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fencerider2
08-19-2008, 09:04 AM
Its looking up for the Fenceriders of the world, we may have a bottom in another year or so.


http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/19/news/economy/housing_starts/index.htm?postversion=2008081908

Starts plunged 11% to an annual rate of 965,000 from a revised 1.084 million pace in June, when the total was inflated by a jump in multi-family home starts. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com had forecast starts would fall to a rate of 960,000.





http://www.oftwominds.com/blogaug08/false-bottom8-08.html?ref=patrick.net

Alt-A and Interest Only mortgages are going to be the next big wave of RRE defaults, which will dump more inventory on the market. The number of homes on the market in the US will take several years to clear in a normal environment but bubbles are obviously not normal. High inventories will demand lower prices.






http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/080813/081308_sellers_suffering_huge_losses.html?ref=patr ick.net

More homeowners than ever are selling at a loss, propelling the real estate market deeper into crisis.
In the 12 months that ended June 30, nearly 25% of all homes sold nationwide fetched less than sellers originally paid, according to real estate Web site Zillow.com.

ImportLuv
08-19-2008, 11:26 PM
I spoke to my bank about new construction loans, they are VERY difficult to get nowadays.
Buying existing homes is what banks are trying to enforce.