Category Archives: Watsonville Plan

106. How to rebuild US home prices and fix the economy

Very intersting serious attempt to deal wiht housing. i think it doesn’t go quite far enough, and needs more analysis of who won and who lost in the whole housing crisis. the numbers toward the end are also in need of erferences or showing how the calculations were done. FT.com / Comment / Opinion – …

June 9, 2009 – 5:16 am | By doug carmichael | Posted in Community, Financial system, Watsonville Plan | Comments (0)

27. Watsonville plan

Over the weekend Bill Leland and I met and came up with a proposal we think makes sense and can be done. The idea is to bring together foreclosed houses, people who need housing, and a support network based on Americore workers. Banks are concerned that foreclosed houses are a likely candidate for deterioration through …

March 30, 2009 – 7:09 pm | By doug carmichael | Posted in Community, Watsonville Plan | Comments (0)