tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post113721777776665217..comments2023-12-30T10:06:37.450+00:00Comments on HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble Blog with an Attitude Problem, 2005 - 2008: Another great article in the Economist. How should Mr Bernanke respond to falling house prices and a sharp economic slowdown when they come?bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1145426639539209042006-04-19T07:03:00.000+01:002006-04-19T07:03:00.000+01:00I have been following a site now for almost 2 year...I have been following a site now for almost 2 years and I have found it to be both reliable and profitable. They post daily and their stock trades have been beating<BR/>the indexes easily.<BR/><BR/>Take a look at Wallstreetwinnersonline.com<BR/><BR/>RickJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137381204671893982006-01-16T03:13:00.000+00:002006-01-16T03:13:00.000+00:00It is by far the best English-language news period...<B>It is by far the best English-language news periodical in the planet.</B><BR/><BR/>In my world that designation goes to Business Week. The Economist is a close second.Wes Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801362902621931257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137365305786959432006-01-15T22:48:00.000+00:002006-01-15T22:48:00.000+00:00I am a subscriber to _The Economist_.It is by far ...I am a subscriber to _The Economist_.<BR/><BR/>It is by far the best English-language news periodical in the planet.<BR/><BR/>They also have an obvious position and ideology---they are a clearly conservative and very pro-capitalist British publication.<BR/><BR/>However, they still believe in quaint things like "facts" and "truth", which means that they call BS when they see it. And right now, that means the BushAdm's economic policies.<BR/><BR/>They are what *used to be* mainstream Republican economics. <BR/><BR/>If they argue against the US's administration, it's really because they think the US has gone absolutely nuts. And it has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137341226946024942006-01-15T16:07:00.000+00:002006-01-15T16:07:00.000+00:00anonymous,If you've got it all figured out and you...anonymous,<BR/>If you've got it all figured out and you're raking it in, why are you so cranky?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137308624952009822006-01-15T07:03:00.000+00:002006-01-15T07:03:00.000+00:00I agree....it sure is tough to time the housing ma...I agree....it sure is tough to time the housing market....you guys have been trying to time it seriously for hte past six years, and not so seriously for the past 63 years (only once in the past 63 years has housing gone down).<BR/><BR/>Just keep on renting - you are paying off my mortgages on my rental properties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137302802593484602006-01-15T05:26:00.000+00:002006-01-15T05:26:00.000+00:00Hey Anonymous,It’s easy to play a nameless Monday ...Hey Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>It’s easy to play a nameless Monday morning quarterback. But it’s difficult to time an irrational housing market. As for the corporate homebuilders; we all know what is going to happen to them. At least Keith has the balls to not hide in the corner like you.<BR/><BR/>Why don’t you F.O.!!!!!<BR/><BR/>F ……… O!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137265799797531362006-01-14T19:09:00.000+00:002006-01-14T19:09:00.000+00:00Oops, I should have written The Economist has a bi...Oops, I should have written The Economist has a bias against the United States.Wes Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801362902621931257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137262199323812672006-01-14T18:09:00.000+00:002006-01-14T18:09:00.000+00:00(Keith - go ahead and delete this as many times as...(Keith - go ahead and delete this as many times as you want.....I have a program that just re-instates this post automatically if you delete it.....just requires me to push a button......you can't hide from the truth) <BR/><BR/>Keith b.....Any of this ring a bell? <BR/><BR/><BR/>"Short all homebuilding, mortgage lender, PMI insurance and real estate <BR/>stocks" <BR/><BR/>"Sell everything except oil stocks" <BR/><BR/>"Short homebuilders, lenders, Fannie and Freddie, home furnishing retailers <BR/>and mortgage insurance companies" <BR/><BR/>"If/when FRE and FNM are limited - their stocks will plummet -Short 'em" <BR/><BR/>"One play that I do recommend is EBAY - why? Because the interest only crowd <BR/>will be selling everything that's not bolted down to make their payments <BR/>(until they're foreclosed) the next few years" <BR/><BR/>"So I'm cautious with 40% of my assets in 4% savings, 20% in COP, and 40% in <BR/>stocks and mutuals" <BR/><BR/>"HousingPanic Buy Recommendation: SRPIX - ProFunds Short Real Estate Fund" <BR/><BR/>and finally (my favorite)...... <BR/><BR/>$5000 - 4% interest savings at HSBC <BR/>$1000 - short FNM <BR/>$1000 - short TOL <BR/>$1000 - short TGIC <BR/>$1000 - short SPF <BR/>$1000 - long COPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137257577666130642006-01-14T16:52:00.001+00:002006-01-14T16:52:00.001+00:00off topic a bit...but the remarkable thing is that...off topic a bit...<BR/><BR/>but the remarkable thing is that the economist endorsed George Bush the first time, and only endorsed Kerry the second time with "a heavy heart" as they put it.<BR/><BR/>Really shows how (some) fiscal conservatives are disappointed with Bush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137257534837047402006-01-14T16:52:00.000+00:002006-01-14T16:52:00.000+00:00off topic a bit...but the remarkable thing is that...off topic a bit...<BR/><BR/>but the remarkable thing is that the economist endorsed George Bush the first time, and only endorsed Kerry with "a heavy heart" as they put it.<BR/><BR/>Really shows how (some) fiscal conservatives are disappointed with Bush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137252186446496712006-01-14T15:23:00.000+00:002006-01-14T15:23:00.000+00:00To Moman: As for me, I only want to read magazine...To Moman: As for me, I only want to read magazines that are biased towards United States. I don’t really care what the magazines in Canada, France, or Germany are saying.<BR/><BR/>When housing rolls over, Alan Greenspan will be the whipping boy that many will blame. There was no reason for him to pump this much liquidity into the economy. I read somewhere that the money supply increased world wide by 20% in 2003, and another 20% in 2004. The only factor that kept inflation from being worse than reported was cheap goods from China and India.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137249254989846092006-01-14T14:34:00.000+00:002006-01-14T14:34:00.000+00:00Hey what can I say most of the world hates "W" me ...Hey what can I say most of the world hates "W" me included.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1137247883036449362006-01-14T14:11:00.000+00:002006-01-14T14:11:00.000+00:00I also get the Economist. Aside from their obviou...I also get the Economist. Aside from their obvious bias towards the United States and especially strong spite for George Bush, their articles are insightful if you can remove the bullshit.<BR/><BR/>They have done a good job on reporting on the housing bubble because the local media seems to have their lips attached to the asses of the National Association of Realtors and other housing groups who have a vested interest in seeing the current boom continue at the detriment of the rest of us.Wes Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801362902621931257noreply@blogger.com