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Why Trump's Immigration Crackdown Could Sink U.S. Home Prices
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Febuary 22, 2017 | Prashant Gopal

Posted on 02/22/2017 11:06:53 AM PST by artichokegrower

In San Francisco, an Indian software engineer on a work permit canceled plans to bid on a $900,000 home. In Washington, a Brazilian nonprofit executive passed on a fixer-upper near her office. And, in Mesa, Arizona, a 24-year-old son of undocumented Mexican immigrants won the trust of a bank -- a green light for a mortgage -- but now fears deportation.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: housingbubble; morewinning; winning
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To: artichokegrower

The list of cities most at risk makes you think this is a nonissue. San Francisco for example, the city with the most expensive housing in the country.

But what’s most interesting is that people who do the jobs Americans won’t do apparently make enough to buy a house in San Francisco.


101 posted on 02/22/2017 12:47:38 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: artichokegrower

I am treating illegal sob stories with the same amount of sympathy I gave the millennial sob stories after Trump was elected - zero.


102 posted on 02/22/2017 12:53:30 PM PST by pinkandgreenmom
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To: artichokegrower

I’ve said the same all along.

Increased, over-blown rents are the result of illegal aliens, too.

Six to an apartment. Ten to a house. All work different shifts.

CA is a mess.


103 posted on 02/22/2017 12:55:10 PM PST by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: magna carta

Maybe they could get a job and pay their own rent.


104 posted on 02/22/2017 1:09:22 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: arrogantsob

It’s odd the way economical principles work, isn’t it?


105 posted on 02/22/2017 1:10:33 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Cobra64

The tiny affect illegals have on real estate prices is not even a statistical anomaly. Ridiculous.


106 posted on 02/22/2017 1:12:54 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: artichokegrower

Less illegal jobs mean better paying American jobs.

Housing will boom.


107 posted on 02/22/2017 1:35:12 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: Paladin2

There may be a big effect on those retiring who were counting on the sale of a home for retirement needs. As well as those who put on big mortgages and the properties go underwater again.


108 posted on 02/22/2017 1:49:15 PM PST by doug from upland (Are we dreaming or is Hillary finally really gone?)
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To: artichokegrower

It’s not clear that this is an issue anywhere outside of San Francisco.


109 posted on 02/22/2017 1:51:55 PM PST by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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To: artichokegrower

So an illegal alien who now has a lein, isn’t a high risk?

Don’t invest in that underwriter.


110 posted on 02/22/2017 1:51:56 PM PST by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: artichokegrower

Any part of the economy that has been built on illegals, will fail and should fail.


111 posted on 02/22/2017 1:54:51 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: artichokegrower

Give me a break!
If they fall, then it’s a buyers market.
I’m game!


112 posted on 02/22/2017 1:54:55 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: umgud

Not just that. The illegals who are renters have taken over the poorer sections of town. Hard for citizens to find cheap rent that way.


113 posted on 02/22/2017 2:11:10 PM PST by sheana
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To: artichokegrower

Illegal immigrant skilled labor will start drying up, making new home prices rise, driving up the cost of existing housing and balancing out shrinking demand. See, silver lining.


114 posted on 02/22/2017 2:19:26 PM PST by Hazwaste (Democrats are like slinkies. Only good for pushing down stairs.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

As a Virginian in the Richmond area, I would be tickled to see home values in northern Virginia go down by 20%...if Trump transfers enough of the Deep State to Fargo it might just happen. Might even make the state red again.


115 posted on 02/22/2017 2:44:10 PM PST by dogcaller
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To: artichokegrower

Evidently the high paying jobs are cornered by ALIENS. TIme for Americans to profit in our own country.


116 posted on 02/22/2017 3:19:24 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: donna

We are almost done now with the short sell houses near us. Our house was still worth more in 2008 than now, but at least it has finally gotten out from underwater.


117 posted on 02/22/2017 3:29:51 PM PST by Religion and Politics (It's Morning in America)
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To: artichokegrower

Well one immigrant with status buys a house with a $2000 a month payment.
He turns around and illegally rents 4 to a room in a 3 bedroom house and throws a family in the garage as well.
Rent is collected from every person and not reported as income.
Houses like this bring strangers in and out of the neighborhood and piles are on poor shape all over every curb and driveway in a he city.

Santa Ana California and Los Angeles in the 90001, 90002, 90003 areas are perfect examples of this.

Landlord gets his theifdom and locals see homes become ghetto neighborhoods and. Time rises.


118 posted on 02/22/2017 3:46:28 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy

Cars all over the place like a bad used car lot.


119 posted on 02/22/2017 3:48:08 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: FamiliarFace
They will US citizens and also some legal immigrants.

Right. Last I heard we have some 95,000,000, with an 'M', in need of work. There are our replacements. All they need are good paying jobs.

120 posted on 02/22/2017 3:49:52 PM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trust not one word from the enemedia, until it can be independently verified!)
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