The US government and the fools running it cannot changes the laws of nature, the laws of math and the laws of economics, like supply and demand. Intervention by govt simply distorts.
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Angella

We’re definitely in a temporary price bubble in CA, no question about it. The lower priced homes already bottomed out in Mar/Apr 2009, and they can’t go any lower, but the rest of the higher priced properties will have to come down in price. We’ll see what happens after March.

Not sure there’s a huge shadow inventory – most Asset Managers don’t have much to put on the market, and have nothing to sell in bulk. Banks just aren’t foreclosing anymore. People stay in their homes for up to two years without being foreclosed on, but even those who get foreclosed on are not being evcited.

Wachovia said to accept any short sale offers that come in at 70% of the BPO or better, so they don’t even want to deal with Trustee Sales.

If you want to see Real Estate professionals get into name-calling over the subject of foreclosure moratoriums and evictions, go to: http://tinyurl.com/yj6nwlr

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I agree that it is important to do your best every day and I will definitely strive to do that in 2010!

Great Post!

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The program described in my post is NOTa loan modification, by any means, although the article does talk about loan modifications. The Note can be purchased and refinanced while the Loan Modification is going on. Your property has to be 125% upside down, or will not qualify for a principal reduction. That’s because the Hedge Fund is buying these notes from the banks in bulk, as non-performing notes (NPNs), and there has to be negative equity for the property to qualify as an NPN, even if the payments are still made on time.

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You can modify your loan even if your home lost all of its equity?

You can have your loan modified even if you signed on to an adjustable mortgage and your interest rates have increased while your income has declined.

Thanks.
Bob Harvey

I think we should be happy that not everyone are willing to enlist, because if they did there would be no tax revenues to pay for the military.

I strongly support all military personnel globally, but I will never call them heroes for doing their job. Heroes are the ones that go BEYOND the call of duty, in any industry.

Its unfortunate that trying to fulfill your job description within the military can get you killed in a far away place, you might never have heard of before, but its part of the career decision that all military personnel and that everyone are fully aware of.

\"everyone is entitled to make their own decisions about enlisting in the military\" – Exactly right! Military personnel have signed up knowing that they might end up paying the ultimate price for their employer, be it at home or abroad, and they should all feel comfortable with that idea otherwise they are in the wrong line of business.

\"because they don’t get to pick which wars they fight in\" – Again, this is part of the job description that they SIGNED up for, voluntarily.

Why would the military get to chose the wars they fight in, that has never happened, that\’s the role of the politicians, their clever advisors and lobbyists.

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I never called anyone a coward in any of my posts, but not everyone would be willing to enlist in the military because of the potential outcome of this “job”, as opposed to just flipping burgers or driving a bus. Like I said – everyone is entitled to make their own decisions about enlisting in the military, or what they do with their life, but I would expect EVERYBODY to support our military personnel that is enlisted and fighting, because they don’t get to pick which wars they fight in. I definitely do not want to see a repeat of the “welcome” we gave our guys when they came back from Vietnam.

So regardless of how one feels about our government & the wars we fight, I insist on full support of our troops, which I think we all agree on.

Angella Raisian

P.S. What’s ironic is that I grew up in Latvia and my dad was in the Soviet Navy, while you’re from Yugoslavia. And here we are, arguing about the American military and what “supporting” them really means

You are wrong to label me a coward by assuming I would not put down my life for something I believe in, and your quick generalization says a lot about your person. I signed up and served in the Former Yugoslavia conflict, as a Sergeant and Sniper, in an effort to be part of stopping the mass slaughter of civilians.

Either I was not clear enough or you did not read my post properly.

Joining the military is the same as joining ANY other work organization, and as with any career decision, you take it based on the job description and the company’s values fit with your career aspirations.

So again, why should military staff be considered “heroes” when the remaining working population is also fulfilling their job description just as diligently, working like dogs and paying their taxes. Taxes that pay for our military, amongst other things.

Putting your life on the line is part of the job description when you sign up with the military, so if fulfilling your job description makes you a hero then we should all be considered heroes for doing our jobs.

Make no mistake about the fact that I do appreciate and respect our military forces, but I also feel the same way for buss drivers, nurses, supermarket employees etc.

I strongly agree with Ron Thomas’s “Save the hero talk for those that go BEYOND the line of duty”, thanks.

Where exactly did you find that deal for $28k?

Jean

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Have a great 2010!

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“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by inflation, and then by deflation, the banks and the corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their father’s conquered … I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies … The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the Government, to whom it properly belongs.”

“The Colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament, which has caused in the Colonies hatred of England and the Revolutionary War.”

Taxation has been a red herring issue to disguise the corruption of the banking system and the impact of banks on the government.

