The “other” housing market (p.s. this one is hot)

From Globe St:

M&M: NJ Rental Market Will Continue To Surge On Wings Of Economic Uncertainty

Vacancies down. Rents up. Investor interest way up. That is real estate firm Marcus & Millichap’s prediction through the end of 2012 for the New Jersey multifamily market–despite the fact that construction is also way up and the economy is unpredictable.

“Nearly 4,400 market-rate units are under way, with more than half of the stock slated for northern New Jersey,” the California-based firm said in a report supplied to GlobeSt.com. Michael Fasano heads the office in Elmwood Park.

A large number of those units will be completed next year and in early 2014, expanding statewide inventory by 1.3%, M & M’s new report noted.

Based on statistics through June, the vacancy rate for apartments will nevertheless remain at only about 3.5% – the lowest it has been since 2008 – through the end of this year, M & M predicted.

M & M’s Jersey office report laid this to continuing uncertainty in the residential for-sale market, stemming from overall economic uncertainty and the rising tide of home foreclosures in the state. After the hold on court foreclosure actions following the “robo-mortgage-signing” scandal was lifted this year, foreclosure rates have risen sharply.

Under these conditions, landlords will have the leverage to continue boosting rental rates, which have already hit new highs in 2012. By year’s end, average asking rents will reach $1,366 a month, says the report. Effective rents will jump 4 % for the year to $1,311 a month. Last year, effective rents were up 2.3%.

Meanwhile, fierce investor competition for the best properties in areas closest to Manhattan will keep investor’s capitalization rates compressed near 5%. Competition in the north is increasing driving “risk-tolerant” investors to older and distressed properties along train lines in Essex County, and smaller investors to central and South Jersey, M & M reported, saying the trend will continue.

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91 Responses to The “other” housing market (p.s. this one is hot)

  1. grim says:

    From the Real Deal:

    Kushner re-enters N.J. with $57.5M purchase

    Kushner Companies acquired two New Jersey apartment buildings, marking its first deal in the state since 2007, when it sold a $2 billion portfolio to AIG. That transaction holds the record for the largest multi-family deal in New Jersey’s history.

    This week’s deal covers 338 units in the Skyline Apartments and Boulevard Apartments complexes, built in the early 1950s by Hekemian & Co and Herbert Klein. The partnership retained ownership of the properties until the sale, which was worth $57.5 million, according to a source with knowledge of the deal. The off-market transaction was brokered by Ivan Dochter of Excel Realty Advisors.
    “We will continue to invest in these properties which are located in one of the best rental markets in the country,” Kushner Companies CEO Jared Kushner said in a statement.

    The complexes are a series of attached two-story buildings in the Hasbrouck Heights section of Bergen County, near the Teterboro Airport, with studios, one- and two-bedroom units that rent for between $1,150 and $1,550.

  2. grim says:

    From the Jersey Journal:

    ‘Snooki & JWoww’ apartment in Jersey City goes up for rent, only $12,000 a month

    Fans of MTV’s “Snooki & JWoww” who are upset about the stars’ possible departure from Jersey City next season can still hold on to a piece of television fame for only $12,000 a month.

    The converted 1860’s firehouse at 38 Mercer St. in Jersey City which housed the duo during the filming of their show “Snooki & JWoww” is up for rent and boasts a $12,000 asking price.

  3. grim says:

    From the Record (From July 5th):

    North Jersey rents rise as vacancies tighten

    Apartment rents in North Jersey averaged $1,511 in the second quarter, up 3.2 percent from a year earlier, the New York-based real estate research firm Reis Inc. said Thursday.

    Demand for apartments has risen as tight credit standards and the high unemployment rate have prevented many Americans from purchasing homes. The North Jersey vacancy rate was 3.9 percent, down 0.6 percent over the year. The national apartment vacancy rate fell 1.2 percent to 4.7 percent in the second quarter, the lowest since the end of 2001. The rate was 4.9 percent in the first quarter and 5.9 percent a year earlier.

