Comments on: Eleven Articles on Residential Real Estate http://alephblog.com/2007/06/22/eleven-articles-on-residential-real-estate/ Helping Institutions and Ordinary People Invest Better by Focusing on Risk Control Fri, 25 May 2012 03:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Merkelhttp://alephblog.com/2007/06/22/eleven-articles-on-residential-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-1506 David Merkel Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:38:59 +0000 http://alephblog.com/?p=147#comment-1506 Larry, sorry the spam filter caught you initially, but I rescued your post. 6. True enough 7. Since mid-2005. That's when I published my views on RM. I had varying views, feeling that the mid-section would do bad initially, then the coasts. 11. Fine. Getting a fixed rate loan is almost always a good idea. Paul, no there are no good sources of bond spread data on the web. Sorry for the tardy reply. I suppose we could look at some benchmark bonds over at TRACE... Larry, sorry the spam filter caught you initially, but I rescued your post.

6. True enough

7. Since mid-2005. That’s when I published my views on RM. I had varying views, feeling that the mid-section would do bad initially, then the coasts.

11. Fine. Getting a fixed rate loan is almost always a good idea.

Paul, no there are no good sources of bond spread data on the web. Sorry for the tardy reply. I suppose we could look at some benchmark bonds over at TRACE…

]]> By: Paulhttp://alephblog.com/2007/06/22/eleven-articles-on-residential-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 Paul Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:49:34 +0000 http://alephblog.com/?p=147#comment-1376 Hi David! Great articles. I have a question about how to track credit spreads. Tony Crescenzi mentioned tracking swap spreads in an article on Real Money. How and where would an individual investor go about doing this? Are there particular websites that you look at to monitor credit spreads? Thank you... Hi David! Great articles. I have a question about how to track credit spreads. Tony Crescenzi mentioned tracking swap spreads in an article on Real Money. How and where would an individual investor go about doing this? Are there particular websites that you look at to monitor credit spreads? Thank you…

]]> By: Larry Nusbaumhttp://alephblog.com/2007/06/22/eleven-articles-on-residential-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Larry Nusbaum Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:48:57 +0000 http://alephblog.com/?p=147#comment-1374 6. I don't know any serious (experienced) investors that goes to a public auction to buy houses in good times or bad...... 7. You mean you have been negative for 3-5 years? The whole counrty? Every state, county & zip code? 11. Giving out mortgage advice is a losing proposition. 6. I don’t know any serious (experienced) investors that goes to a public auction to buy houses in good times or bad……
7. You mean you have been negative for 3-5 years? The whole counrty? Every state, county & zip code?
11. Giving out mortgage advice is a losing proposition.

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