More on the obvious bubble in China’s commercial real estate sector.
Real Estate
Private Equity Meets Its Match: Basic Human Decency
Gretchen Morgenson on the pure evil that exists in the nexus between private equity and affordable housing.
Latest from the Chinese Real Estate Bubble: French Chateaux
More evidence of a bubble in Chinese Real Estate. Luckily, our own banks aren’t in any condition to be piling in…yet.
December New Home Sales: Not Safe For Work
New Home Sales for December 2009. Not Safe For Work.
The Biggest Foreclosure In History
The $5.4 billion purchase of New York City’s last affordable neighborhood just went bust. An amazing story that is a metaphor for the real estate boom and bust cycle writ large.
Of Course Chinese Real Estate is a Bubble. Grow Up.
Of course China has a real estate bubble, so let’s skip the foreplay and get to the heart of the matter: What will it mean for investors?
"I Will Not Sell Land in Florida"
Believe it or not, this one’s from Season 2 of the Simpsons back in the early 90’s. If only these words were heeded in, say, 2005. Source: Bart’s Blackboard
Exporting the Bubble?
Are our artificially low interest rates fueling bubbles elsewhere?
Free Can of Beans With the Purchase of a House
Only in America, circa 2009. This ad from Clayton Homes is actually running on the Columbia Daily Herald‘s website right now:
The Funniest Show on TV is Now Tackling Financial Topics
Yes, I watch Curb Your Enthusiasm, Family Guy, The Office and 30 Rock, and yes, they’re all funny. But they don’t make me laugh out loud or force me to pause and rewind the way It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia does. Sunny is the funniest show on tv, end of story. It airs on the…
