Housing Crisis on Townhall

• New U.S. Housing Bubble Sparks Import Surge from China Mon Apr 15
  Political Calculations
  We can confirm that much of this increase was driven by the improvement of the housing sector of the U.S. economy, as 54.6% of the year-over-year net increase in the total dollar value of goods imported into the U.S. from China in 2012 is represented by such goods as household and kitchen appliances, furniture and especially other kinds of household items. ... more
• Obama Pushes For Housing Bubble 2.0 Wed Apr 3
  Katie Pavlich
• Housing Recovery, Real or Fake? Sat Feb 9
  Fritz Pfister
  An organic recovery driven by demand emanating from real job growth adding qualified buyers to the market has not happened ... more
• Prophets and Losses Tue Feb 5
  Thomas Sowell
  Now that the federal government is playing an ever larger role in the economy, a look at Washington's track record seems to be long overdue. ... more
• The Next Taxpayer Bailout: The Federal Housing Administration Tue Dec 25
  Kevin Glass
• The Brass Standard Thu Sep 13
  Thomas Sowell
  Politics takes a lot of brass. And Bill Clinton is a master politician. His rousing speech at the Democrats' convention told the delegates that Republicans "want to go back to the same old policies that got us into trouble in the first place." ... more
• The Housing Market Is Depressing America Fri Apr 20
  Scott Rasmussen
  Just 49 percent of homeowners in America now believe their home is worth more than they paid for it. ... more
• Romney's Plans? What about Obama's? Mon Mar 26
  Bruce Bialosky
  Left-wing pundits and politicos continue to insist that Mitt Romney has yet to express what he wants to accomplish as President. ... more
• Two Americas Mon Mar 19
  Dan Holler
  There are two Americas. No, I am not adopting occupy-style rhetoric that pits one group of Americans against another. What I am talking about is the fundamental difference between America’s entrepreneurial private sector and America’s cumbersome public sector. ... more
• How to Fix the Housing Crisis Mon Mar 5
  Doug French
  Despite the obvious, policymakers and wonks think trimming mortgage principal down to just 10 percent underwater or that lowering borrowers' financing costs for those 25 percent (or more) underwater will somehow halt the slide in home values and spur consumer spending. ... more
• Bloomberg Hides Government Causes of Financial Crisis Sun Jan 8
  Peter Ferrara
  But it's not just Gingrich and Romney. Virtually every Republican and conservative across America recognizes what is by now well established in the literature -- the government caused the financial crisis. ... more
• Fixing Our Housing Crisis Mon Dec 19
  Bruce Bialosky
  There was our President stating once again that he had a plan to fix the housing crisis that is stalling our economy and harming his reelection chances. When he was done making his proposal, it occurred to me that after 35 years of my working in the real estate market this man really had no more idea of how to resolve the problem than the average homeowner. ... more
• SEC Charges Fannie and Freddie Execs With Securities Fraud Sat Dec 17
  Helen Whalen Cohen
• Occupy Wall Street Seizes Foreclosed Homes Thu Dec 8
  Bronx, New York
  Occupy Wall Street heroically takes back unjustly foreclosed homes that were stolen from the community by uh, occupying them for the people. To get people back in their house you know? Or something like that. Yeah, justice! ... more
• Oh, Rapture: The Federal Government Is Going to Help Me Understand My Credit Card Wed Dec 7
  Erika Johnsen
• Bulletproof Barney Frank Retires -- Liberal, Gay, Untouchable Thu Dec 1
  Larry Elder
  When Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced his intention not to seek re-election after a 32-year career, not one of the nightly news broadcast network anchors found time or space to mention either Frank's central role in the housing meltdown or his congressional reprimand. Not one. ... more
• $1B homeowner program mainly benefited 3 states Mon Nov 21
  Townhall.com Staff
• Congress Working to Regulate the Housing Market Even More Wed Nov 2
  Helen Whalen Cohen
• Politics vs. Economics Wed Sep 28
  Thomas Sowell
  They say "all politics is local." But economic decisions impact the whole economy and reverberate internationally. That is why politicians' meddling with the economy creates so many disasters. ... more
• Contract to buy homes falls for 1st time in 3 months as flurry of spring buyers slows Mon Aug 29
  Townhall.com Staff
• Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Fell 4.5% in Year Tue Jul 26
  Townhall.com Staff
• Fannie and Freddie: Bad Tenants Wed Jul 20
  Ed Feulner
  Want to improve the housing market? Evict Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Sounds harsh, but without such a serious, drastic step, the market won’t get better anytime soon. ... more
• Homes Are Not the Only Real Estate Being Destroyed by Government Mon Jun 27
  Bruce Bialosky
  The Harvard study, the Obama report, and the Washington Post all display an appalling ignorance of the real estate market – or worse, participation in a cover-up intended to (again) protect their the political allies responsible for this mess. ... more
• Oh, Good: The Obama Administration is Formulating a New Housing Policy Fri Jun 24
  Erika Johnsen
• Housing Market Worse Than Great Depression Tue Jun 14
  Katie Pavlich

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