    “For most markets, once vacancies tighten below 5 percent, effective rents tend to spike,” said Ryan Severino, senior economist at Reis. “It appears that rents are beginning to accelerate.”

    Construction of multi-family rentals is on the rise, though it remains low by historic standards. Homebuilding permits in New Jersey are running almost 28 percent of last year’s levels, which were near post-World War II lows. More than half of the units authorized in the state are in multi-family buildings.

    New York had the lowest apartment vacancy rate in the second quarter, at 2.2 percent, Reis said. It also had the largest increase in effective rents from the previous three months, up 1.7 percent to an average $2,935 a month.

  4. Mikeinwaiting says:

    After all the half baked alphabet soup programs from the government this is how you put the floor under housing prices. The market, surprise ! More demand for renting from housing crash (host of factors/situations which we all know) rents go up. At some point it is no longer a good deal to rent people despite high taxes & some downside risk to purchase price start buying (the rates sure don’t hurt either). The asset gets a bid prices stabilize, end of story.

  5. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    As a contingency plan, we had our broker run a list of rental comps in the Brig. There are surprisingly few rentals here for houses in our size and the rents are far higher than I expected.

    I know being a landlord sucks, but I can see about 2k per month free cash flow if we paid off the note and became landlords.

  6. Bag-Holding Neanderthal Economist says:

    Essex, this nearly happened to us. They purposely made the ring a size bigger than i asked and then they said to just come back so they can ship it out to have it resized. It was such an obvious scam. Instead I simply took it to the local jewler to have it resized as we watched. The diamond purchase process is incredibly sleazy.

    “they thought the ring’s stone was probably switched. I am probably SOL, but heck. Anyone ever experienced this?”

  7. Bag-Holding Neanderthal Economist says:

    Btw, I heard there is a gtg tonight in jersey city… is that true?

  8. eric says:

    Hello guys,

    I am about to purchase a short sale condo in a good nyc transportation area thinking that I will live in it for 5 years and keep it as a rental property as it will net me decent profit renting it out. I waited 6 months for banks to agree on a good terms. We finalized our agreement and now waiting for my mortgage to come through. I went to the two major banks, Chase and BoA and they both would not approve my mortgage when I am putting down nearly 50% and have perfect credit. They say that the condo is not Fannie Mae approved and they can’t get financing for the condo. I have a long term relationship with these guys and they actually referred me to Hudson City Savings Bank saying that HCSB probably will give me the mortgage I need. Now I checked their website and it lists one of the worst mortgage rates imaginable. Is HCSB my only option? or do you guys know any other regional banks that doesn’t rely on fannie mae for financing? Should I suck it up and go with HCSB or forget the condo plan entirely? My bankers believe that I should stay away from condo market in the near term stating that they had negative outlook in Northern NJ area.

  9. Pierre says:

    The basic rule of succesful landlording (for the little guy) is rent~2% of home value. Closer to 1% you are cutting very thin. No way to get this in nicer NJ towns. Option are distressed houses in periphery towns

  10. Mikeinwaiting says:

    Veto what up did you move in?

  11. Essex says:

    6. I talked to the jeweler yesterday and he hung up on me. His game was to act really hurt by the email that I wrote. What a pompous ass.

  12. Essex says:

    1. AIG bought from Kushner. Hey that’s great. So “we” own that right?! I hope my office has a water view.

  13. raging bull jj says:

    GARDEN ST N J PRESERVATION TR OPEN
    06.37500% 11/01/2012SPACE & FARMLAND PRESERVATION REV BDS

    So NJ issued this bond on 12-2005 at height of RE market to buy land and did it at a rate of 6.375%, bond matures this november. So buying at peak and then 7 years interest

  14. raging bull jj says:

