Even though the first week of September started with a short week for the market, there were plenty of financial fireworks to go around. During the week the Mortgage Bankers Association reported t...
88 cities are in the county of Los Angeles. The most populace of these cities is of course Los Angeles with approximately 3.8 million people. However, the second largest city is Long Beach with 4...
Given the recent positive reading for GDP, some are now doubting that we will even face a recession. This of course is a misnomer and most average Americans realize that our country finds itself i...
Some readers harbor doubts that homes in Los Angeles County have actually been falling by 40 percent on a year over year basis. NASCAR has nothing on the speed in which housing prices are falling ...
I was a bit surprised this week when I saw some positive spin being thrown out regarding the Case-Shiller Index. Even though we have dropped into record territory once again, the new Laundromat sp...
Many of you in middle school had the opportunity to read William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. The book looks at two boys, Ralph and Piggy who find themselves on an island next to a plane cra...
Ben Bernanke is spending some quality time in Jackson Hole Wyoming. In his prepared speech, Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke talked about “reducing systemic risk.” The problem however is...
People have sent a few e-mails wanting to know the eventual history and life story of past Real Homes of Genius. Given the current housing market in Southern California many of these homes were ta...
The selling pressure on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has been heavy this week after a Barron’s article published on the weekend made the case that both government sponsored entities would requi...
The spin is out in full force folks. The Southern California housing numbers are now out and once again they show a dismal and pathetic market. Yet even in the face of falling prices ala the Wal-...