Recent content by Hormiguero_IHB

Ever hear a cop, teacher, college admin, guard or nurse complain about their pay relative to 'the private sector'? Well, now they'll be the only ones left in California with a job. Congratulations! Thanks, Sacto, heckuvajob.

wow, the bears got taken to the woodshed today. check out FAZ... 105 to 40 in less than twenty trading hours! to rock around that's right on time it's tricky...

pre-senility greenspan in a 1960s Randian compilation

I think SF will be the only CA city w/ population > 150K with > $250/sqft once Irvine officially falls under that mark.

This really depends on the market. NYC - unfortunately essential, west LA - need to use 'westside rentals' usually, coastal OC, they help - most other places, not necessary in the craigslist era in my experience.

<a href="http://www.dqnews.com/Charts/Monthly-Charts/CA-City-Charts/ZIPCAR.aspx">a rough 2008 for the golden state </a> Well, it isn't any big secret that CA housing got utterly crushed in price this year. I've never been a fan of folks who rubberneck nasty freeway wrecks - I usually give...

544 chapter 2 'capital assets' and code sec 408(m)(3)(b) (IRAs) seem pretty straightforward. I'm NOT a professional, this is NOT professional advice NOR a recommendation of any kind of action. posting about things like law, tax, medicine, etc, without backing it up is more than a...

<a href="http://www.dqnews.com/Charts/Monthly-Charts/LA-Times-Charts/ZIPLAT.aspx">Here's the big Kahuna, LA, OC, Riv, SB, Ven, Santa Barbara </a> Quite the train wreck, though the total lack of volume on the high end says as much as the disastrous SFR -40% y-o-y medians

<a href="http://www.dqnews.com/Charts/Monthly-Charts/OC-Register-Charts/ZIPOCR.aspx">Looks like the median slipped under 400K</a> condos @ 270K. ouch.

Municipalities will be to 2009 what banks were to 2008.

looks like santa brought the rally I was waiting for on this one! hopefully, at least one small investor out there caught a little of the action. merry xmas to all.

15s are a good option if you really want to stack up the equity and work towards a better profile for retirement (and/or more equity to 'move up') such that the higher payments help keep you disciplined and on that path. Of course, sacrificing for what may be imaginary home equity isn't the...