    Eric Credit unions are more forgiving with Condos. Remember in Chases eyes you are not buying a condo, you are asking Chase to go in on it 50/50. You and Chase are buying Condo together. Chase likes to offload risk to Fannie Mae, in this case they cant. Credit unions are member owned. Also INGdirect sometimes keeps the mortgages but you can only get a 5 or 7 year arm.

    eric says:
    July 27, 2012 at 7:44 am

    Hello guys,

    I am about to purchase a short sale condo in a good nyc transportation area thinking that I will live in it for 5 years and keep it as a rental property as it will net me decent profit renting it out. I waited 6 months for banks to agree on a good terms. We finalized our agreement and now waiting for my mortgage to come through. I went to the two major banks, Chase and BoA and they both would not approve my mortgage when I am putting down nearly 50% and have perfect credit. They say that the condo is not Fannie Mae approved and they can’t get financing for the condo. I have a long term relationship with these guys and they actually referred me to Hudson City Savings Bank saying that HCSB probably will give me the mortgage I need. Now I checked their website and it lists one of the worst mortgage rates imaginable. Is HCSB my only option? or do you guys know any other regional banks that doesn’t rely on fannie mae for financing? Should I suck it up and go with HCSB or forget the condo plan entirely? My bankers believe that I should stay away from condo market in the near term stating that they had negative outlook in Northern NJ area.

  15. Boris Johnson says:

    Hey America…Romney? Seriously?

  16. Juice Box says:

    re: #14 – JJ – you really did not answer his question. It is not that Chase won’t give him a mortgage because of Fannie won’t insure it, it is because Chase believes there is more downside risk to Condos and housing in general so they won’t keep it on their books even at a higher rate. Their money is not backing housing, they have no faith in an upside.

    The Fannie, Freddie, FHA black-hole and ZIRP have created another monster of a problem. There is a massive fiscal deficit problem we have that needs to be corrected, and we cannot keep shoveling money into housing guarantees forever. The government right now has commissioned a study on how to take Fannie & Freddie into receivership for liquidation. They have over 200k homes on their balance sheets right now and the potential for allot more out of the shadow inventory that will eventually be foreclosed on. There is a chance we might see the GSEs go away after being wound down. No more guaranteed low rates, that means housing prices have nowhere to go but down. Time frame for this? 3-7 years, unless somebody creates another bubble a really massive one that creates jobs and closes the fiscal deficits. The government cannot keep shoveling money into housing they will be forced to choose paying for Social Security or other unfunded program over the GSEs. Rates go up and housing prices go down.

  17. Boris Johnson says:

    My bad…he’s one of US! You daft wankers will probably start a cottage industry searching for his birth certificate now. When will your court jester Donald Chump weigh in on this?

    “Mitt Romney declares himself ‘a guy from Great Britain’ after Olympics gaffe
    Mitt Romney has emphasised his English ancestry after a gaffe-filled day in London, declaring himself to be “a guy from Great Britain” who is “married to a girl from Wales.”

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9431144/Mitt-Romney-declares-himself-a-guy-from-Great-Britain-after-Olympics-gaffe.html

  18. Boris Johnson says:

    Well, Jolly Good! Mitt flip flopped on his feelings about us, I see…so the only thing remaining that he has EVER taken a stand on is not releasing his pesky little taxes.

    Romney wrote, in his book, No Apology:

    “England is just a small island. Its roads and houses are small. With few exceptions, it doesn’t make things that people in the rest of the world want to buy. And if it hadn’t been separated from the continent by water, it almost certainly would have been lost to Hitler’s ambitions.”

  19. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [11] essex,

    One of my oft-used sayings is “nothing gets someone’s attention like a summons.”

    Sue the bastard.

  20. Juice Box says:

    Romney went all the way to England for the Olymipcs and is not going to stick around to watch Rafalca Romney compete for a Medal?

    https://twitter.com/rafalcaromney

  21. raging bull jj says:

    I just think for Basel II purposes locking in a mortgage you cant sell at low rates is dumb business regardless of the condo. Chase can lend to others easier. Plus it is a long term committment. Dead money.

