Money and Finance
Thanks to Phil for passing this along.
The house hunt has become a blood sport involving bully bids, bribery and a willingness to pay $100,000 over asking, without conditions, for the ugliest address on the street
- Is A House Really A Good “investment”? - By Cullen Roche
The Bottom Line Don’t worry. This post isn’t intended to wreck the “american dream”. None of this analysis means that buying a house is a bad idea. You have to live somewhere and this analysis does not compare the specifics of...
- Hussman Weekly Market Comment: Brief Holiday Update
With Monday as the last opportunity for Congress to avoid some version of the “fiscal cliff,” there isn’t a great deal to say that will be relevant for long, but my impression remains that the most likely outcome is that fiscal policy will go over...
- Gr-neam Reflections: 01/31/2012 - American Housing: Falling Prices, But Rising Value
Thanks to Matt for passing this along.Rental economics in the American housing market are attractive, particularly relative to capital market returns available in general. Clearing the housing market would address the imbalance between rental and purchase...
- Rethinking Our Debt Payoff Plan
I'm sure most of you know that last year my wife and I bought a house. While we love the house the unfortunate thing is that we went from renting a fairly small house to owning a much larger one. One of the hidden costs in making that move was...
- Weekly Roundup - September 7, 2013
Another week down and my wife and I are that much closer to closing on our house. My coordinator the job that I'm on right now has got a replacement for me to come out today so I can be home to close on the house on Monday. It'll be a big...
Money and Finance
House Wars: true tales from the Toronto real estate market
Thanks to Phil for passing this along.
The house hunt has become a blood sport involving bully bids, bribery and a willingness to pay $100,000 over asking, without conditions, for the ugliest address on the street
- Is A House Really A Good “investment”? - By Cullen Roche
The Bottom Line Don’t worry. This post isn’t intended to wreck the “american dream”. None of this analysis means that buying a house is a bad idea. You have to live somewhere and this analysis does not compare the specifics of...
- Hussman Weekly Market Comment: Brief Holiday Update
With Monday as the last opportunity for Congress to avoid some version of the “fiscal cliff,” there isn’t a great deal to say that will be relevant for long, but my impression remains that the most likely outcome is that fiscal policy will go over...
- Gr-neam Reflections: 01/31/2012 - American Housing: Falling Prices, But Rising Value
Thanks to Matt for passing this along.Rental economics in the American housing market are attractive, particularly relative to capital market returns available in general. Clearing the housing market would address the imbalance between rental and purchase...
- Rethinking Our Debt Payoff Plan
I'm sure most of you know that last year my wife and I bought a house. While we love the house the unfortunate thing is that we went from renting a fairly small house to owning a much larger one. One of the hidden costs in making that move was...
- Weekly Roundup - September 7, 2013
Another week down and my wife and I are that much closer to closing on our house. My coordinator the job that I'm on right now has got a replacement for me to come out today so I can be home to close on the house on Monday. It'll be a big...