On Monday June 18, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper.

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Part 1 (14:42)

Louis discusses the situation in Greece. Louis noted that the Greeks voted to keep the pub open well passed happy hour. Louis discusses the United States’ debt levels vs Greek debt levels. Ryan notes that the winning New Democracy party in the Greek elections said they are committed to a $300 billion bailout.

Louis notes that its like a person who is extremely drunk at a bar pronouncing that he is committed to doing 12 more shooters. Louis discussed how the Federal Reserve debases the currency.

Ryan notes that the Federal Reserve provided $4 trillion in loans to banks whose executives served as directors for the Federal reserve. Louis discusses fractional reserve banking.
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On Sunday May 27, 2012 Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Weekend Real Estate Report radio show on 105.7 The Fan, hosted by Carl Delmont.

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Part 1 (16:37)

Louis discusses the services that can be found on HomeGain.com.

Louis discusses the HomeGain Find a Realtor program

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On Monday June 4, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper.

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Part 1 (14:31)

Louis notes that the “flight to safety” still involves buying US Treasuries even though the US owes over $14 trillion and notes that the Fed will continue to do quantitative easing and keep interest rates low. Louis notes that even though this methodology can be viewed as “kicking the can down the road” and that road is a dead end, the markets seem to buy it.

Ryan notes that ten year treasury is at an all time low. Louis notes that rates in Germany are negative. Louis notes that Europe is considering an even stronger central bank bailout of Europe. Louis notes that in a debt driven economy, more and more debt needs to be layered on to keep the economy going. Louis notes ironically that investors take comfort that the Federal Reserve will continue to buy US debt based on money created out of thin air. Louis notes that once hyperinflation inflation hit, the printing press needs to go into overdrive and the game is over.

Louis notes that the Federal reserve has been able to maintain confidence in their ability to sustain confidence and to pay down the debt with more debt. Louis notes that once confidence is lost it is lost quickly. Louis notes that a 30 year low interest mortgage is a good bargain. Louis notes that rates are artificially low and therefore the low rates are a bargain. Louis notes that all currencies are tied to the US dollar so the US dollar acts as an anchor even though the US dollar is not backed by anything. Louis notes that the US went of the gold standard in 1971. Louis notes that people take comfort in the dollar just because.
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On Monday April 23, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper.

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Part 1 (14:40)

Ryan notes that the Fed is going to meet again next week and that many experts expect another round of quantitative easing. Louis thinks that the Fed won’t announce QE3 and that a lot of capital is flowing into the US as a result of the problems in Europe and that indeed many economists expect the US dollar to appreciate in value. Louis is not certain that is a well founded belief, but one that is prevalent.

Louis notes that an announcement of QE3 might cause a bit of a panic because it would be an admission that the recovery is not taking hold and oil prices would rise. Louis thinks that although the Fed may want to do QE3 they will probably hold off until after the election in November.  Louis notes that the average investor is either short on cash or can not save as interest rates are low so they put their money in the stock market which drives valuations higher.

Louis notes that if you really wanted a strong dollar you would want higher interest rates so people would save money and invest in treasuries, rather than the Fed printing money out of thin air to buy them and thereby devaluing the dollar. Ryan notes that the dollar is appreciating vs the Euro. Louis notes that the dollar is not however strengthening against gold silver and oil. Louis notes that the amount of gold being mined is not as great as the amount of money being printed.

Louis and Ryan note the rising rental market. Louis notes that college grads will also put pressure on the rental market as most won’t be in a position to buy homes as they have student loans to pay and poor job prospects and will more often than not be renting.  Louis notes that the American Dream of home ownership is in jeopardy for young people.

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On Monday March 12, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper.

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Part 1 (14:46)

Ryan discusses the upcoming Fed meeting and the potential for more quantitative easing to keep interest rates low. Ryan notes that James Grant refers to the Fed actions as market manipulation. Louis notes that when interest rates are low for items that require borrowing, prices rise (housing, college tuition). Louis agrees that Fed and government policies contribute to this.

Louis notes that when there are low interest rates and an increase in the money supply and credit, not only do prices of goods that require borrowing rise, but prices of commodities like oil and gold and silver also rise. Low interest rates also create a speculative environment.

Ryan and Louis notes that the rise in the cost of oil also impacts the cost of finished goods. Louis notes that if there is QE3, the price of oil would rise which would not be good for the President’s reelection chances. Ryan notes that interest rates will need to rise if the dollar continues to be devalued. Louis notes we have been side tracked by the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street and that has taken public’s attention away from the US debt crisis.

Ryan notes that only Ron Paul is talking about the unsustainability of the US debt. Louis notes that Ron Paul and his message has been marginalized by the main stream media. Louis notes that a target inflation rate is not a good idea as it is a pre-calculated method of taking the value of people’s money away. Louis also notes that low interest rates force savers into the riskier equities market as they can’t get a positive rate of return in CDs. Continue reading this post

On Monday February 13, 2012, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate 360 Live radio show on The Big Talker 1580 WHFS AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper.

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Part 1 (14:38)

Ryan noted that Apple topped $500 a share and the passing of Whitney Houston. Ryan discusses the robo signing settlement with the banks. Louis notes that the banks now have to give back some of the money they received in the bailout.

Louis notes that the low Federal Reserve rates, the Community Reinvestment Act and policies of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae encouraged excessive lending by the banks which caused the housing bubble. Louis notes that the settlement also involves more money being spent on the housing market. Louis notes that if banks lose money as a result of the foreclosure settlement, they will probably raise fees or interest rates. Louis notes that the onerous regulations that the banks are subject to keep competitors out.

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