tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992740250270600844.post985612595711617346..comments2024-03-24T05:26:32.964-07:00Comments on Advancing Time: America's Housing Future Remains A Mixed Bag At BestBruce Wildshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10181323607060607040noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992740250270600844.post-30994869413258554152020-10-16T05:26:20.843-07:002020-10-16T05:26:20.843-07:00Mike, I'm sorry it took so long to get around ...Mike, I'm sorry it took so long to get around to offering a response but it remains the same as when you put forth your question. Because it is most likely the largest purchase most consumers will ever undertake, buying a home should be a big deal. <br /><br />Any way you look at it, buying and selling real estate carries with it some cost but also in the transaction lurks the potential to add a lot of dollars to your net worth. Sadly many spoiled self-centered Americans no longer consider the true economic impact of buying a home because easy financing has been available. More on how we should look at and going about buying a home in the article below.<br /><br /> https://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2019/06/buying-and-selling-home-should-be-very.htmlBruce Wildshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10181323607060607040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992740250270600844.post-8542798501328502732020-09-23T10:08:03.190-07:002020-09-23T10:08:03.190-07:00Your commentary is right on in impact if not neces...Your commentary is right on in impact if not necessarily in every detail. I was a realtor in the late 70's early 80's, VA mortgages were 17% - brutal. Even then, however, it was obvious to me that we - realtors and whole real estate industry - were part of the problem. The amount of money that we extract from the system is enormous and preposterous. I thought for sure the internet would cut out a lot of the fat but so far not so much. Housing joins education and healthcare as indicators of total policy failures in this country and a great disservice to the people. Thanks for you work.Doug Pedersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562788289883502187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992740250270600844.post-66798636502638741392020-09-22T12:27:38.184-07:002020-09-22T12:27:38.184-07:00Do you think that it is a good idea to buy a home ...Do you think that it is a good idea to buy a home at this time or continue to rent? I can see that house prices should fall with an increase in interest rates. Or will inflation and or a weak dollar even further inflate fixed assets such as a single family home?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803900184577731114noreply@blogger.com