Deconstructing Obama on Housing
August 12, 2013
As I’m sure my industry-savvy readers — that would be you — know by now, President Obama sat down with Spencer Rascoff, CEO of Zillow,
Articles filed under HUD
Why NAR Is Not Likely to Win the QRM Battle
April 21, 2011
I have to imagine, given the focused readership this blog has, that most of you already know that NAR has been fighting a war against
Updating the Renter Nation Prediction
February 16, 2011
The Wall Street Journal carried a story today on its front page entitled, “Banks Push Home Buyers to Put Down More Cash“. The key paragraph:
Future of Rentals: PETRA, TRA, and End of Housing As We Know It
September 13, 2010
[Note: This is a longer version of the original, which was posted on AOL Housingwatch a few days ago. I’m crossposting it because Notorious ROB
Fannie and Freddie: Into Commercial Real Estate, Out of Residential
September 5, 2010
In my earlier post on the New Normal in real estate, a commenter took issue with my predictions about the future of the 30-year fixed
Welcome to the New *#&@%@ Normal!
August 25, 2010
It’s a chilly, rainy day here in New Jersey under iron grey skies. If where you are is sunny, and you’re feeling happy and optimistic,
Welcome to the New *#&@%@ Normal!
August 25, 2010
It’s a chilly, rainy day here in New Jersey under iron grey skies. If where you are is sunny, and you’re feeling happy and optimistic,
Federal Regulation of Realtors Seems Likely
August 3, 2010
So earlier today, I get an email of some interesting real-estate related links from my friends at AOL Housingwatch (where I pen an occasional column
Slouching Towards DC, Part 2: A “Balanced” Policy
July 29, 2010
In part 1, I laid out some hints of what the Obama Administration has in mind for a new federal housing policy that would “reset
