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If they try and stop foreclosures, won't prices still come down since people buying now need high credit scores and $ to buy homes? The same problem of not being able to afford payments are still there.

<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/12/news/economy/foreclosures/index.htm?postversion=2009021219">Obama to Stop Foreclosures</a> "This will help put a floor on home values," said one person familiar with the negotiations.

Everyone knows home prices are inflated, but at some point, there will be a bottom and home prices will match rents, regular lending will resume, etc. I wanted to ask if people on this board could see themselves investing in real estate as an investment (not to flip, but to rent out and...

Will this stop the house prices from falling or will it just prevent the banks from failing?

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/business/15lehman.html?hp">This is crazy. What's next?</a>

hbguybill: I think you should look at his tax plan more carefully. If you're married and make 250K or more, then you'll be taxed at a higher rate just based off of the income over 250K. Or if you so happen to sell a lot of stocks during this time. Percentage wise, you probably won't pay...

<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/05/news/companies/freddie_fannie/index.htm?postversion=2008090518">Fannie and Freddie Bailout</a> Looks like it could happen this weekend.

Does anyone know approxuimately or exactly what the rents were in the community of Oak Creek between 2000 (prefer to know as close to the time they first sold) and 2002 for the 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom detached homes that are now going for about $2,600 or $2,700? I'd like to see how the...

I have a random OT question. For those of you that live in the Village, how was your AT&T;cell phone reception? I'm 90% going to move there soon and was going to switch to, of course, the iPhone 3G. Was AT&T;in general "good enough"? We all know AT&T;stinks in OC, but I'm hoping Spectrum would...

Thank you for your help on my previous question. My question now is on taxes. For example, say you have a 600,000 home. Your tax rate is 1.3%. 30 years from now, your homes value is 1 million, for example. How is the tax assessed? I know in some states, they reassess every year. How does it...

Hello, Question regarding rental income. For example, if I have a mortgage of 3,500/month, plus HOA of 100, taxes of about 700, for a total payment of 4,300, and I get actual rent of about 3,500, I have a loss of about 800/month to pay for everything. If I show an 800/month loss, how does...

What kind of an effect will this have on the housing market? Especially in CA. <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/08/news/economy/housing_rescue.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008070809">Mortgage Rescue Plan Set To Pass</a>

The office building off of Jamboree, next to the Marquee towers looks fantastic. I believe the top 4 or 5 floors were meant for New Century and still sit empty. There are some floors in the middle that have been rented out and more emtpy towards the bottom. Does anyone know the $ per square...

<p>OT: Optimus Prime has got it right. Original House of Pancakes. Get the "49er" pancakes.</p> <p>On Topic: Saw the show last night. It was obvious, 900K for that? No way, but I didn't think it would still be on the market. 799, here we come. I hope they sell it. I feel bad for them.</p>

<p>I went to see the FHA loan limits, but found that it goes up in higher areas if you are designated as "two family" or higher? Does one family mean one person, one person of 4, or one person that makes the money in the household?</p> <p><a...