Below is a chart of the interest rate on the 10 year going back to 1880.  As we all know the 10 year is a reasonable benchmark for mortgage rates.  In other words, or what matters to investors, the 10 year determines ...

I rent a luxury apartment in Jackson, MS, but recently moved out ( I'll be paying rent until the end of my lease on December 27 2022) due to no access to clean or running water.  The entire city is affected by our gov...

Interesting TIME article about root cause of the US financial crisis .... not sure I agree but put a different spin on what I've read and believed before:

"There is no doubt that the pressure on the U.S. financial sy...

Just wanted to see what some of your thoughts are on the debt crisis and how it will affect real estate in this next cycle. There are a couple of things I'm seeing now: 1) crisis in Europe and to a lesser extent Asia ...

We've had a long-standing, complex medical situation with our family that has turned into a family emergency.  Our 32-year-old daughter-in-law, the mother of four young children, has developed breast cancer.  We need ...

im going to columbia next yr to study econ philosophy. i could def write a thesis paper on the times we're experiencing right now... is this crisis a genuine materialized problem or perhaps extremely gross over reacti...

3 Myths of the Financial Crisis

MYTH #1: Greedy Bankers Preyed On the Weak

Greed is not unique to bankers. A culture of house-flipping, "liar loans," and easy money ran deep through the post-2000 cultur...

Focus Property Group, a major developer of master planned communities in Nevada, has stopped making payments on $500 million worth of loans. They are a major player here in Las Vegas and are part of the reason that u...

Can you still get investment property loans---despite the financial crisis? I had lunch yesterday with a friend who told me that he can't get a decent investment loan due to the mortgage crisis. He says he's been of...

I pay all my Renovarions and expenses of the Rentals with Credit Cards. I have Bank of America Business Credit Cards which now have a high balance, they are still not charging interest due to the initial 7 months at 0...