    Juice Box says:
    July 27, 2012 at 8:57 am

    re: #14 – JJ – you really did not answer his question. It is not that Chase won’t give him a mortgage because of Fannie won’t insure it, it is because Chase believes there is more downside risk to Condos and housing in general so they won’t keep it on their books even at a higher rate. Their money is not backing housing, they have no faith in an upside.

  22. Mikeinwaiting says:

    Nom 19 your profession is showing.

  23. Juice Box says:

    JJ – Dead money is correct Chase can’t sell it off mortgages on the private markets either, so the lender of the last resort the printing press has to buy it. How much Fannie and Freddie MBS will be included in the next round of QE? I am hearing ranges of 500 Billion to 800 Billion. Some floor in housing!

  24. Boris Johnson says:

    http://i.imgur.com/0MXFs.jpg

    “After leaving the UK saying ‘suck it you Limey bastards!’ Romney will travel to Israel where he is expected to praise the efficiency of the Nazi regime…”

  25. Mikeinwaiting says:

    Boris 24 consistency is important, might as well piss everyone off.

  26. All Hype says:

    I just love when the Europeans talk. Makes my portfolio go up and up! Hopefully they can keep talking and BS’ing until the S&P hits 2000.

    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/more-european-any-and-every-thing-promises-jerk-market-higher

  27. Bag-Holding Neanderthal Economist says:

    Mikey home ownership is delighful, sooo nice to live in something you own and can fix up… youre gonna love it buddy.

  28. Mikeinwaiting says:

    Hype from your link 26 “Translation (for non-European-speakers): Europe promises to talk much more. Also promises to not actually do anything as long as it takes.”
    f**ken hilarious!

  29. Mikeinwaiting says:

    Veto 27 this will be my third I am among the oldsters here you know the locust boomers. I am glad you are in & delighted with the prospect of home ownership, AH yes I remember my first house good feeling. I close around 15 move in whenever before end off month. Hey somebody was asking about digging up your chart w/our predictions the other day.

  30. freedy says:

    http://m.spectator.org/169477/show/b682ec9942a6600c53fa0988c0f30819/

    Just when you though the housing crisis was over .

  31. Painhrtz - Yossarian says:

    Mike you freakin Locust : ) Hey Vito can you come up with a chart for suicide rates amongst us bagholders.

  32. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [22] mike,

    When the only tool you have is a hammer, …

  33. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [18] boris

    ““England is just a small island. Its roads and houses are small. With few exceptions, it doesn’t make things that people in the rest of the world want to buy. And if it hadn’t been separated from the continent by water, it almost certainly would have been lost to Hitler’s ambitions.””

    You may not like him, but he’s right about that.

    And the tin-foil hat I am wearing tells me that there may be something conspiratorial to Mitt’s “flubs.” He is trying to distinguish himself from Euro-rock star Obama. He isn’t running for office in Europe. No Europeans are voting here (and those that are will vote Obama anyway; that’s their job). And the average voter that Romney is appealing to already has a low opinion of Europe.

    So maybe this so-called gaffe really isn’t.

  34. Juice Box says:

    JJ – When Bernanke whips out the D word on Wednesday how much QE is he going for this time? A Trillion? Perhaps more?

  35. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [33] redux,

    That said, I do belief it was inartful, not intentional.

  36. Mikeinwaiting says:

    Nom 32 just pulling your leg.

  37. Mikeinwaiting says:

    Nom that is an interesting premise, Romney appealing to voters on not being a European loved guy. I like it, think it has some traction.

