Real Estate

Fed 'decision'

garyt — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:17:00 -0400

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August suggests that economic activity has picked up following its severe downturn. read more »

Housing Starts and the Unemployment Rate

Calculated Risk — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:31:00 -0500

This is an update to an earlier post . As I've noted for some time, housing leads the economy and is the best leading indicator for the economy - both into and out of recessions. read more »

Tucson MLS Statistics for October 2009

Dave Smith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:30:51 -0500

The stats are out for October and the closed transactions for the month were strong. I’ve asked around about the impact of the First Time home buyer tax credit, but no one tracks this data. read more »

Still poking the pig...

garyt — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:33:00 -0400

Somebody's gotta do it. So I am once again short China via FXP and real estate via SRS. This goes with VIX calls that I have been slowly adding. read more »

Holy Gas Man

saram — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:32:00 -0400

Just when you think you’ve seen everything - wham! - you learn something new. read more »

Construction Spending increases in August

Calculated Risk — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:26:00 -0400

We started the year looking for two key construction spending stories: a likely bottom for residential construction spending, and the collapse in private non-residential construction. read more »

2007 Knife Catchers

Zach Ovall — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:30:15 -0400

How should we feel about knife catchers? They were warned of the risks and bought anyway. read more »

Report: Mortgage Delinquencies increase in August

Calculated Risk — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:34:00 -0400

From Reuters: Mortgage Delinquencies Rise Alongside Unemployment (ht Ron Wallstreetpit ) Reuters reports that a record 7.58% of U.S. read more »

The Home Price Story

Zach Ovall — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:32:56 -0400

We all complain about the prices in Irvine -- which are ridiculous and will continue to fall -- but many of these overpriced properties are very attractive homes and beautiful places to live. read more »

Housing Starts in August: Moving Sideways

Calculated Risk — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:13:00 -0400

Click on graph for larger image in new window. read more »