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Rosa Luxemburg

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13. From what I heard around here is that many investors are buying up cheap properties?
Tue Jul 30, 2013, 11:55 PM
Jul 2013

but it is good news that the property market is getting hot again.

And why is rising home prices a good thing? postulater Jul 2013 #1
And therein lies the fundamental problem NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #2
For those that own a home... Omaha Steve Jul 2013 #3
Starting small is good. For that matter looks like she could start around 1996. jtuck004 Jul 2013 #5
Excellent charts. Home equity is the final target of the Ravenously Greedy too-big-to-fail banks. Divernan Jul 2013 #10
My sister and her hubby moved down there on a job offer while the banks jtuck004 Jul 2013 #12
Because, if you are like me and you got a mortgage for 150k home... phleshdef Jul 2013 #7
And yet you are still better off than perhaps 5 or 6 million families who were foreclosed on jtuck004 Jul 2013 #14
Me being better off doesn't mean its a bad thing that me (and a shit load of other people) get our.. phleshdef Jul 2013 #16
I didn't say it's a bad thing. I said even if you don't, it doesn't mean you are jtuck004 Jul 2013 #18
With the level of quantitative easing the Fed is pursuing... roamer65 Jul 2013 #4
Lenders & hedge funds buying foreclosed properties; turning US into nation of renters Divernan Jul 2013 #6
+100 nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #9
yes, the #1 investment of many of the 1% is real estate. welcome your new Landlords Sunlei Jul 2013 #21
It's depressing madville Jul 2013 #8
Probably the wisest thing is to hang on to that 25k Divernan Jul 2013 #11
sometimes you can find something in your price range. Sunlei Jul 2013 #22
From what I heard around here is that many investors are buying up cheap properties? Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2013 #13
I'm not happy about a market turning single family homes into rental properties. Divernan Jul 2013 #15
That is the quickest way to drive down housing costs. AngryOldDem Jul 2013 #23
"Creeping shabbiness" describes not only rental houses, but the US as a whole Divernan Jul 2013 #25
We rent abelenkpe Jul 2013 #27
These numbers do not reflect that Wall Street is behind them through mass purchase of foreclosures. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #17
Please read this ^ abelenkpe Jul 2013 #26
How about 2 more rec's to keep this thread alive & get it on main page? Divernan Jul 2013 #19
Everything is always bad news. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Jul 2013 #24
Since the middle of last year mine has gone up about $10,000 per month MindPilot Jul 2013 #28
Obama is a communist and a Muslin Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #29
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