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Moneymaking strategy: Don’t sell, rent

November 10, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
The real estate market is downright scary. Houses across the country are selling for a fraction of what they were just a few months ago. But smart investors are using a unique strategy to buy without selling. By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com Baltimore – (TFN): It is a great time to be buying a house, but an [...]

Real estate bottom: Are we there or is a major drop on the way?

October 7, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
Consumers are scared to enter the real estate market. Are they making a big mistake? Is it possible for prices to go even lower? You may be surprised. By Andrew Snyder Baltimore – (TFN): I had an interesting call from my father-in-law last night. It was a bit different than the normal conversation topics we cover [...]

Bottom Feeding in Real Estate

August 7, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"If you think we’ll have a thriving real estate market again (and it’s only a matter of time), mortgage companies and home builders would be good investments." — Andrew Gordon Blogger’s note: The real estate crash isn’t over yet. Mortgage companies and home builders may still have further to fall. But according to Andrew [...]

Gold’s Next Rally Is Coming Soon

July 30, 2008 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
"Sometimes, however, there is a delayed reaction in gold, which happens more often than efficient market theorists would like to admit. Gold’s fundamentals are still bullish." — Ed Bugos by Ed Bugos Baltimore and Vancouver, British Columbia — (TFN):  Last week we saw a bounce in the stock market that threatened to send gold prices [...]

Has Real Estate Hit Bottom?

July 28, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
“Could we be on the verge of a turnaround? The weekend press was full of the news that some mortgage lenders are actually starting to trim rates. A few commentators even suggested that it was nearly time to go bargain hunting.” — John Stepek Blogger’s note:  The real estate [...]

Profit from Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE)

July 22, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
“As a service to Money Morning readers who are unfortunate enough to have been holding Fannie or Freddie paper, or to the venturesome few who wonder whether there is any among the debris, I thought I’d peer through the fog of uncertainty and try to figure out what the different classes of Fannie and Freddie [...]

Something good is happening at Countrywide (CFC)? Really?

May 30, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
“There is an interesting trend occurring at the bank - one that bodes well for banks and the economy as a whole.” — Karim Rahemtulla by Karin Rahemtulla Baltimore – (TFN): It’s one of the most important companies in America today… But like any company, it’s got its share of pros and [...]

U.S. Recession: 10 reasons we’ve hit a bottom

April 17, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
“We thought we’d take a bit of a different approach, and use some of the social indicators that we’ve come across to develop a ‘Top 10 List’ of reasons the U.S. economy may have achieved a new market bottom - though perhaps it’s not yet the ultimate market bottom.” — Keith [...]

Dollar Bear: Bail-me-out Bennie

March 28, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
“The current mess did not result from a failure of the free market, but from too much government interference. The real estate bubble, and the shaky securitized products it spawned, resulted from the Fed artificially setting interest rates too low.” — Peter Schiff by Peter Schiff, Dollar Bear Baltimore – (TFN): Now [...]

Interest Rates: A new crisis

February 22, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
"Even more troubling than the mortgage crisis is the havoc it is creating in the bond market. Borrowers and lenders that depend on the usually highly liquid and safe municipal bond market are suffering from a market that seemingly dried up overnight. " – Andrew Snyder  By Andrew Snyder  Baltimore (TFN) — Every major economic downturn in this nation's [...]