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B.S. = “Bubble Speak”
I hate B.S. (“bubble speak”), that is, people who keep saying there’s a bubble. Since 2002, when I first wrote about this on my website, I de-bunked the “B.S.” of a national real estate bubble. The media loves to talk negative, because negative sells papers, and papers sell ads. This is not the first time in history […]
Continue readingB.S. = "Bubble Speak"
I hate B.S. (“bubble speak”), that is, people who keep saying there’s a bubble. Since 2002, when I first wrote about this on my website, I de-bunked the “B.S.” of a national real estate bubble. The media loves to talk negative, because negative sells papers, and papers sell ads. This is not the first time in history […]
Continue reading“I’ll wait until the bottom”
There’s going to be some GREAT opportunities over the next few years to buy properties at tremendous discount, and those who stand up, TAKE ACTION, and BUY NOW will get wealthy. Those who sit on the sidelines, will not. Some people are thinking they should wait it out until the market hits ROCK BOTTOM before taking action. That […]
Continue reading"I'll wait until the bottom"
There’s going to be some GREAT opportunities over the next few years to buy properties at tremendous discount, and those who stand up, TAKE ACTION, and BUY NOW will get wealthy. Those who sit on the sidelines, will not. Some people are thinking they should wait it out until the market hits ROCK BOTTOM before taking action. That […]
Continue reading“The Sky is Falling”, Says Chicken Little
So the sky is falling, is it? This is the first time we’ve seen nominal prices fall in some 40 years, says the experts. Well, not really… prices rise and fall in different parts of the Country, just not as a whole, lumped together. It’s much worse in some parts, better in others. WHO CARES?? Real […]
Continue readingIt’s a Buyer’s Market… Why Aren’t You Buying?
People move like SHEEP when it comes to investing; they follow the pack like “SHEOPLE”. When the market is hot, they follow people in. When the market is soft, they follow people out. Unfortunately, that’s exactly why 95% of Americans retire broke, and 5% of Americans retire wealthy. Ask the wealthy how they got that way […]
Continue reading"The Sky is Falling", Says Chicken Little
So the sky is falling, is it? This is the first time we’ve seen nominal prices fall in some 40 years, says the experts. Well, not really… prices rise and fall in different parts of the Country, just not as a whole, lumped together. It’s much worse in some parts, better in others. WHO CARES?? Real […]
Continue readingIt's a Buyer's Market… Why Aren't You Buying?
People move like SHEEP when it comes to investing; they follow the pack like “SHEOPLE”. When the market is hot, they follow people in. When the market is soft, they follow people out. Unfortunately, that’s exactly why 95% of Americans retire broke, and 5% of Americans retire wealthy. Ask the wealthy how they got that way […]
Continue readingThe Interest Rate Factor
So many people are still it out, waiting for the “bottom” before buying. Big mistake. The bottom is impossible to predict, and usually by the time the media reports the comeback, it’s about a year too late. Certainly things may decline in a particular market, even yours. But, financing at today’s low interest rates gives you […]
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