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    The House Trap

    This thread is in response to IrvineRenter's blog post (09-07-2009): <a href="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/blog/comments/irvine-boulevard-northwood-irvine/">The Royle Family</a>. My comment became a little too verbose for the blog comments section. I thought making this thread might also...
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    How does the increase in LIBOR affect mortgages?

    Firstm I don't have a mortgage, however, I notices the increase in the London Inter Bank Offering Rate in the news today and read some mortgage rates are based on LIBOR. Anybody know the rough percentage of loans based on LIBOR, and, if it is significant, what the ramifications are if LIBOR...
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    New IHB browser tab icon

    I just noticed in Firefox the IHB logo is on the tab for IHB. Very cool. Sorry if this is old news, I have a history of not noticing things immediately.
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    Exactly how impossible is it for the average Joe to have a custom home built?

    I'm sure custom homes are built for the wealthy all the time. But I'm wondering if it is possible for the average Joe to pull something like that off. Er... hypothetically... me. Say I knew of a great lot I believed was available for residential zoning, and suppose I was able to work out a...
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    A lack of slack?

    Does anybody else see the U.S. falling into the same post-bubble trouble as Japan had in its "lost decade" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan#The_.27Lost_Decade.27">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan#The_.27Lost_Decade.27</a>). Looking at the last three major...
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    Where can I find historical numbers for the Federal Funds Rate?

    Pardon me, but I wonder if someone could point me to long-term historical data (numbers with dates) for the Federal Funds Rate? For example, <a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/fundsrate.htm">www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/fundsrate.htm</a> lists the Federal Funds Rate, but only from...
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