• HOME
• SEARCH HOMES
• BUYERS
  • Atlanta Home Buyer Workbook
  • Best Atlanta Schools
  • Special Reports for Atlanta Home Buyers
• SELLERS
  • What’s My Home Worth?
  • Atlanta Housing Market Trends
  • Special Reports for Atlanta Home Sellers
• RELOCATION
  • Maps of Metro Atlanta
• OUR DIFFERENCE
  • About Us
• CONTACT
• Archive

HOME » Sellers » Market Reports » Roots of the Financial Crisis

Roots of the Financial Crisis

December 21, 2008

News about the financial crisis remains in the forefront of media coverage. I try not to listen to the reports every day. It frightens and angers me at the same time.

And yet…

I need and want to stay informed for professional and personal reasons.

Instead of watching and listening to televised coverage, which has inherent biases; I prefer academic explanations. Perhaps I’m fooling myself by thinking neutral tones is an indication of neutral viewpoints.

This morning I watched a video presentation of American Enterprise Institute’s Peter Wallison.

What I find most disconcerting is the well rounded explanations of events leading to the problem do not offer well rounded suggestions for moving out of the problem.

And…

The more I read about how the Fed did not get value for the $1.2 trillion it has purchased in “assets” since October, the more apprehensive I become.

My real estate friends and I have been brushing up on financing options prevalent in the early-1980s:

• Land Contracts
• Promissory Notes
• Lease Options

Seller financing isn’t an option for every transaction, but it can be a win-win situation for buyers and sellers.

Ready to move and don’t know where to turn?

Buying or selling a home should be a good experience, one that makes you feel confident. Call or email today! Talk to someone who cares and understands.

h/t Tom Royce

Comments

• Atlanta News.        Delivered.
  Name:
  Email:

  

   Subscribe in a reader

• Search Listings

  Search By City County ZIP Code Subdivision MLS #

  City

  Type Single Family Home Condo / Townhome Land Lot Acreage / Farm Multi-Family / Res. Income Commercial Rental - Residential

  Min. Price No Min. $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $4,500 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $120,000 $130,000 $140,000 $150,000 $160,000 $170,000 $180,000 $190,000 $200,000 $210,000 $220,000 $230,000 $240,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000 $325,000 $350,000 $375,000 $400,000 $425,000 $450,000 $475,000 $500,000 $600,000 $700,000 $800,000 $900,000 $1,000,000 $1,250,000 $1,500,000 $1,750,000 $2,000,000 $2,250,000 $2,500,000 $2,750,000 $3,000,000 $3,250,000 $3,500,000 $3,750,000 $4,000,000 $4,250,000 $4,500,000 $4,750,000 $5,000,000 $5,250,000 $5,500,000 $5,750,000 $6,000,000 $6,250,000 $6,500,000 $6,750,000 $7,000,000 $7,250,000 $7,500,000 $7,750,000 $8,000,000 $8,250,000 $8,500,000 $8,750,000 $9,000,000 $9,250,000 $9,500,000 $9,750,000 $10,000,000

  Max. Price $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $4,500 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000 $100,000 $110,000 $120,000 $130,000 $140,000 $150,000 $160,000 $170,000 $180,000 $190,000 $200,000 $210,000 $220,000 $230,000 $240,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000 $325,000 $350,000 $375,000 $400,000 $425,000 $450,000 $475,000 $500,000 $600,000 $700,000 $800,000 $900,000 $1,000,000 $1,250,000 $1,500,000 $1,750,000 $2,000,000 $2,250,000 $2,500,000 $2,750,000 $3,000,000 $3,250,000 $3,500,000 $3,750,000 $4,000,000 $4,250,000 $4,500,000 $4,750,000 $5,000,000 $5,250,000 $5,500,000 $5,750,000 $6,000,000 $6,250,000 $6,500,000 $6,750,000 $7,000,000 $7,250,000 $7,500,000 $7,750,000 $8,000,000 $8,250,000 $8,500,000 $8,750,000 $9,000,000 $9,250,000 $9,500,000 $9,750,000 $10,000,000 No Max.

  Search

  More Search Options Map Search

  
  

  Contact us today. Before you know it, you'll be the confident owner of the perfect home for your needs - in less time than if you searched on your own.

  

• Mortgage Calculator

  	Purchase price: $ Down payment: % Mortgage term: years Interest rate: % Property tax: $ per year Property insurance: $ per year PMI: % First payment date: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Amortization: show by year show by month © Mortgage Calculator Loan amount: $ Loan term: years Interest rate: % First payment date: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Amortization: show by year show by month © Loan Calculator

• Categories

  • Atlanta Relocation
  • Buyers
  • Featured Homes
  • Market Reports
  • Neighborhoods
  • Real Estate Investing
  • Sellers
  • Staying Put

Copyright © 2008 Atlanta Relocation Services · North Altlanta Realty Group · 3162 Johnson Ferry Rd, Suite 260 Marietta, GA 30062 · 404.287.0979