  38. Seif says:

    closed in The Fly:

    Last LP: $989,000 ML#: 1212752
    Addr: 325 ENGLE ST
    Twn: TENAFLY Zip: 07670
    Direct: COUNTY ROAD TO HUDSON AVE TO ENGLE ST
    Orig LP: $989,000
    Sold: $965,000

    SD: 7/26/2012 UCD: 5/17/2012 DOM: 39

  39. Seif says:

    another:

    Last LP: $897,000 ML#: 1213213
    Addr: 15 LAUREL AVE RES/S
    Twn: TENAFLY Zip: 07670

    Orig LP: $897,000
    Sold: $845,500

    SD: 7/23/2012 UCD: 5/30/2012 DOM: 49

  40. Seif says:

    another:

    Last LP: $819,000 ML#: 1213145
    Addr: 7 DEPEYSTER AVE RES/S
    Twn: TENAFLY Zip: 07670

    Orig LP: $819,000
    Sold: $795,000

    SD: 7/18/2012 UCD: 6/2/2012 DOM: 52

  41. Seif says:

    33 – that twisting and turning of reality to fit your narrative should be an Olympic event!
    at least you admit that you had your foil hat on for a moment.

  42. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [41] seif,

    Yup. Why should you be the only one entitled to an alternate reality?

  43. Seif says:

    44 – let’s drop acid together and explore the abundance of realities through the windmills of our minds, my friend.

  44. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [37] mike,

    Careful with your acceptance of that “theory”. Seif will call you a wingnut.

  45. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [44] seif,

    acid never did much for me. Dropped it a few times and all I saw were your posts.

  46. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [24] boris,

    You forgot the french. He must have something to say about those lazy cheeseaters who make love with their faces. After all, he lived there.

  47. Mikeinwaiting says:

    nom 45 you mean no acid for me, just a wing-nut O bother. Come on gotta mess with the French, how does that saying go: The Germans hate the Italians the British hate the Germans and everybody hates the French.

  48. Juice Box says:

    Here is Bernanke’s cover for a QE announcement Wednesday at the FMOC meeting.

    GDP: US economic growth slowed to 1.5% in last 3 months

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/gdp-us-economic-growth-slowed-to-15percent-in-last-3-months/2012/07/27/gJQAK8diDX_story.html

  49. Seif says:

    not surprising. it is impossible to expand a mind where one doesn’t exist.

    Comrade Nom Deplume says:
    July 27, 2012 at 11:10 am
    [44] seif,

    acid never did much for me. Dropped it a few times and all I saw were your posts.

  50. Jill says:

    Ugh:

    http://westwood-hillsdale.patch.com/articles/tax-revaluation-pending-for-washington-township

    So all you real estate mavens: Would you recommend that I put my plans to add a deck on hold?

  51. Painhrtz - Yossarian says:

    Seif well you just opened a can of worms and who as an adult has 24 hours for trip and recovery time. Unless you on the government dole.

    mike my two favorite sayings about the French

    Hey buddy you want to buy a vintage WWII French rifle only fired and dropped once.

    cheese eating surrender monkeys.

    Added bonus, Have ever driven in to Paris during the summer? When the prevailing winds are just right you can smell it before you see it.

  52. Libtard in the City says:

    Nom,

    Renting sounds good now, but if housing recovers, rents are going to plummet. What you see now in rent may be impossible to get next year. Factor in the potential of vacancy and what you would have to pay a management service and the gravy train it appears to be turns into the Raritan Valley Line. Absentee landlording rarely works. Suck it up like everyone else and lower your price to get out.

  53. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [50]. Seif,

    That what your therapist tells you?

  54. raging bull jj says:

    Dimon Hopes To Serve for ‘Many, Many More Years’ at JPMorgan

  55. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [48] mike,

    I thought that ended “and everybody hates the jews”?

    http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/National-Brotherhood-Week-lyrics-Tom-Lehrer/625DBDA1F04F231148256A7D0025A2FC

    Didn’t Mel Brooks do this? I thought he did but search turned up nothing.

  56. Comrade Nom Deplume says:

    [54] tard,

    yeah, well aware of that but the numbers may favor it. Disagree on housing insofar as the only thing that will lift housing is jobs, and that will mean demand for upscale communities.

