We had a lot of water here recently while the ground was still frozen, and all the rain melted the snow as well, creating flood areas. 

I witness on (CNN) the landlords are taking advantage of this mortgage melt down, buy almost doubling the rent in most area's.

It is likely that the money masters will try to keep it in its current range as a baseline to hold too.In my view the global economy can be seen as a melting lump of ice and each time it melts its peak gets smaller.

I love the Chicken Quesidilla but they never put much of the orange sauce anymore in there or melt the cheese!!

It's usually after rain or melting snow and I think it may be coming in the garage door or it could be from the wall but have not found a leak yet.

I have had the same thing to happen twice and both times something had fell in the bottom and fell against the heating elemant and melted.

I just bought 16 ocean view lots on the Oregon coast and am meeting my Architect today.. probably the last bank owned deal I will get until we have the next bank melt down...

I don't remember if Greenspan raised rates in 2000 like you mentioned but I'm pretty sure that he lowered rates in response to the tech bubble melt down in 2001-2002 and the unintended consequence was the housing bubble.

It all comes down to the calorie/pound/dollar obviously Jay

@Jesse Li  these rules were spawned out of the POST GFC  08 to 2011 melt down.. in those days in many areas including FLA you could easily find those properties.