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Bubble Meter is a national housing bubble blog dedicated to tracking the continuing decline of the housing bubble throughout the USA. It is a long and slow decline. Housing prices were simply unsustainable. National housing bubble coverage. Please join in the discussion.
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The best way to get the housing market thriving again is to drop prices to the point where supply equals demand. Home sellers might not like it, but it's good for buyers and it's great for Realtors.
For Realtors, the best way to make more money is to sell houses quickly, and the best way to sell houses quickly is to convince the seller to drop the price.
For Realtors, the best way to make more money is to sell houses quickly, and the best way to sell houses quickly is to convince the seller to drop the price.
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- New bubble book
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Ah, that's an old '80's loan product, called a "Buydown Loan"
ReplyDeleteI should know, I had one in the mid-80's - that was how they got first timers into houses when the rates were 15%
Lets just hope the home prices go back to 80s prices and the savings and bonds interest rates go back to 80s interest.
ReplyDeleteIf home prices were to go back to 1980's levels, salaries wouldn't be far behind...
ReplyDelete"If home prices were to go back to 1980's levels, salaries wouldn't be far behind..."
ReplyDeleteThey aren't. I make 30K less than I did 10 years ago!