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British Property Bubble: Default wave about to hit UK real estate

December 26, 2007 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"The UK housing market is going downhill fast. And as we’ve been predicting, we’ve just seen the first commercial property fund ban retail investors from withdrawing their money." — John Stepek by John Stepek, MoneyWeek  Baltimore — (TFN): It’s easy to get bamboozled by the scale of the numbers and the ridiculous acronyms that fly [...]

Market Outlook: Inflation versus deflation in 2008

December 21, 2007 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
"The more catastrophic scenario is one where asset prices hold steady or even resume their ascent, while consumer goods prices rise even faster. This of course is the hyper-inflation scenario, and is the worst possible outcome." — Peter Schiff by Peter Schiff Baltimore —(TFN): Among those rational enough to perceive the looming economic downturn, a heated debate has arisen [...]

Dollar Bear: Bush’s mortgage bail-out plan is the Mother of All Bad Ideas

December 7, 2007 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"Lenders will be on the hook for more losses than had the foreclosures taken place sooner. Of course, as these chickens will likely come home to roost after the next election, that’s a trade-off incumbent politicians will happily make." — Peter Schiff by Peter Schiff, TFN Baltimore — (TFN): Without question, the Bush administration’s mortgage rescue [...]