noee said:hehe.....r u guys watching the markets today....(PMs, VIX, FOREX...)
Over ...... The Roof Is On Fire
noee said:hehe.....r u guys watching the markets today....(PMs, VIX, FOREX...)
knewsom said:I guess the DOW closed above 11,000 today.... highest it's been since September 2008.
We're ALL GONNA DIIIIIE!!!!!!!......
MarkP said:The spending from Democrats over the last three-plus years had also made it worse. We?re approaching a debt level of 100% of GDP, and that portends disaster.
SGaynor said:Hmmm...Obama's been President for about a year and half, right?
Not a Dem, just sayin' there's a lot of blame to go around. No one party is to blame.
MarkP said:Mmmmmm ......
New Home Sales collapse to Record Low in May even as 30 Year Mortgage Rates fall to Record Low
Good example of "No Demand" even though the government says "Banks Need To Lend"
4.69% is not a record low. Interest rates were 3% in the 50's
Roverlady said:We're walking into a refinance but based on the news today...I'm tempted to wait to lock the rate we were quoted with our local bank....
... and today, Hungary had their second failed bond auction in a row.MarkP said:Greece Bond Spreads increase Sharply
Calculated Risk
.....From the Atlanta Fed:
Greek bond spreads (over German bonds) have risen recently, near the highs seen before the European policy package was announced in early May.....The spreads have widened further today: Greece is up sharply to 781 bps today.....
Other euro zone countries? bond spreads are also elevated during the same period.
Last year, we went from a 3200 sq ft 1979 house to a 2400 sq ft 1990 house.MarkP said:True on the older home. Last sale/purchase we 'moved up' to a home built in 1985.