John McCain Losing Track of Homes he Owns
By: Diane Tuman, Zillow Content Manager | August 21, 2008
Update: We put together a blog post that lists all the homes John McCain owns.
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Original post:
When asked by The Politico yesterday about how many homes he owns, Republican presidential candidate John McCain was unable to answer decisively. It was like Monty Python’s Bridge of Death scene from the movie “Monty Python & the Holy Grail — answer incorrectly and you will be cast into the “gorge of eternal peril.”
Q. How many houses do you and Mrs. McCain have?
A. “I think — I’ll have my staff get to you. It’s condominiums where — I’ll have them get to you.”
According to Luxist, the McCains were purchasing two condo units at 2211 Camelback, Phoenix, AZ, while downsizing from their larger, North Central Phoenix property, which was on the market. Not sure if it’s still on the market or was sold — anyone know?
This isn’t the first time a real estate issue has flared up for this presidential race. Barack Obama is fielding his own set of questions.
By the way, this got me to wondering how Christie Brinkley keeps track of her 18 homes. I mean, 18 homes? How does she keep track?
- Stumble it!
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Whitney Tyner on August 21, 2008 2:58 pm
Wow Diane-you hit a cord here. Check out the Zillow Discussion thread that is heated up about John’s home(s.
http://www.zillow.com/forum/site/ViewThread.htm?tid=40813
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Elena G. Adgate on August 28, 2008 10:52 am
I’m glad Senator and Mrs. McCain own as many houses has they can. Iven 100 houses who cares that is the American dream. We have a CAPITALIST ECONOMY STUPID. No one is stopping you
to have as many houses as you want. The candidate substance experience, what counts. McCain has achieved the AMERICAN
DREAM. OBAMA is hopping to achieve it at the american citizens expense—- think about
Jen on August 29, 2008 1:13 pm
who cares how many houses he has
Edward Coke on November 2, 2008 11:46 pm
I am a victim of a foreclosing scam. These are the companies’ involved:
Trustmark National Bank
Mortgage Professionals
Remax Realty
Realty South
To understand Trustmark and any other mortgage company that takes your money, do not apply it to your account and puts you out of your house- UNDERSTAND THIS
When the Un-native Americans came over to this country, gun traders sold guns to the Native Americans knowing full well that they were going to use them on their fellow Americans. This is the same cold destructive attitude of Trustmark National Bank and all the other mortgage companies that do the same.
I was at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church that Sunday morning in Sunday school. My father dropped my brother and me off and he went home to dress for Church. Trustmark is responsible for destroying far more lives than on that Sunday. They are doing by taking money from homeowners, not applying that money to their accounts, and keeping that money for themselves. THEY ARE KILLING HOMEOWNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ONE FAMILY AT A TIME. All the lawyers are working together; they know that the contracts are not being followed by the mortgage companies.
To check to see if your Mortgage Company sent in payments to HUD call:
FHA RESOURCE CENTER
1-800-225-5342
This is for anyone with a FHA or VA loan.
I want to help you. Please write me a letter with your situation to:
Edward M. Coke
P.O. Box 610021
Birmingham, Al 35261
I am going to sue the lawyers that handled the foreclosure for my mortgage company.
If they can read and understand the simple language in the contract, that they can’t foreclosure if the loan is not insured, then they are incompetent or crooked.
You can even sue your lawyer if he did not bring this part of the contract out.
HUD stated that the insurance mortgage premium policy number written on the settlement statement.
It was not.
The real estate company also knew at closing that the loan was not going to be insured.
If your mortgage company did not insure your FHA loan you can go back 7 years to sue in Alabama. All people from 2001-2008 can sue. In other states you may be able to go back even further.
Michael Guyson on February 13, 2009 8:45 pm
I like the VA Loan and the FHA. The VA is assumable and the FHA offers great options.
John on June 15, 2009 4:00 pm
who cares how many houses he has
Bromsgrove on December 18, 2009 3:38 pm
No I dont care how many houses he has, but I do care about his attitude when compared to the rest of us!