Archive for March, 2008
House Sales – Where?????
29 March 2008House sales remain low if not stagnant due to problems in all avenues of the business sector. Inflation brought about by excessive expenditure into the two wars the US is part of, the ailing economy that has already dug deep into their reserves, and many more issues such as with insurance and others continue to [...]
More Jobless – Less Houses
21 March 2008Market analysts are seeing dip in house sales due to the rising number of people who are loosing their jobs. Industries are being forced to lay-off personnel to maintain their operations and stay through the rut in the economy. Most have the word of their employees of re-employment when things get better. The forecasts are [...]
Bailout – Not in a Million Years!
17 March 2008Bailout is another example of the Federal Government trying to answer for a mistake somebody else did so everybody just shuts up. Taxpayer dollars are the source of the funds and people are mad about the proposals. Critics say it initiates a practice that may help create a security blanket over the market that crumbles [...]
New Home Sales at Lowest Levels
9 March 2008New home sales are at their lowest points in 13 years and the economic slowdown has further affected the usually booming new house market. Mortgage lenders are expected to come up with more than 20 billion dollars in funds to cover losses. The effects would be long lasting as analysts expect the shake down market [...]
House Prices hit Rock Bottom
5 March 2008Many are asking why the hell this happened in the first place, the housing market has suffered most from the sub-prime lending money problems. Existing house sales are up a notch but still not as good as it used to perform. People inflate their house prices when selling due to expected haggling during price negotiations. [...]
Global Effects of the Sub-Prime Lending Market Problems in the US
1 March 2008HSBC, one of the world’s largest banks has announced that it has suffered a total loss of more $17 Billion making it one of the worst hit financial institutions by the financial woes that the US is currently facing. The company says that the loss is high but gains in the Asian market have helped [...]
