Pickle Real Estate

Reading Between the Head-Lines

Donny Deutsch has the “Right Idea”

2008-11-24 — ml-implode.com

 

“In case you have not watched Donny Deutsch over the past few weeks, his new format is in-your-face coverage about the financial crisis using CNBC anchors or contributors as guests each night. His favorites seem to be Gasparino and Jeff Mackey. It is very good. It’s funny to see the CNBC guys say things they would never say during the trading day. The word ‘insolvent’ comes up more times during the Donny hour than during than regular 12-hour CNBC day.” ….

This housing and mortgage crisis is not a result of millions borrowers buying beyond their means or some massive consumer driven multi-year mortgage fraud era where everyone lied to buy a home. This crisis was caused by fraud alright – but not by the consumer.

The greatest real estate bubble of all time was only able to occur because of the bank’s allowing home owners to use extraordinary leverage created through exotic loan programs and easy credit that never existed before and never will again.

Full Article Here


November 24, 2008 Posted by | Banking, Foreclosure, Lending | Leave a Comment

Mr Mortgage on Loan Mods, TARP & Home Sales

excellent

November 24, 2008 Posted by | Banking, Foreclosure, Lending | Leave a Comment

   

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