Canadian investors are looking at California real estate, as a good long-term investment, because of the devaluation of the US dollar. Simply put, the falling California real estate market, combined with a weakened and leveraged US economy, is giving Canadian investors a double whammy of a chan
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10/21/2007
Irish investors have flocked to American real estate for it's potential and relative low cost. Ireland has experienced an economic revolution over the past 15 years. The transformation from agrarian to industrial to information-based economy has catapaulted the Irish to the second highest per
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10/21/2007
The problem? Lenders made loans to San Diegans, in 2005, based on guidelines that were meant for Houstonians. San Diego appreciated some 100% or more in the period of 2000-2005; far above the expected appreciation rate. Reversion to the mean theory dictates that underperformance is in the cards f
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10/20/2007
The Gold Coast Cure: How to Break 7 Deadly Dietary Habits Medical care has never been better. We're living longer, doctors have access to the latest medical techniques, and scientists are better able to research and detect disease. But we're still not a healthy society. Eighty-four million Americ
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10/18/2007
A Millionaire Real Estate Lender is a mortgage advisor who knows how to help Millionaire Real Estate Investors build their net worth. Recommending appropriate loan solutions, for aggressive investors in the wealth acquisition stage of their life, has been a strength of mine since I started my l
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10/18/2007
A Millionaire Real Estate Lender is a mortgage advisor who knows how to help Millionaire Real Estate Investors build their net worth. Recommending appropriate loan solutions, for aggressive investors in the wealth acquisition stage of their life, has been a strength of mine since I started my l
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10/17/2007
Recommendation Change: It's time to start floating those loans! We should be watching mortgage rates drop lower these next 3-7 days. Do not lock in your mortgage rate at application; lower rates may be here next week. Two big numbers came out today:1- Core CPI- That's the inflation number
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10/17/2007
Broker-controlled blogging was a hot topic this weekend. I tried to raise some eyebrows (and awareness) with my speculation about the internet land grab the employing brokers and banks might try. I think a few things might have gotten lost in the translation. While I said that the brokers and ban
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10/15/2007
The real estate weblogging phenomenon is catching fire like desert timber in the summer. The Active Rain Real Estate Network, the little engine that could, has grown from less than 5000 members to over 50,000 members in a short period of time. The attraction? Talking about the future around th
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10/11/2007
I'm often asked how I come up with my advice to lock or float the mortgage rate when home buyers read the Mortgage Rates Report. Well, I read a lot, that's for sure. I read Bloomberg.com and the Mortgage Market Guide research which gives me access to real-time quotes of mortgage-backed securiti
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10/10/2007