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Housing's Recession 'not Yet Out Of The Woods'
Posted on 06/08/2007 05:51:34 | Link | Post Comment
Noteworthy comments from Bob Doll, global chief investment officer of equities at Wall Street investment house BlackRock - full text HERE
"In our view, we are not yet out of the woods in terms of the ongoing housing recession, which is still acting as the primary drag on economic growth. Consumer credit levels have been deteriorating and both commercial and residential delinquency rates have been moving up, which suggests to us that housing market weakness still may have some ways to go. Having said that, we would point to several factors that are countering the recessionary impact of the slowing housing market. In particular, the silver lining in last week’s GDP report was an upward revision in the level of domestic demand among consumers, suggesting that despite the slowdown, resilient consumers are still willing to spend. Additionally, exports continue to boom, business investment levels have shown signs of improvement and data suggests that the weakness in first-quarter inventory levels may have turned a corner. Despite the weak GDP growth figure, recent statements from Federal Reserve officials continue to paint a relatively hawkish view regarding monetary policy. The central bank remains concerned about the tight labor market and about the weak U.S. dollar, both of which are putting upward pressure on inflation. While we continue to believe that the Fed’s next move will be to lower interest rates, it does appear less and less likely that that move will come any time soon."
How is the housing market doing?
According to Brad Inman, the current state of the housing market tells the story of the country's economic divide in a dramatic way. A summer home in the Hamptons sells for $100 million. An apartment in New York City sells for $50 million. The median home price in pricey Marin County near San Francisco reached $1 million. High-end San Francisco, Marin and the Silicon Valley showed home price gains in April. That is one end of the economic divide. The other end tells a different story. Working class areas of New York, like Long Island, and outlying suburbs of San Francisco are experiencing price drops. The same is true in downtown San Diego, Riverside County, west of Los Angeles, and many parts of Florida. The extreme case of housing depression is Detroit. Read more HERE
Using Real Estate to Build Your Retirement Portfolio
from the WSJ, reports that one way to diversify your savings is to use your IRA to invest in investment properties. But be sure to heed the complex rules.
Estate planning: The sad realization: The 2001 Tax Act gradually reduces estate taxes until they disappear entirely in the year 2010. After that, who knows? The hope among rich people was that the Republicans would be in power and would permanently erase federal Estate taxes. Hence many rich people have been postponing doing anything about their estate planning. The dawning realization is that Republicans won't be in charge. And the Democrats are not motivated to erase the death tax. So we're back to square one: boring planning. Yuch!
"In our view, we are not yet out of the woods in terms of the ongoing housing recession, which is still acting as the primary drag on economic growth. Consumer credit levels have been deteriorating and both commercial and residential delinquency rates have been moving up, which suggests to us that housing market weakness still may have some ways to go. Having said that, we would point to several factors that are countering the recessionary impact of the slowing housing market. In particular, the silver lining in last week’s GDP report was an upward revision in the level of domestic demand among consumers, suggesting that despite the slowdown, resilient consumers are still willing to spend. Additionally, exports continue to boom, business investment levels have shown signs of improvement and data suggests that the weakness in first-quarter inventory levels may have turned a corner. Despite the weak GDP growth figure, recent statements from Federal Reserve officials continue to paint a relatively hawkish view regarding monetary policy. The central bank remains concerned about the tight labor market and about the weak U.S. dollar, both of which are putting upward pressure on inflation. While we continue to believe that the Fed’s next move will be to lower interest rates, it does appear less and less likely that that move will come any time soon."
How is the housing market doing?
According to Brad Inman, the current state of the housing market tells the story of the country's economic divide in a dramatic way. A summer home in the Hamptons sells for $100 million. An apartment in New York City sells for $50 million. The median home price in pricey Marin County near San Francisco reached $1 million. High-end San Francisco, Marin and the Silicon Valley showed home price gains in April. That is one end of the economic divide. The other end tells a different story. Working class areas of New York, like Long Island, and outlying suburbs of San Francisco are experiencing price drops. The same is true in downtown San Diego, Riverside County, west of Los Angeles, and many parts of Florida. The extreme case of housing depression is Detroit. Read more HERE
Using Real Estate to Build Your Retirement Portfolio
from the WSJ, reports that one way to diversify your savings is to use your IRA to invest in investment properties. But be sure to heed the complex rules.
Estate planning: The sad realization: The 2001 Tax Act gradually reduces estate taxes until they disappear entirely in the year 2010. After that, who knows? The hope among rich people was that the Republicans would be in power and would permanently erase federal Estate taxes. Hence many rich people have been postponing doing anything about their estate planning. The dawning realization is that Republicans won't be in charge. And the Democrats are not motivated to erase the death tax. So we're back to square one: boring planning. Yuch!
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