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The Great Housing Bubble Media Center - Oct 9th, 2008

Here you will find links to the author’s media appearances, a sample book review, sample media blubs, and all press releases related to The Great Housing Bubble.


Media Appearances

The author of The Great Housing Bubble, Lawrence Roberts, is committed to educating the public on the issues related to housing, and in particular, those responsible for inflating the housing bubble. He is available to bloggers, reporters, radio and TV hosts and anyone else in the media writing stories related to housing. He can be contacted at:

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Newspaper Profiles and Quotes


Six Bloggers of the Apocalypse - Portfolio.com 3/18/2009


Soros: Always Assume Market is Wrong - MoneyNews.com 1/14/2009


Realtors’ Former Top Economist Says Don’t Blame the Messenger - Wall Street Journal - 1/12/2009


Housing Legislation: What Now? (.doc) - Leverage World - 11/14/2008

 

The guy behind that cranky Irvine real estate blog is… - The Orange County Register - 11/12/2008

 

 


Radio Appearances


Radio Appearance - Patt Morrison - KPCC 89.3 - 11/12/2008

 

Radio Appearance - Johnny Wendell - KTLK 1150 AM - 11/15/2008

 

Radio Appearance - John McCauley - KBPK-FM - 11/30/2008

 

 

Video Appearances

 

Authors@Google appearance 2/10/2009

 

Sample Reviews and Media Blubs in the details…

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Mar 21st, 2009

Higher Unemployment, More Foreclosures and Tightening Credit Deflate Housing Bubble

 

Lawrence Roberts, author of The Great Housing Bubble, lists a number of indirect influences on the housing bubble that are actively working to drive prices lower. These include higher unemployment, more foreclosures, and tightening credit.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Mar 14th, 2009

New Book, The Great Housing Bubble, Projects Future House Prices Using Multiple Proven Methodologies

 

Authored by real estate insider, Lawrence Roberts, who is considered a housing bubble Cassandra due to his prediction of the housing price crash, the book, The Great Housing Bubble, projects future house prices using historic measures of price-to-income, price-to-rent, and price action. All indicators point to a significant decline that does not bottom until 2011.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Mar 7th, 2009

New Book Discusses Behavioral Finance, Efficient Markets and Psychological Stages of Housing Bubbles

 

In the new book, The Great Housing Bubble, Lawrence Roberts discusses the differences between behavioral finance theory, efficient markets theory and outlines the psychological stages of housing bubbles.  

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Feb 28th, 2009

New Book Describes How People Flipped and Traded Houses and Used Mortgages as Option Contracts

 

The Great Housing Bubble, authored by real estate insider and housing bubble Cassandra, Lawrence Roberts, describes how ordinary people got caught up in the financial mania and began flipping houses and using mortgages like options contracts. This activity cost lenders billions of dollars and imperiled the entire financial system.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Feb 21st, 2009

New Book Explains the Value of Raw Land and Clarifies Why Builders Lost When the Housing Bubble Burst

 

Lawrence Roberts, considered the Housing Bubble Cassandra, in his new book, The Great Housing Bubble, calculates raw land value and explains how the housing bust caused major homebuilders to take billions of dollars in impairment charges against their land holdings.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Feb 14th, 2009

New Book Proposes National Association of Realtors Regulation and Outlines Common Realtor Falsehoods

Authored by real estate insider, Lawrence Roberts, who is considered a housing bubble Cassandra due to his prediction of the housing price crash, the book, The Great Housing Bubble, calls for National Association of Realtors regulation through the Securities and Exchange Commission. The book also lists the common realtor falsehoods used to induce buyers to overpay for property.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Feb 7th, 2009

New Book, The Great Housing Bubble, Chronicles The Largest Financial Mania Of Modern Times

 

Authored by real estate insider, Lawrence Roberts, who is considered a housing bubble Cassandra due to his prediction of the housing price crash, the book, The Great Housing Bubble, chronicles the financial mania that gripped the US housing market.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Jan 31st, 2009

New Book Examines Why Academics Missed The Great Housing Bubble And What Mistakes Were Made

 

Lawrence Roberts, author of The Great Housing Bubble, documents many instances in the academic literature where scholars completely missed the housing bubble. He further speculates on why most academics did not see the housing bubble and did not warn the public to its perils.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Jan 24th, 2009

Changing Lending Practices and Incentives Lowered Standards and Inflated The Great Housing Bubble

 

Authored by real estate insider, Lawrence Roberts, who is considered a housing bubble Cassandra due to his prediction of the housing price crash, the book, The Great Housing Bubble, carefully documents how a shift in lender practices and incentives caused a great deal of capital to flow into residential mortgages and inflated the housing bubble.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Jan 17th, 2009

Lawrence Roberts New Book Explains the New Loan Programs That Inflated the Great Housing Bubble

 

According to Lawrence Roberts, the Housing Bubble Cassandra, negative amortization loans like the Option ARM were the primary mechanism that inflated the housing bubble. The new book, The Great Housing Bubble, explains how “exotic” loan programs work.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Jan 10th, 2009

“The Great Housing Bubble Was a Credit Bubble,” Opines Lawrence Roberts in New Book

 

