Clay Sparkman
I have always believed—and history seems to bear this out—that when the status quo becomes problematic, new opportunities present themselves. Certainly the real estate economy of the past three years has proved problematic, and so as private money investors we are called upon to seek out those borrowers/investors who have encountered and successfully [...]
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When life gives you lemons …
Sunday, July 18th, 2010A brief unofficial analysis of the private money market for investors
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Clay Sparkman
The national economy is in a state of confusion and the local economy is in a state of confusion. So what does this mean for the market for investing in trust deed based loans?
Well of course nobody really knows–and this is just my take on it–but here goes: First of all, let’s talk briefly [...]
Question: what will it take to get the banks to lend?
Monday, June 14th, 2010Clay Sparkman
Back in January, in my post entitled, “Won’t somebody please call a plumber … the banks are clogged,” I addressed what I consider to be the essential question regarding what it will take to get the real estate economy on track and moving in the right direction assertively and with confidence again.
And now, nearly [...]
Those who shorted subprime
Monday, May 24th, 2010Clay Sparkman
I just recently finished reading The Greatest Trade Ever, the 2009 book by Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman. It is a terrific read. I really enjoyed it. It evolves primarily around John Paulson, and tells the story of how he managed to make billions of dollars for himself and his hedge fund investors [...]
Is Oregon next?
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Clay Sparkman
After many years of holding relatively firm, the real estate market in the Pacific Northwest may be in trouble. The following informative piece was printed yesterday at Business Insider. Make sure to follow the “Check out how bad Oregon has become” link and the 14 slides that accompany the article.
http://www.businessinsider.com/oregons-expanding-foreclosure-rate-could-make-it-the-next-california-2010-2
What does this mean for [...]
