Deflating the housing bubble – an update
Summary: Since the first post here about the housing crisis in December 2007, it’s been described here as not just a central piece of the economic weakness but a illustration of our political...
View ArticleHas the Fed blown another housing bubble?
Summary: Critics and fans alike have speculated about the side-effects of ZIRP and QE (zero-interest rate policy, quantitative easing) run since 2008. One likely effect is blowing asset price bubbles....
View ArticleIt’s not too soon to worry about the US economy. There are things worse than...
Summary: Here’s another status report on the US economy.. Most economists expect faster growth. Perhaps so, but there are dark spots in the picture. Concerns about unsustainable auto sales, weakening...
View ArticleHousing Update – dynamite to blast us out of our lethargy?
Tweet Summary: Housing statistics are often misrepresented. Much of the analysis comes from industry shills, and the data during this downturn challenges the long-standing American love of real...
View ArticleRumors of the coming “Slam Dunk” economic stimulus
Tweet Summary: Having missed the last opportunity for legislation to avert the possible double-dip in late 2010 or early 2011, rumors fly that Team Obama plans a massive unconventional stimulus. I...
View ArticleHere’s an opportunity for the Tea Party: fighting foreclosure fraud by banks!
Tweet Summary: The long recession has brought forth episodes of oppression and lawlessness that cry out for citizen activism. Another Tea Party. But we snooze on. Here’s one such, and reports of...
View ArticleA briefing about the foreclosure fraud crisis: its origin and impacts
Tweet Summary: An introduction to the mortgage foreclosure fraud crisis. At this time its size and importance remain unclear, but its evolution and resolution will tell us much about the state of...
View ArticleWho caused the housing crisis? Why do people not believe all the studies?
Tweet Summary: Among our most serious problems is the success of well-funded engines of propaganda at manipulating public opinion, making effective public policy reforms almost impossible. Here we...
View ArticleMore use of the big lie: shifting the blame for the housing crisis
Tweet Summary: Weakness always produces aggression by the strong, and we have chosen to be weak. In America the mode of conflict is information. Conservatives have worked long and hard on their...
View ArticleAn important article to read about another example of the fading rule of law...
Tweet Summary: An important article at Harper’s, one every American should read, about the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS), created in 1995 by the banks to circumvent property and...
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