Delinquency Rate Breaks Record

“Delinquency Rate Breaks Record” is the headline for November 19th, 2009 according to a published survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association and based on records going back to 1972. The third quarter delinquency rate broke the record previously set last quarter and the overall rate of total mortgages...

Jobs ‘Time Bomb’ Set to Explode

Timing couldn’t be worse for state and local workers as city, county and state governments struggle to raise taxes and/or cut spending to cover massive shortfalls of $469 billion dollars. The Economic Policy Institute published a report indicating that the U.S. government needs to provide $150 billion...

Financial Meth Labs

Any real estate investor that has had to deal with actual meth lab residue, from environmental contamination and clean up to government confiscation or seizure, knows that a meth lab can be disastrous. Here is a very good discussion between Brian Williams at C-Span and Janet Travakoli on the financial...

Experience is the best teacher

Good case studies are proven to be one of the best teaching experiences available to students. That’s a bold statement but proven throughout the halls of most major universities today. Experience truly is the best teacher and now real estate gurus, mentors and coaches have the ability to “show their...