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The Bad News is Today Will be a Bad Day for the Markets.
The Good News is this kind of sell off usually means we are near a bottom.
It is called capitulation. It is when traders and short term investors decide the pain is just too much and dump almost everything. It is sometimes called panic selling. It is when great companies go on sale.
Look for today to [...] Read more »
Will Institutional Money Freeze Out the Small Investor?
Cash is King and the best deals will always be had by those with the means to act quickly and decisively.
There are some media reports talking about some very well funded groups taking advantage of the housing market problems, especially in Florida. Many of these reports try to portray these groups as predatory and swooping [...] Read more »
As the Credit Crunch Spreads to More Alt-A Lenders, This Will Become More Common
The sub-prime market was the first to experience the crunch but it is certainly not the only sector.
American Home Can’t Fund Loans, May Liquidate Assets
By Bradley Keoun
American Home Mortgage corporate offices in Irving, Texas
July 31 (Bloomberg) — American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. shares plunged 89 percent after the lender said it doesn’t have cash to [...] Read more »
People are Starting to Compare CDO Hedge Funds to Enron.
It is a very valid comparison. See, CDO Hedge Funds = Enron?
But, what does it mean to the larger market and especially to small to medium real estate investors?
It depends.
If you are using these hedge funds as part of your investing strategy, you probably have a lot to worry about.
If you are heavily leveraged in [...] Read more »
