Meanwhile the governments, both Federal and local, poured hundreds of millions into the South Bronx to ignite a recovery that never came, while writing off Park Slope as hopeless!

The doctor says she might and with recovery and everything it might add to 200k.

Multifamily is frothy in the recovery cycle but retail strip centers are poised for strong growth.Whoever you are talking to make sure they work in the deal size you want to transact.

We are still in recovery from loans in the Bubble when we had a few years with 30% annual appreciation (seriously).  

John Lucey is the Director of the Office of Asset Sales.The Single Family Loan Sale (SFLS) initiative intends to meet the mission and financial objectives of maximizing recoveries to the mutual mortgage insurance fund, reducing claim costs, minimizing the time that assets are held, and keeping homeowners in their homes.

Aside from making $$$, the HML needs to take into account the fact that if the property goes into Foreclosure the fixed costs for a smaller loan are the same as a larger loan which effects your final recovery value as a lender. 

(Until successfully challenged)  A discharged debt being uncollectable has more to do with the pursuit of collection and less to do with equitable recovery of a lien.  

During this recovery, the Bay Area and a few cities have outperformed the whole country so we have been experiencing some nice inflation in our neck of the woods. 

Buy and hold make money by buying at 60 cents and cash flowing while waiting until recovery to 1.20 to either sell or cash out refinance.

You cant have inflation (Which still hasn't occurred and probably doesn't until at least a year after the recovery.