if you bought a house in Puna in the last 5 years

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I don't think lostboy was talking about someone trying to make money from a rehab in his use of the term "greedy", I understood that he was talking about people buying beyond their means, which is a huge part of the current problem.

Mad at the CEO's? CEO's aren't responsible to take care of our personal finances. They are there to make money for their shareholders (anyone own stock here?). It's tough out there, and we have to take care of ourselves. Keep in mind that the people who still can afford their property are being hurt just as much, perhaps more than those who lose theirs or walk away. Even those of us who bought a house we could afford have still lost big.

For those who don't own a house now, the good thing is that the market for renters is the best it's ever been.

Best wishes Kathy, I hope you find that stability, and the solution may be hard and far away, but it will be worth it.