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dotslashfuture's comment on rental rates is very germane. An interesting article in a recent Wall Street Journal discussed this very issue, saying the P/E ratios for housing were getting out of hand (P = the inflated "selling price" and E = the prevailing rental rates). I fear that, right now...

<b>RE: real estate equity is up:</b> But, this is just a totally artificial byproduct of low interest rates on mortgages. Consider the example of a family that can afford a $1500/month mortgage. At 8% interest, they can buy about $225k of house (depending on downpayment, taxes, insurance...

Avoiding TV and newspapers doesn't always work. Invariably, if you tell someone that you are from the U.S., they ask you to comment on some latest bit of business news that you have not even seen yet. "So, what do you think about the lastest bankruptcy of company X and the plummenting dollar?"...

bungrider, I was intrigued that you get (and get to keep) outside-the-market fills. I've only had a couple of such pleasant trades myself (thankfully, neither busted) and was wondering who trade with? Traden4Alpha