    Anyway, hope to be under contract soon and not have to worry about it.

  57. yo says:

    What is keeping the yield up?Im getting killed

    The Bundesbank reiterated its opposition to bond purchases today

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-26/draghi-boxes-himself-into-a-corner-with-bond-signal-euro-credit.html

  58. chicagofinance says:

    I DVR’ed this from a couple of nights ago and watched it last night……so fcuking good…..it just keeps picking up momentum until you gets to see Scammarano get sacked at the end…..
    http://www.cnbc.com/id/48302726/

  59. Richard says:

    I was looking at what’s listed for open houses this weekend but there is nothing really worth seeing. Is it just the time of year or is there really no listings like the press says?

  60. raging bull jj says:

    For our next get together.

    Xnet, an event-marketing company in Liechtenstein, can arrange a town rental in Austria, Germany or Switzerland. Vacationers can change the names of the streets or even introduce their own currency. Rentals are typically recommended for groups of at least 150 and can take six months to plan. The deal includes meals, planning and lodging — with rates starting around $65,000 a night.

  61. Mikeinwaiting says:

    JJ 62 Sounds great you buying!?

  62. Mikeinwaiting says:

    Nom 57 got that from a Brit I know.

  63. Waiting in Rent says:

    Yo Essex,
    Do you have some sort of certification? If you do it should have a diagram of the imperfections. Any jeweler would be able to tell you if the diamond is the same as the one on the certification.

  64. xmonger says:

    #18, What exactly is England good at these days? I know that we import a lot of their finance “talent” stateside, but quite frankly, the English national soccer team impresses more.

  65. raging bull jj says:

    Crooked teeth and hairy bushes from the few English girls I shagged.

    xmonger says:
    July 27, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    #18, What exactly is England good at these days? I know that we import a lot of their finance “talent” stateside, but quite frankly, the English national soccer team impresses more.

  66. Essex says:

    65. Yeah, It’s around. I saw it the other day.

  67. Juice Box says:

    re: # 68 – Geithner “deeply offended”, yeah that HBO portrayal of him jogging around Lower Manhattan with cell phone in hand saving the world is accurate too.

  68. freedy says:

    timmy should be in the same cell as jon

  69. chicagofinance says:

    The End Is Wicked Nigh (1918 Edition):
    Red Sox mascot stolen from Fenway Park: report

    By ANTHONY SULLA-HEFFINGER
    Forget Waldo, where’s Wally?

    Wally T.G. Monster, the official mascot of the Boston Red Sox, was stolen from Fenway Park on Friday according to the Boston Herald.

    Boston-area police received a call about the missing monster at 2:22 p.m. and last placed the culprit, who may still be wearing the costume, near Boylston and Fairfield streets. The team has confirmed that the beloved green mascot is missing and that police are searching for him.

    “It is Wally the Green Monster that has been stolen,” Officer Nicole Grant told the Herald.

    Fenway Park was void of most of its personnel with the Red Sox in New York for a three-game set with the AL East leading Yankees and there was allegedly an opening for the thief to steal the costume.

    Police are searching the transportation systems in the Boston area and are using helicopters to aid in the search.

  70. raging bull jj says:

    They found the mascot in the same lake at Babe Ruths Piano

  71. Sox Fan says:

    I heard the mascot was slamming em down here;

    http://www.casknflagon.com/

  72. chicagofinance says:

    JJ: for you to start the weekend…..

    Former Miss Nevada says L.A. deputies bust into apartment by mistake, kicked her out of bed naked

    The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department broke into a beauty queen’s apartment by mistake, kicked her out of bed and then ogled her naked body while keeping their pistols trained on her, the woman and her fiancé claimed in a lawsuit.

    By Philip Caulfield / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

    The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department broke into a beauty queen’s apartment by mistake, kicked her out of bed and then ogled her naked body while keeping their pistols trained on her, the woman and her fiancé claimed in a lawsuit.

