Category Archives: Economics
Senior Creditors Foreclosing at a Loss, If it Can Happen at Stuy Town…
Updated: 10/5/10 Correction: Unit quantity and cost per unit adjusted. Latest news: Junior Debt Holder May Get Reprieve Today, a New York State lower court judge lifted an injunction on a foreclosure sale requested by a junior creditor on Stuyvesant … Continue reading
Betting on Another Housing Downturn
This is the calm before the storm of the next housing crash. As the pendulum continues its down swing, expect more fallout across a broader number of housing markets. For the enterprising investor, the upcoming “double dip” presents an unprecedented … Continue reading
Bookies, Banks and Fiduciaries
A bookie is an arbitrager. He has no skin in the game; rather, he uses odds (the parallel in finance would be interest rates) to earn money on each bet that is placed (each financial transaction). The odds are always … Continue reading
The Best Allocator of Capital
Advice to President Obama: .”..we’re going to unclog the arteries. My banking experts have analyzed each of your balance sheets. You will tell us if we’re right. Those of you who are insolvent, we will nationalize and shut down. We … Continue reading
5 Steps to Put America to Work
Public works projects are well intentioned and should certainly be pursued where appropriate; however, government has largely proven to be an inefficient allocator of capital. The single greatest tool the government has is the ability to incentivise behavior through fiscal … Continue reading
A Bailout Alternative: Section 8
Adapting the Section 8 housing subsidy model, government might the answer we are looking for that will abate the cascading housing crisis. At the root of most of our economy’s problems, especially the contraction in our credit markets and financial … Continue reading
The Post-Leverage Economy
If 40:1 leverage was responsible for much of the GDP growth over the last decade or so, what does this mean for us going forward? Here are a couple of questions we should be asking to determine where we are … Continue reading