You, on the other hand, are talking about he government red tape and what it takes to get even a smallest change, or improvement, approved behind the scenes. Been there, seen that. It takes years, if ever, to get one small update incorporated into a manual or a document. To change the process of how the injured vets are treated will probably take forever, which is the reason so many private organizations are stepping in to fill that gap. Showing our support definitely means contributing to organizations such as http://FisherHouse.org, so I’m going to “plug” it a few more time in these comments.

I absolutely agree with you that the way the injured vets are treated is 100% unacceptable, as well as totally appalling. As a matter of fact, my friends and I are working on raising funds for some transitional housing for disabled vets, because the government is not doing an adequate job of it. Another (of many) organization that already does it is Fisher House Foundation @ http://www.FisherHouse.org

A stay at a VA hospital is NOT the place anyone who risked their life for this country should have to ever experience. VA hospitals and facilities, as well as the post-traumatic treatment of the vets, is where the $700B+ in bailout money should have gone to begin with. As a matter of fact, I’d like nothing more than if the Section 8 money, or welfare checks that go to healthy adults, were reallocated to VA facilities.

So yes, the medical treatment of our vets is totally appalling and inadequate, but that alone does not define our country. Although it is a major part of it, and the people need to stand up and fight for a better medical care for our vets. However, with all of that said, I still believe that this is the best country in the world, and that all of the whiners, protesters, and demonstrators can leave the US if they don’t like it.

We’re veering off the subject again, but I don’t even know where people find the time to fight for taking the word “God” off of our currency, or for not saying “God” in the “Pledge of Allegiance”. If they have all of that time on their hands, they should be demonstrating for a better medical treatment of our vets. Or better yet, they should be shipped off to the old Iraq or USSR, or even current Mexico, to see how they’d like demonstrating in those countries! Or may be the Congress could take a cut in their retirement pay, which would provide more than enough money to fund a number of state-of-the-art medical facilities for the military.

OK, back to the subject at hand – I think everyone will agree, without a doubt, that our vets deserve much better medical & mental care than what they get now. It does seem that they’re being tossed aside once they’re no longer useful in combat. That is the one PROBLEM we need to deal with, and this is where we need most of the support form the US population. OR at the very least, we need to support organizations like http://www.FisherHouse.org

P.S. This is a forum for stating everyone’s opinions, so let’s just agree to disagree without getting personal.

The attitude behind this statement is the PROBLEM.
The way this country is treating its veterans is HORRIBLE.It is using them and then toss them like used napkins.I think Angelia and Brian are hypocrites as they talk tough and do NOTHING to acknowledge the problem and fix it. This is not the county I fought for and I won’t accept this kind of hypocrisy.No good veteran will accept the way his fellow veterans are treated.I will care less what other countries are doing.I only care what this one does.Therefore both of you you know what to do with your suggestions.

Ron – agreed about the Reserves and the Guard. They don’t necessarily get the same benefits, but they do the same job. As far as having the “comforts of home” on the overseas bases – I’m all for it, if we are able to provide them. I’ve worked on military programs for almost 20 years, and some of our guys who are camping out in the Green Zone say these “comforts of home” are what keeps them sane. So just because the previous generations of military had to tough it out, there’s no reason not to make it easier on the current generation, if we can. I do agree with you that the standards for joining the military have been lowered beyond an acceptable lever, and there are kids that are being “sucked” into it because they don’t know what else to do with their lives, but you can’t lump everyone into that bunch. I know tons of military and ex-military who joined because they want to, and not because of the benefits. Besides, we need the infantry, and we need the guys behind the scenes who cook and clean. If that’s where the “misfits” are placed, so be it. But don’t forget the ones who joined the military after 9/11, and those who want to go back to combat to support their comrades. Or the ones who purposely gave up their lives to save others. The bottom line is, most of these guys are proud of what they do and ARE patriots, so I would not generalize the entire current generation as as whiners.

Just state your opinion and let’s agree to disagree. There’s no reason to get personal.

Happy New Year everyone, and thanks for your input.

Let me issue and control a nations money, and I care not who writes its laws.

— Meyer Rothschild (Original Central Banker / Fed Chairman)

Thomas Jefferson SAID ; First thru Inflation-Next by Deflation
The American Bankers -If ,every given a Central Bank / or Fed
would ROB the Americans of everything the Founders built and destroy the Country

And ,Last but not Least the Bankers were a BIGGER threat than a Standing Army.

People who do not know their \"History\" are prisoners of it.

Too many Short Memories-!!!!!!!!!!

As a veteran, I would just like to say, first you obviously never served OUR Country, and perhaps if you did you would be just be a little more empathetic towards OUR Service members.

Secondly, if OUR country is so terrible, I’m sure we could buy you a one-way ticket to somewhere more agreeable with your disposition. I hear Venezuela is a great place to live.

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