Real Estate Crisis and A little American Studies http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org "One of America's Great Classroom Blogs" : The Former American Studies 313 & 450 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:16:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How Fannie — and You — Bought a Hapless House How Fannie -- and You -- Bought a Hapless House http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/09/28/how-fannie-and-you-bought-a-hapless-house-2/ How Fannie — and You — Bought a Hapless House How Fannie -- and You -- Bought a Hapless House http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/09/28/how-fannie-and-you-bought-a-hapless-house/ Economic Gloom Envelops Britain Economic Gloom Envelops Britain http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/09/12/economic-gloom-envelops-britain-2/ Economic Gloom Envelops Britain Economic Gloom Envelops Britain http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/09/12/economic-gloom-envelops-britain/ What I Saw in America: How About that Free Market? What I Saw in America: How About that Free Market? Quick update. . . it looks like Fannie and Freddie are going to be swallowed by the Feds. This is serious business. My new prediction: which ever candidate is able to get out ahead on this group of issues, wins. http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/09/05/what-i-saw-in-america-how-about-that-free-market/ An article too good not to pass along The NYT recently did a piece on the exurbs of LA - Merced in particular. This is ground zero of everything the course was about and what this blog has tracked over the last few months. http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/25/an-article-too-good-not-to-pass-along/ Blogging sabbatical This blog was started up to share bits of news concerning suburban America and American Studies more broadly. It eventually became a place to trace the oncoming real estate crisis that is still buffetting America. Did it achieve its goal? To some extent, yes. The content presented on the blog never ... http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/14/blogging-sabbatical/ Philadelphia-area home sales down, prices mixed | Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/12/2008 Philadelphia-area home sales down, prices mixed | Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/12/2008 http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/13/philadelphia-area-home-sales-down-prices-mixed-philadelphia-inquirer-08122008/ Golf Course Communities’ Double Bogey Golf Course Communities' Double Bogey Oh the humanity .  .  . http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/13/golf-course-communities-double-bogey/ Economic Malaise Threatens To Undermine European Unity Economic Malaise Threatens To Undermine European Unity This is about Spain, but Italy is also have issues. Spain's is heavily connected to the real estate bust, Italy to general malaise. http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/13/economic-malaise-threatens-to-undermine-european-unity/ Bank Failures Rise but Critics Say Not Fast Enough Bank Failures Rise but Critics Say Not Fast Enough http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/13/bank-failures-rise-but-critics-say-not-fast-enough/ You think the government is wasting a few billion a year on mass-transit subsidies. But what about the huge subsidies for cars and trucks? - By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine You think the government is wasting a few billion a year on mass-transit subsidies. But what about the huge subsidies for cars and trucks? - By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine Ahem! http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/09/you-think-the-government-is-wasting-a-few-billion-a-year-on-mass-transit-subsidies-but-what-about-the-huge-subsidies-for-cars-and-trucks-by-daniel-gross-slate-magazine/ Gas Prices Apply Brakes To Suburban Migration Gas Prices Apply Brakes To Suburban Migration Hopefully it stays that way at 3.00 dollars a gallon http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/09/gas-prices-apply-brakes-to-suburban-migration/ Fun Demography USA Today and the NYT . . . http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/09/fun-demography/ Follow up in the NYT to the Atlantic Section 8 often brings problems with it . . . NYT http://merkowitz.umwblogs.org/2008/08/09/follow-up-in-the-nyt-to-the-atlantic/