Housing Bubble, credit bubble, public planning, land use, zoning and transportation in the exurban environment. Specific criticism of smart growth, neotradtional, forms based, new urbanism and other top down planner schemes to increase urban extent and density. Ventura County, California specific examples.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Equity Evaporation Phase I
The 42% of recent buyers who put no money down when buying their homes have no equity.
They wish. If they bought a used home they paid 7-11% in transaction costs. If they bought new they are facing new homes 60, 80, $120,000 cheaper. Taxes due in 2 weeks and their home is a year older. Upside down, underwater... pick your phrase. Personally I favor; Tango Uniform. [If you have to ask you don't want to know. If you already know you are laughing too hard to reply anyway.]
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You're on the money Robert. In an earlier phase of my life I used a VA loan with 100% financing to buy a house in 1990. It took me decade to recover, but I learned. As will this generation of debt-freaks.
Nice blog - I'll try to look in once in a while :)
Meanwhile I need to briefly check and see how Nina is doing in her own financial "well-heeled" hubris.
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