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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 05:38 PM Original message |
4.5 % mortgages for "new" buyers for 30yr fixed..not a panacea |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Unless they want to give these folks steady employment |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Exactly.. There are people who could "afford" a house |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. At one time, 4.5% was the standard rate for a home mortgage. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Who claimed it was a panacea? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Money-honey & gal-pal on CNN.. they were almost giddy |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. ... not to mention ... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. If they offer low interest loans for new homes, it's a boondoggle for builders. |
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FloriTexan (481 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. They aren't passing on the breaks... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. They don't want to give interest breaks to refinancers. |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. An economist on MSNBC today said all this was speculation, and this was just an idea "floated" |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. Do they not understand that it is people who are ALREADY |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. They understand perfectly.. who gives more campaign cash |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. just another scam. |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. 400k is too low, not too high. Not only would it be a bailout of the builders... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. But realistically, if one is making 40-50K, they should not be buying |
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