Foreclosure Sweet Home
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honusurf
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Foreclosure down 7% for December 08, because banks believe in Christmas! Holidays- Get out of Mortgage free Card!
- 3 years ago
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honusurf
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Reverend_Papa_Bear
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The last comment was three months ago? Thats when the subprime fell. In light of what has happened to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac along with the stock market, we can say this was made when the tip of the iceberg had emerged, and now has even more precedence today in the aftermath after a $850 Billion Dollar bail out package.
So many properties have went underwater now that it has caused a major financial implosion.
- 3 years ago
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Reverend_Papa_Bear
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24French
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I'd say "great pod" if it wasn't so damn disturbing. Slowly, we will focus on those who made a bundle on the whole mortgage mirage. Accountability...the banks are supposed to know about that, right?
- 3 years ago
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24French
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mrburns
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AJcowley
i SHOT my lunch out of my nose why reading your post.
Probably the dumbest thing i read today
GOD bless big oil
god bless america - 3 years ago
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mrburns
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ajcowley
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All these foreclosures are not only a problem for the economy. They contribute to other, unexpected consequences.
For example, swimming pools left at foreclosed homes in California are contributing to a sharp increase in the mosquito population and in turn, West Nile virus. Counties have been breeding mosquito fish that can eat up to 500 larvae a day and have crews to distribute them in abandoned pools that have not been drained.
- 3 years ago
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ajcowley
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Denica_Cassandra
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In the end it is the banks fault for the following reason; The establishment loaned monies based on the assumption that the market would go up, brokers and real-estate agents told everyone that they could re-finance with this 'new' equity in their homes. Now that assumed equity has become a deficit and the banks say "why did you think you could afford that?!" The professionals dropped the ball on this one. Owning your own home is an American dream, not an example of irresponsibility.
- 3 years ago
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Denica_Cassandra
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Liberal_Extinction
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Denica_test:
That's about as far fetched as a car salesman telling you that your car is going to appreciate rather than depreciate so you can refinance it later at a better interest rate. Like I said before, there ARE guilty predatory lenders and I hope they get their come-uppance. There are just as many dumbass buyers that knew full well that they were buying too much house while making too little money and they don't deserve one ounce of help from the government (funded by RESPONSIBLE homeowners and taxpayers). You can't fix stupid, nor does stupid deserve a free bail out.
- 3 years ago
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Liberal_Extinction
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Denica_Cassandra
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Denica_test:
so you honestly think that people thought it would be great times to buy a home and then lose it? if a new car salesman did say that, you would have a great case to get your money back. lol... :P
- 3 years ago
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Denica_Cassandra
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Liberal_Extinction
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Denica_test:
Trust me, they say it every day, and people are stupid enough to believe it (of course it's the people that are dumb enough to believe and sign up for 18% car loan that they are saying it to). Lenders are not solely to blame when the general public signs paperwork without doing their homework OR reading the contract.
- 3 years ago
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Liberal_Extinction
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mrburns
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Denica_test:
Honorable Lib. Extinction
You are right,
Last year when I bought the hybrid vehicle. The "used car salesman" tried to sell me a car I could not afford. I told him, "no that is out of my range",
He told me the new buying trend, he said (idiots) buyers are now financing up to 7 and 8 years for vehicles like suburbans and tahoes.
Those are the stupid ones. . .
- 3 years ago
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mrburns
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Liberal_Extinction
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Denica_test:
Yep, never ceases to amaze me how far people will go now a days to one up the neighbors. Hell people are buying cars with higher payments than their houses and spending all of their bill money "pimping" their ride. Where does it leave them at the end of the day? Nice car, shitbox house, shitbox credit, and no hope of getting a reasonable interest rate on anything for the next 4- 5 years, idiots...
- 3 years ago
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Liberal_Extinction
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kcboy
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At what point does the lender become responsible?
How many billions were made off of these blue collar workers?
- 3 years ago
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kcboy
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mrburns
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You make it sound as if every american is getting foreclosed on
God bless america
god bless big oil - 3 years ago
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mrburns
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unstephenk
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Housing Bubble, Inflation Bubble, and Gas Bubble = Depression
- 3 years ago
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unstephenk
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Liberal_Extinction
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Oh, no doubt whatsoever that there is PLENTY of blame to go around in the home mortgage market right now. Part of the problem has already begun to right itself, the predatory type lenders and companies that encouraged this garbage have already been dropping like flies. I hope there is substantial legal action taken against them as well. The 2nd part of the problem is the morons that gladly took "no income documentation" loans and products like that knowing full well that they didn't have a snowballs chance in hell of payng for it when their rates adjusted. I know a few honest mortgage brokers that missed out on a lot of business during the housing boom because they refused to write loans for people that they knew full well were presenting fraudulent income information. They may have missed out on some cash but they are still in business and making a living. I hope the predatory lenders and the dishonest buyers both rot in pain for the mess they have created.
- 3 years ago
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Liberal_Extinction
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damnneargenius
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We need a government appointed 3rd party to regulate and sit in on all deals that require people signing contractual agreements over $10,000. There are far to many greedy lying salesman in our society and people are stupid and naive. On the even better side it would create some more jobs!
This whole scenario should have never been allowed to happen. The salesman who are the experts (and predators in this circumstance) should only sell homes to people with verifiable means to afford them. Shame on profiting from other people's misfortune and foolishness. Our society is now consuming itself it seems. How embarrassing.
- 3 years ago
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damnneargenius
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baylorlebowski
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damnneargenius:
damneargenius,
That's exactly how I felt at first too. But as it turns out, it's not that cut and dried. In reality, alot of people took money that they knew they couldn't pay off (in one instance this american life points out, one guy borrowed something like $400,000, and made maybe $40,000/yr). It wasn't just the lenders, but the borrowers too.
That being said, it's pretty disgusting to see this kind of thing being allowed to happen.
I guess I'm torn between wanting people to take responsibility for themselves and predators stalking the uneducated and the needy. I've decided that what we as a society need to do is foster a culture of money management- maybe require it as part of school curriculum, and start young.
- 3 years ago
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baylorlebowski
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ablindeye
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thanks team for assembling these pods together into something human. I had seen all of the clips separately but compiled it works better....too bad its Adam though...since i had the impression that he was a biased corporate tool from other pods with him...lmao....sorry, good job guys...yes even you Adam! =P
OH and I almost forgot....
What happened to the good ol days when people would barricade themselves in their house and go down fightin? Guess that went out with the whole Waco thing.... - 3 years ago
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ablindeye
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baylorlebowski
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Interesting.
This American Life did a really good show that dealt with this issue, and how it was created.It's called "The Giant Pool of Money." It's worth listening to. After hearing this program, I have a different perspective when I see commericals for loans, and real estate agents.
- 3 years ago
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baylorlebowski