Lawrence Roberts, considered the Housing Bubble Cassandra, in his new book, The Great Housing Bubble, demonstrates that the housing bubble was a credit bubble fueled by greed. He identifies the root causes of the credit bubble, outlines the sequence of events causing the rise and fall in prices, and issues a stern warning about government intervention in the markets.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Jan 3rd, 2009

Housing Bubble Book Exposes Cultural Pathology: Appreciation Is Income, Credit Is Saving, Debt is Wealth

 

In the new book, The Great Housing Bubble, Lawrence Roberts exposes the deep cultural pathologies spawned by the housing bubble: appreciation is income, credit is saving, and debt is wealth. These beliefs contributed to the unsustainable Ponzi Scheme that inflated home prices.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Dec 27th, 2008

New Book, The Great Housing Bubble, Calculates Real Estate Fundamental Value and Investment Premium

 

The Great Housing Bubble, authored by real estate insider and housing bubble Cassandra, Lawrence Roberts, calculates the fundamental value of residential real estate and the investment premium and illustrates the difference between investors and speculators.

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Dec 20th, 2008

New Book Discusses Foreclosure, Short-Sale, Lender Recourse, and Tax Implications to Sell a Home in Declining Market

 

Lawrence Roberts, considered the Housing Bubble Cassandra, in his new book, The Great Housing Bubble, details the implications of a foreclosure or a short-sale and the implications for taxation and lender recourse. Sellers who owe more than their house is worth face a myriad of issues.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Dec 12th, 2008

In New Book, The Great Housing Bubble, Lawrence Roberts Offers Buyers Advice On Real Estate Negotiation During A Price Decline.

 

According to Lawrence Roberts, the Housing Bubble Cassandra, the dynamics of real estate negotiation has completely changed over the last two years. In his book, The Great Housing Bubble, he provides specific recommendations to buyers for taking advantage of their new power.

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Nov 19th, 2008

Bestselling Author, Jim Randel, Endorses Lawrence Roberts’s New Book “The Great Housing Bubble”

Monterey Cypress Publishing announces “The Great Housing Bubble” by Lawrence Roberts has been endorsed by bestselling author Jim Randel.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Oct 27th, 2008

Housing Bubble Cassandra, Lawrence Roberts, Outlines Future Housing Bubble Prevention in New Book

Authored by real estate insider, Lawrence Roberts, who is considered a housing bubble Cassandra due to his prediction of the housing price crash, the book, The Great Housing Bubble, outlines proposals for future housing bubble prevention. The book is among first to examine the causes of the collapse of U.S. home values.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Oct 20th, 2008

In New Book Housing Bubble Cassandra, Lawrence Roberts, Proposes National Association of Realtors Regulation

Authored by real estate insider, Lawrence Roberts, who is considered a housing bubble Cassandra due to his prediction of the housing price crash, the book, The Great Housing Bubble, calls for National Association of Realtors regulation through the Securities and Exchange Commission. The book is among first to examine the causes of the collapse of U.S. home values.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Oct 15th, 2008

All Housing Bailout Proposals Are Doomed to Fail, Fraught with Moral Hazard, and Intended Merely to Encourage Homeowner Denial Says Housing Bubble Cassandra, Lawrence Roberts, in New Book.

Lawrence Roberts, considered the Housing Bubble Cassandra, in his new book, The Great Housing Bubble, lays out the case that all housing bailout proposals will fail. He contends these programs have a built-in moral hazard guaranteed to promote foolish borrower behavior, and that the real purpose of these proposals is to promote homeowner denial to keep them enslaved to their lenders.

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Oct 13th, 2008

Housing Bubble Cassandra Proposes National Association of Realtors Regulation and Outlines Future Housing Bubble Prevention in New Book

Authored by real estate insider, Lawrence Roberts, who is considered a housing bubble Cassandra due to his prediction of the housing price crash, the book, The Great Housing Bubble, calls for National Association of Realtors regulation through the Securities and Exchange Commission. The book also outlines proposals for future housing bubble prevention, and it is among first to examine the causes of the collapse of U.S. home values.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Oct 9th, 2008

Housing Bubble Cassandra, Lawrence Roberts, New Book Explains The Housing Bubble: Why Did House Prices Fall?

The book, The Great Housing Bubble, authored by real estate insider, Lawrence Roberts, who is considered a housing bubble Cassandra due to his prediction of the housing price crash, is among first to examine the causes of the collapse of U.S. home values.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Oct 9th, 2008

Monterey Cypress Publishing Contracts with CreateSpace, Lightning Source, and Ingram Distribution for Lawrence Roberts’s Book, “The Great Housing Bubble”

Monterey Cypress Publishing has signed a non-exclusive agreement to print The Great Housing Bubble with CreateSpace and Lightning Source. The company has also signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Ingram. The book is now available on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble online, and in bookstores.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 15th, 2008

Monterey Cypress Publishing Signs Author, Lawrence Roberts, and Publishes Book, “The Great Housing Bubble”

Monterey Cypress Publishing, a small press specializing in real estate and personal finance related books, audio books, and video presentations, has signed an exclusive agreement to publish the works of Lawrence Roberts. His first book, The Great Housing Bubble, details the causes of this historic crisis.

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