Entries from September 2010

Mortgages and Housing: GMAC/ALLY Section, Low Rates, 2MP Guidance, HECM Tool, Peter Wallison, Poor Property Sales, John Silvia on Housing Prices

September 26th, 2010 · No Comments

  GMAC/ALLY Section (good additional thoughts about GMAC/ALLY situation)  Can We Undo Botched Mortgage Foreclosures? – By Peter G. Miller – OurBroker.com ———— (others besides GMAC named) Amid mountain of paperwork, shortcuts and forgeries mar foreclosure process – By [...]

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Tags: Mortgage Market

Markets Related: Seth Klarman, BofA Staff Cuts, Dow and NASDAQ, Swaps Market

September 26th, 2010 · No Comments

  DEEP THOUGHTS FROM SETH KLARMAN – Cullen Roche – Seth Klarman, the legendary hedge fund manager at Baupost is increasingly concerned about the macro investing environment.  … In a recent interview (see here for the entire interview) Klarman provides some excellent macro insights and explains why [...]

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Tags: Mortgage Market

Economy and Government’s Effect on the Economy: Jaws of Death, American Workers, Z.1 Report, QE2 in $Trillions, Awakening Giant, 20% of Hedge Funds Bye, Walmart at Midnight, Jeff Gundlach, Tipping Point, Jamie Diamond, Ireland, Rich and Poor, Global Debt Cycle

September 25th, 2010 · No Comments

  MUST READ:  PRESERVE & PROTECT: The Jaws of Death – by Gordon Long ———— In A Crisis, Its Much Worse To Be An American Worker, Than A Japanese One – Joe Weisenthal – Clusterstock at Business Insider [...]

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Good signs in the commercial security market; Disaster & health impact thoughts from investors, Foreclosure process articles

September 24th, 2010 · No Comments

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Today is a memorable day. If I had a day planner, I would make a note of it. Because today, I didn’t find any house price indices in the news! Honestly, between RealtyTrac, Zillow, S&P/Case-Shiller, CoreLogic, Freddie Mac, NAHB, Fannie Mae, RE/MAX, NAR, DataQuick, not to mention all the local realty indices and my own [...]

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Tags: Commentary · Mortgage Market · Rob Chrisman