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Email from a Chinese on China's Real Estate Bubble
"I am from China and I am shocked by the real estate bubble in China. Housing in China now is more expensive than in the US, while salaries are way lower than in the US. Housing is out of reach for most wage earners, and more than 80% people in the past year bought houses as an investment...

The Tax Credit And The Power Of The REIC
"Back before the housing bubble popped, Keith of HousingPanic dubbed the real estate industry the REIC or Real Estate Industrial Complex. It was only somewhat tongue in cheek. "

China Real Estate: The Bubble Will Pop.
Can you read this post by Patrick Chovanec, entitled, "Reference Points on China Real Estate," and still insist China real estate (at least in its biggest wealthiest cities) is not one massive bubble that will have to eventually resoundingly pop? I couldn't...

The Five Stages of Americas Housing Bubble
Despite the crash in values to date, most observers do not realize that inflation-adjusted home values are still above the highest peak of any previous real estate bubble/bull market...

Why the housing bulls never made much sense
Kristopher Gerardi, Christopher Foote, and Paul Willen, of various regional Federal Reserve banks, have a paper which looks at economic research on whether or not there was a housing bubble, and which concludes that "we do not currently have the ability to prevent a bubble from forming or the ability to identify a bubble in real time"...

Real Estate Housing Akin to a Jail Cell for Seniors
Delray Beach, FL: In a truly sad commentary on the current real estate housing crisis, seniors in need of assisted living and wanting to relocate to a home for the aged are instead stranded in homes that won’t sell, held hostage by real estate that holds their nest egg like a tightly-clenched fist that refuses to let go...

Real Estate Brokers
Questions home sellers should ask potential brokers

Real Estate Brokers
The role brokersplay

Fair Housing Act
Prevent discrimination by landlords

Estate Planning
Documents: durable power of attorney, living will, letter of instruction, and insurance trust

Wrestler Estate
Family of pro wrestler settle multi million dollar estate lawsuit.

Estate of Seth Tobias
$25 million estate to be split as part of settlement.

Gulf War Syndrome
Panel Confirms it's Real, and Identifies Causes

Wolverine, Spider-Man and Iron Man 2 Projector Flashlights Recalled
Wolverine, Spider-Man and Iron Man 2 Projector Flashlights Recalled

Estate Planners Face Elder Abuse Class Action
California Estate Planners Face Elder Abuse Class Action

Securities Fraud
Chicago Bridge & Iron agrees to $10.5 million shareholder class action settlement.