    Caleche Manos, who was Miss Nevada 2007, said she was in bed with her fiancé in their Santa Monica apartment on the morning of Nov. 15 2011, when sheriff’s officers busted in with weapons and a search warrant.

    The warrant was for apartment C, but Manos and her fiancé, Eric Otto Ryder, live in apartment A, the suit said.

    “At that time Ms. Manos was still in bed and was naked,” the lawsuit said, according to Courthouse News Services.

    “The sheriff deputies, all of which were male and armed with guns, ordered Ms. Manos to get out of bed and then watched as she attempted to do so,” the suit claimed.

    The Carson City knockout said the deputies grilled her and Ryder “in a rough and rude fashion” – all while she stood there helpless in her birthday suit.

    “It took the sheriff deputies a significant amount of time before they realized that they had executed the search warrant on the wrong apartment,” the suit said.

    After realizing they botched the raid, the deputies didn’t apologize, but instead told the coupled they’d have a great “story to tell at Thanksgiving,” the suit said.

    Manos accused the deputies of sexual harassment and discrimination, and she and Ryder are seeking damages for negligence, false imprisonment and violations of civil rights and the Constitution.

    Explaining the mishap, L.A. sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said the apartments inside the couple’s building were not clearly marked.

    He insisted the deputies “acted appropriately.”

    “As with many lawsuits, when they file it, it is not telling the whole story by any stretch of imagination. And we look forward to doing that tin the appropriate legal arena,” Whitmore told the Daily News.

  73. The Original NJ ExPat says:

    [60] chifi – I DVR’d the Dwek Am Greed too. Watched it two nights ago and then re-watched it last night with my wife. Could you believe he could deposit a $25 million check from an account the bank knew to be a closed account? And he was able to wire it away the next day and then tried to do it again the next day? It was great.

    I DVR’ed this from a couple of nights ago and watched it last night

  74. chicagofinance says:

    I still can’t get over how he was pinched for wire fraud (in a very public way) and then two years later is able to sucker in a bunch of politico scumbags……I guess they always say that the IQ of people in jail is low, because it is the stupid ones that get caught……

  75. Instead of executing the Bernank, we should force him and Geethner to a pistol duel at five paces.

    Whoever wins the pistol duel then gets put in front of a firing squad and given a proper execution.

  76. God, this Olympic ceremony blows. What a degenerate nation England is.

  77. Great. A watered-down Burning Man, with a Pink Floyd soundtrack.

    Note to self: begin to drink more.

  78. …topped by a Matt Lauer-Bob Costas circle jerk.

  79. McCartney can’t sing and ready for the nursing home.

    Ashes to ashes.

  80. Fabius Maximus says:

    While I will agree that McCartney sucked, the rest was stunning.

    I would have thought you would have appreciated Danny Boyle working in the Clash and the Pist0ls “God Save the Queen”

  81. I would’ve preferred 20-30 minutes of Johnny & Sid to that turgid pageant.

  82. Mikeinwaiting says:

    Meat did not even bother, could careless.

  83. The Original NJ ExPat says:

    More Dwek from NJcom:

    The controversial federal informer behind the biggest corruption sting in state history told investigators he was tipped off to foreclosure sales before they were made public by former Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph Oxley, who last month was nominated by Gov. Chris Christie to be a state Superior Court judge.
    The claim, detailed in an FBI document recently made public, was made by informer Solomon Dwek while Christie was overseeing the case as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey.
    Dwek also alleged that he met with and got political favors from Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-Monmouth), the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, and that he gave Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth) $10,000 worth of raffle tickets to a Deal Yeshiva event, “stacking the deck” so she could win a computer, the document shows. And he claimed politically connected attorney Jerry Zaro, who later became Gov. Jon Corzine’s economic “czar,” was a “big help when certain approvals were needed.”

    http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/solomon_dwek_alleges_he_receiv.html

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