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September 4, 2008
Cali or bust
Analysis of: Real Estate Investors Invade California | www.marketwatch.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
California, is best place in the world to live! Everyone knows that and after you visit any city in the Golden State you soon see why. Some get excited by the weather, many stay because the opportunities are unlimited. You can still get lucky in California, everything is there from entertainment...
Paul BurnsAugust 25, 2008
Sale housing & credit on the brink, how about apartments…
Analysis of: An Economy on the Brink | www.usnews.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments
Mr. Zuckerman, the Editor-In-Chief, writes persuasively here of declining, nay plummeting, home prices and new home construction and of the possible passing of the U.S. auto industry and of healthcare funding problems.  He makes the point that 10 million home mortgages exceed the value of the underlying...
Paul BurnsAugust 8, 2008
How to be an optimist
Analysis of: The Other Shoe... | www.us-banker.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments
The news here is that the chickens are coming to roost in one of the largest misapplications of capital yet.  Commercial real estate is overdone in most every sector and market and the banks of this country are among the culprits.  Ratios of three and more times capital lead to predictions...
July 21, 2008
Stuck in America
Analysis of: Fewer Americans Are Relocating Within the U.S | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Where do we go from here? Americans are so tired of being misplaced, sold out and lied to, they are simply confused about so many things. Jobs that pay a living wage are very hard to find, mix in the new marketplace for work and we have major problems moving across the street. Young adults view their...
Paul BurnsJuly 15, 2008
America Supplies Its Drug Dealers
Analysis of: Arming the Drug Wars | www.portfolio.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments
As it turns out, gun dealers in Phoenix are supplying some/a bunch of the weapons which are being used in the drug wars below the Mexican border.  The Mexican Cartels send $ 15 Billion drugs to the U.S. and transports $ 10 Billion cash back to Mexico over the border.  As the article also tells...
Paul BurnsJuly 15, 2008
Tying The Pieces Together In This Declining Economy
Analysis of: Blackstone's Peterson Backs Film on U.S. Debt Through Nonprofit | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments
The Peter G. Peterson foundation will confront the dangers of America’s $ 9.5 Trillion national debt.  The article quotes Peterson as saying “Over time, taxes would have to double to pay for the debt and that's unthinkable''. 
Paul BurnsJuly 9, 2008
Back to the 50’s …
Analysis of: Envisioning a world of $200-a-barrel oil | www.latimes.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments
Changes to housing, autos, urban planning, public transportation, carpooling, consumer goods and retailing, manufacturing, restaurants, agriculture, mining and utility providers are coming.  There will be suppliers close to the ultimate user, zero or virtual mobility for workers and local vacations...
Paul BurnsJuly 8, 2008
Housing Market Costs Coming To Roost Now
Analysis of: Fix Congress’s Housing Fix | www.usnews.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments
The public is now going to be asked to support the housing mania of the 1st years of this century with tax look-backs to previous profits, with extended activity by the quasi-public lenders, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and with government backing for loans written down to 85% of the new appraisal. ...
Paul BurnsJuly 8, 2008
How Long Is This Going To Take?
Analysis of: Bank Job | www.portfolio.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments
This article notes the recent statement building financing of financial institutions and concludes its opening remarks with “I don’t know, you don’t know, and they don’t know”.  The article states the assumptions of current bank recapitalizations and in particular recaps the Bear Stearns acquisition. ...
July 1, 2008
Pass the Buck
Analysis of: Building costs a headache for developers | uk.reuters.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Life as a Developer has always been about who you know and what you know.Knowledge of building materials and cost are basic things developers need to survive. Things have changed a great deal the last 5-10 years. Most "new developers" and general contractors have never lifted a hammer or worn dirty...

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