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Bit coins are on sale today. (Original Post) multigraincracker May 2022 OP
A lot of things are on sale today. mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #1
Housing is another huge bubble. The impact of 5% mortgage rates, empedocles May 2022 #2
Yet corporations can still get ultra low interest loans... getagrip_already May 2022 #4
With no 30year risk to worry, as individual homeowners are liable to empedocles May 2022 #5
They should have named them Tulip coins. multigraincracker May 2022 #3
Fake currency hiding dark money Warpy May 2022 #6

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
2. Housing is another huge bubble. The impact of 5% mortgage rates,
Mon May 9, 2022, 11:34 AM
May 2022

Up from 2.8% a year ago, makes a huge difference in monthly payments - and what buyers can pay.

getagrip_already

(17,717 posts)
4. Yet corporations can still get ultra low interest loans...
Mon May 9, 2022, 12:25 PM
May 2022

To buy real estate, pretty much free money to them.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
5. With no 30year risk to worry, as individual homeowners are liable to
Mon May 9, 2022, 01:22 PM
May 2022

when the mortgage goes underwater - as it often did in 2008-2009 real estate crashes.

multigraincracker

(35,684 posts)
3. They should have named them Tulip coins.
Mon May 9, 2022, 11:44 AM
May 2022

Never understood them. See some expert explain investing in them and was more confused.

Warpy

(113,392 posts)
6. Fake currency hiding dark money
Mon May 9, 2022, 11:20 PM
May 2022

for everything from corrupt USSC justices to kiddie porn seems to be locked into a boom and bust cycle.

I love to see them getting hosed. I do not love to see them profiting.

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