If you’re left brained (logical), we probably already lost you at the headline. But this isn’t a blog on positive thinking (not that we have anything against that). We’re talking about negative equity and how it gets measured. More importantly, where are the opportunities? Just before Thanksgiving, the Wall Street Journal ran a headline that […]
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It’s almost unfair to call this a “new” economy, since the rules to real estate investing abruptly changed over 3 years ago. But since the mortgage meltdown in the United States trickled down and around (making a large, sticky mess), its ramifications are still manifesting. Just like when a football team gets a new coach
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The AP headline this morning says “Stock Market Slumps as Home Construction Slows”. Oh no! We can hear the pitter patter of mutual fund investors’ feet running to their computers to check the damage to their 401k. Funny, but when we look at our computer, we see interest rates on 30 year fixed mortgages back
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It’s hard not to be impressed with the growth of gold over the last several years. But did you know that there’s a relationship between gold and real estate prices? On this broadcast, The Real Estate Guys explore the relationship between debt, dollars, gold and real estate! Sitting behind the golden microphones for this episode:
Russ again. Robert’s still in Belize. I’m not jealous. I like wearing sweaters and breathing artificially heated air. And who doesn’t enjoy sitting in traffic? White sand beaches, tropical drinks, warm sunny weather are all overrated. But I’m here to talk about NAR and my three days in San Diego (which was also quite beautiful
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This is Russ. I just got back from 3 days in beautiful San Diego where I attended the NAR Annual Conference. Robert drew the short stick and had to go to Belize to handle some business. Poor guy. In case you don’t know, the National Association of Realtors is the world’s largest trade association, boasting
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The AP reports that gold hit an all time high of $1,118 per ounce today. Do you understand why? Do you REALLY understand? And what does gold have to do with real estate (besides that you dig gold out of the ground)? Great questions! Gold’s rise is a prime refection of a falling dollar. Why?
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Sorry. Can’t help all the Fannie puns. They’re just too good not to use. Today the Associated Press published a report “Fannie Mae seeks $15 Billion in US Aid after 3Q Loss”. In case you’re keeping score, Fannie and her brother Freddie Mac have gobbled up about $111,000,000,000 ( we showed you all the zeroes
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Like marriages, partnerships can be beautiful or disastrous. On this broadcast, The Real Estate Guys talks to a practicing attorney who says there are things you can do to prevent problems before it’s too late! Your counselors for this episode: Host, Robert Helms Co-Host Russell Gray Attorney Jeff Lerman The parallels between marriage and partnerships
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The Real Estate Guys are going back to Belize! And who can blame us? In our continuing quest for emerging growth markets, we’ve discovered great opportunities in the beautiful country of Belize! Would you like to have invested in Cabo San Lucas Mexico 20 years ago…or Hawaii 30 years ago? Then come explore the white
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