Do you use historical data to evaluate the chances of prepayment?

Just put this data on 1 site and put the link on the cover of the LA Times and NY Times real estate sections.We can call it thebubblemeter.com or something like that.

But I thought I remembered seeing data from Bruce Norris that showed a few huge California cycles in the last 40 years.

There should be public computers you can use to access public data.

Makes me question the reliability of their data.

So I've come to the conclusion wholesaling is the best option for me, right now.Where I'm at now: I've compiled an absentee owners list from my county web-site, and I'm hoping the data is a little more up-to-date than the list services. 

It's not that simple and is "underthinking" it.Let's look at some charts:Case/Shiller Index Historical Data quoted in the NYT:http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/08/26/weeki...Historical Mortgage Interest Rates from Freddie Mac:http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms30.htm(I'm sorry I don't have anything better but this is what I got from Google in just a few minutes.

@ShieldsThat would depend on having access to recent and quality data sources.

Mostly it's a cheer leading session that seems eerily similar to the mid-2000's.All we can really glean from the Zillow data is that since 2009 (the time period of the study), appreciation showed the largest volume gains (not even percentage gains) in the 5 West Coast markets.  

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