Chuck has been busy. With so many things happening in the local real estate blogging community, Southern California Real Estate, National and International Financial Markets, and at home, it has been hard to formulate posts for the past 2 weeks. However, some more are to come over the next few days.
On tap, I am going to begin reading Irvine_Renter’s new book next week. I’ll give you all my thoughts about it and tease you with any insights that you may not have yet seen. This financial crisis, and the US Housing bubble has been THE financial story of the 21st century. I doubt you’ll feel like you have thus far missed much, but there is a lot to say about it and its roots I’m sure we’ll find something interesting.
As you know, I have a co-blogger, Brad Davidson of Help-U-Buy Realty here in Orange County. I have also been approached by several other contributors who have their own specific flavor of real-estate knowledge. With the unwinding of the housing bubble (and frankly, who can take 24by7 coverage of the carnage that is the crash of housing prices?), there are many other factors of the housing bubble consider; proper financing, taxes, insurance, maintenance, and the list goes on. I’ll be adding several stories from guest bloggers from various sites for their contribution to relevant topics on Southern California Real Estate.
As far as investing, I’ll be honest, the past few months have been catastrophic for any stock (even though much of my powder is in cash, almost nothing has been spared The Great Unwind of Leverage) and I’ve been picking up some of the broken stocks here and there. While I am not an investment advisor (and I see no reason to take my advice), if you’d like to hear it, I might be willing to give some of mine. There are some stocks that I have been following for some time that are at what I consider “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities and have the potential to do really well, while there are some suckers that I have found that I think even they can’t be resurrected.
Feel free to leave comments about whatever you feel like here.
On travel in oklahoma city this week I saw the greatest sign just off the interstate. “Better hurry, our summer stock of triplewides is almost gone. Low, adjustable rate financing available Move into the home of your dreams now!” Wow, I didn’t even know they made triplewide trailer homes…I guess I better hurry up and take advantage of that ARM trailer mortgage before they’re all gone. This was not an old sign, it looked brand new.
i’d love to hear your comments on the market – either at the individual level or at a macro level
I second dafox and would love to hear “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities and a decent stock screener. Thanks.
Chuck,
you had stopped by my .blogspot weblog to ask if I was “Jack” from the ol’ hbb3 days..simply, no, I post in my own name..though, if you ever have any further Q’s, feel free..