Archive for the ‘recovery’ Category

Where and Why are Foreigners Buying U.S. Real Estate?

Very cool infographic on where and why foreigners are buying United States real estate.  When times are tough, there is always someone cashing in .  Our housing crisis which led to very low home prices caught the attention of many foreign investors.  8% of real estate is purchased by foreign investors.  So which states are […]

Five Big Banks agreed to a Deal. Is it enough?

Likely many of you have heard about the deal reached last week between the Governement and the five largest banks. President Barack Obama made a speech last Thursday where he spoke about the housing crisis and his new settlement that will “speed relief to the hardest hit homeowners and some of the most abusive practices […]

Obama’s State of the Union and What it means for Real Estate

Everyone has been talking about the State of Union delivered on Tuesday by President Obama. It’s hard not to. It doesn’t even seem to matter if you are a democrat or republican or libertarian or none of the above. And maybe it’s just me but it seems like people are paying more attention to politics […]