The recent housing industry problems have people pointing every direction for blame.  It has to be the greed of the mortgage companies.  No wait; it is the lack of regulations by the government.  No wait, it’s the economy - and the federal reserves - that keeps driving up interest rates.  No wait; it’s the real […]

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There is a lot of talk about the housing market right now.  For some reason, many people are scratching their heads trying to figure out just how the market got into this position.  A preliminary look at industry just a few months back gives most of the answer.
The housing market was beginning to slow.  Interest […]

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If you have more product than demand, the price goes down.  This is basic economics, and most people learn it in high school (if not before).  The housing market has been defying these laws for years, and the results could be starting to show themselves in the present market.
We live in a rural community with […]

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