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This article points to a real problem. We can't sell our 10 yr Bonds abroad. We are probably printing the money to buy our own bonds. That is a game that won't last long at all. 10 yr bonds are the proxy for mortgage money. We all knew foreigners would opt for the best return on their money...

Well, I suppose the alerts I got were based on the USG "borrowing" $1-$2 Trillion on SS. More debt, but this time not possible. Only way to get that money is to issue bonds and the USG print the money to buy them. We already require 85% of the world's savings to finance our National Debt...

Some things have come to my attention that I ought to post. I could look like a real fool here. Without going into everything which would take hours, this is it: Those who feel a little stretched financially had better sell their home or rental unit now!! There are rumors that the...

Spec8, I've kind of written a biography book here and it wasn't my intention at all. Oneway is doing an xlnt job of showing you all the written truth. And also Q. The little special questions on RE actually never stop even for me. In fact, I'm always learning. I love it. I've got...

Oneway, You are nothing but doom and gloom. You need a dose of reality. RE isn't going down. Get a grip. I'll say that for Convert. since we kind of ganged up on him. Great posts you're putting in. Lots of info. I've seen it before so I don't need to be convinced. I've even been in...

You said it!!

Alchemist, Could be. I don't often believe the NY Times or quotes from Bankers. However, China's peg to the dollar is making them tremendous amounts of money. If a little is invested here to keep consumers buying then it may be a good deal for them. I don't think they'd do it out of the...

Or you can grow it in Maine. My B-law has a 3 yr old crop started on his property of 200 acres. Only 3 acres to ginseng so far. The state of Maine gives him grants because they want to see wild ginseng come back into the economy. Oriental demand!! But watch your crop. Old Wild roots are...

Well Dakota, (hah I'm in Denver and can almost hear my own acquired western twang) I hate to say it, but I don't trust 2005 enough to invest in anything physical except maybe gold and silver. I've read Clinton sold most of the nation's stockpile of silver so there may be a shortage with lead...

Dakota, Ahhh. Thanks for moving us forward here. You're right by me. I like sugar, corn, uranium, silver, copper, coal, oil and nat gas juniors, LNG, gold juniors, and most real things that could be considered a necessity or a currency hedge. I like the Swiss Franc. The Loonie should...

BlueHorse, yup that is it. AG is waving a big red flag and pulling the fire alarm bell. He is covering himself (after first saying get your ARM loans) or he has some shred of honesty left. Convet, so incredible. Seeing a DT is not doom and gloom. There will be a basing then an uptrend...

Convert is a Realtor. Simple as that. Notice he is short on facts and long on criticism. Also, he looks and reads and finds slight errors. And absolutely no looking ahead. The trademarks of a salesman. Overcome objections or keep your mouth shut and let others put their foot in it. But...

Convert, You didn't read Steven Roach did you? I posted it a couple of pages back. Or read Gross of Pimco. I agree with your chain of events IF we are in that cycle. You're taking a heck of a chance if you put all your $ on that supposition. At the very least one should be very careful...

Oneway, xlnt insight. Something that my wife and I have done. Many others will scale back or just be taking profits on a home that is now too big. More Baby Boomers than X generation so there will be too many large homes with the new, high energy bills. That is why Maine and some other...

Eqtrdr, Real Estate will never die, but it can correct. It always has. The "issue" that always shocks me is taking the herd mentality as a basis for doing much of anything in accordance with them. Too many buyers is bearish in the stock world. Too many puts is a good reason to look at...

Here is a pleasant piece taken in bits and pieces from Steven Roach. Draw your own conclusions. I'd love to be investing in RE but I agree with a lot this guy says and think one needs to be nimble. Does anyone one else think current inflation ought to be called "dollar devaluation"...

My major at the Colorado School of Mines was mineralogy. So I love metals. Didn't want to join my Dad as a Builder. He was too bossy then. But I gave in to $ and now like real estate more than any other field I've been in. I wish we were in a bull real estate market now. Luckily, or not...

Old Trader, I respect your opinion and decisions and have no desire to try to change you. I really can't take everyone else's views into account when I decide to do what I think is best. I'm sure you are your own man too. You could look at Peak Oil and the rising price of oil. I'm...

Old Trader and Convert, we need you. I hope you guys don't change. And I am being dead serious. We need buyers when we go to sell. We need folks who see the trend as up when we see it as down. And you need us. If everyone thought the same there would be no market. You two do us a...

Anyone who wants to sell at the top must do so before public perception switches. Real estate closings are too slow to try to time the top. That is a sure way to failure. One must lock in near the top or be financially prepared to follow the cycle wherever it will go. Interest rates are...