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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:41 AM Original message |
Please EXPLAIN how we stabalize housing prices????? |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. the government will just buy all the houses |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. The government owning all these houses... |
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mscuedawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Excellent point! |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's all supply and demand. nothing more. |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. yep, and the rest of the world is looking about the same |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. In Dale City |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:50 AM Original message |
If you work in D.C. the commute is hell and expensive..n/t |
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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. My DH is stationed on a base very close to DC |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. Apparently, |
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RoadRage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. People need to realize that not all investments make profits! |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
5. I live in Northern Virginia.. |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. There's a general trend line that exists for housing prices |
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Aloha Spirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I agree with this, but don't think that would solve the problem because earnings haven't kept pace |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:21 AM Original message |
Earnings will definitely be the difficulty |
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Aloha Spirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
20. Maybe the Treasury could buy some of the bank-owned properties and hand them over to communities for |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
10. Take speculation out of it |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. in many states, property taxes are significantly higher for 2nd, 3rd, etc homes |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
35. California is "Prop 13" |
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Aloha Spirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
11. My take: He wants the Treasury to pay the net value lost in the real estate bubble burst. |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
14. Maybe his plan includes Cindy Lou using her beer money to stabalize the |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
16. Well we can get started just as soon as one of you buy my house. |
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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. awwwww |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. You can buy my 3bd 2 bth home |
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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:41 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I am going to wait and see what color Indiana becomes on the map before I decide to relocate there |
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Aloha Spirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:44 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I think if banks can trade mortgages around, home owners should be able to "trade" their debts. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #19 |
31. Well the backyard's big enough |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
23. "Stabilize" doesn't mean the boom price comes back, it means |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
24. We Do It By Not Caring About People Who Buy Homes to LIVE IN |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. That's ass-backwards. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. It seems to me that when McLame talks about stabilizing home prices |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. You Know, I Never Even Thought About That |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
25. Catch-22 |
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nosillies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
27. I don't give a rip who wants to buy my house, as long as someone will do it! |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
29. It's part of their plan |
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marco86 (144 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
32. The answer to this is actually simple |
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marco86 (144 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. To be clear |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
33. Were it not for the fact that banks worth is tied to real estate worth, one shouldn't try. n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
34. It will require all lien/title holders to sell at the true value of the home. |
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