PMI's market risk info

BobSoWal InsiderO'Wal10,368 postsJoined Nov 16, '04View profile MessageSoWal Insider

May 30, '06 · 9:19 AM1,101

A statistical look at just how local real estate markets are.http://www.pmigroup.com/lenders/media_lenders/pmi_eret06v2s.pdf

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SHELLY

SHELLYSoWal Insider5,763 postsJoined Jun 13, '05View profile MessageSoWal Insider

May 30, '06 · 10:15 AM#2

"Home" ownership, for the most part, always was a good idea--it wasn't until folks started treating housing like Beanie Babies (lining up at 0-dark-30, pricing wars, money grab) that everything got wrapped around the axle and upset the economic balance of communities.

Bob

BobSoWal InsiderO'Wal10,368 postsJoined Nov 16, '04View profile MessageSoWal InsiderAuthor

May 30, '06 · 11:56 PM#3

"Home" ownership, for the most part, always was a good idea--it wasn't until folks started treating housing like Beanie Babies (lining up at 0-dark-30, pricing wars, money grab) that everything got wrapped around the axle and upset the economic balance of communities.

If you actually take the time to read the report, you'll see individual markets are quite different across the nation.