Community Reinvestment Act: a Legacy
Not long into my real estate life – sometime in 2005 – our office had a meeting at which the in-house loan originator talked at length about the burgeoning Hispanic market and the loan products designed to meet the growing need, including 100% no-doc loans. When I asked what steps were being taken in the […]
Palin, Rubes and the Rage of the Left
I ran into an acquaintance last week at church, an ex-Presbyterian pastor. There’s a bit of a difference in our ideology - if Eugene Debs or Noam Chomsky were running for president he’d campaign for them - but our banter is generally friendly as we tease each other about who’s had the latest letter published in The Oregonian. He said […]
A break from politics for some real estate … August Numbers
More of the same. Since last year the September numbers started to reflect the credit crunch, beginning next month there should be a less dramatic decrease in sales, but for now it’s still not pretty.
Note Terradatum has changed format somewhat, now offering one year monthly increments and YoY comparisons. The following is for the Portland […]
……..PALIN!!!
Fearing that McCain would exercise his ‘maverick’ bona fides by selecting Joe Lieberman as his VP - as the media had insisted - I cheered when he instead picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. I’ve withheld comment since I didn’t know her any better than anyone, but since the left is desperately comparing the top of […]
