIBX)

Cheering Poor New Home Sales (XHB)

Bogus Home Appraisals May Derail Real Estate Recovery

Existing Homes Sales Bump, Very Misleading

Lowering Mortgage Market Expectations

Can Boomer’s Children Save Housing?

Misleading Gains in Housing Data

‘There’s No Trick, No Smoke and Mirrors, No Man Behind the Curtain’: Dave Ramsey Dismantles Mortgage Payoff Scheme Targeting 64-Year-Old With $85,000 Left on His Home

‘You Bought Stupid Cars You Can’t Afford. You Didn’t Buy a Stupid House.’: Dave Ramsey to Spokane Caller Sitting on $900K Inherited Home and $100K in Debt

This $575,000 Portfolio Pays More Cash Every Month Than $1 Million in the S&P 500

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He Worked for Three Electrical Contractors and Paid Too Much Social Security Tax. The Refund Was Hiding on His 1040.

'There's No Trick, No Smoke and Mirrors, No Man Behind the Curtain': Dave Ramsey Dismantles Mortgage Payoff Scheme Targeting 64-Year-Old With $85,000 Left on His Home