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The arrival of housing purgatory – Why is housing experiencing one of its worst sales years even with the 30 year fixed rate mortgage breaking into the 3 percent range? A case as to why housing will remain a poor investment deep into 2015.


If you build it, they won’t come – Why are new home sales not getting the summer bounce with 30 year mortgage rates at historical lows? Prop 13 and the housing lottery in California.


Bubble university. Student loan accounts now match up with the number of auto loan accounts in the U.S. Future American home buyers will be hampered by massive student loan obligations and growth of for-profit education.


The Bread and Circus economy: Lessons from the Great Depression Part 33. The McDonald’s and paper-mill education economy funded by a too big to fail bank.


3 economics trends stifling wages and pushing home prices lower: 1,000,000 people apply for 60,000 McDonald’s jobs, the college tuition bubble, and long-term shadow inventory.


California home prices 50 percent off March 2007 peak – Why California home prices will be impacted by multi-year state budget deficits, higher interest rates, and a backlog of distressed properties.


Four financial corners of California – real estate and broker licensees continue to decline, banks extend average foreclosure to 285 days, underemployment surges to 19.9 percent nationwide, and Federal Reserve now largest U.S. debt holder.


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