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Charting the Housing “Recovery”

Been a little busy with a few things over the past few days so have not had the chance to do as much writing as I would like.

But, looking at the recent housing data is interesting so I thought that I would put up a series of charts that show...

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This is Why There Should Be Housing A Moratorium…

For years I have wondered why we allow for the builders and developers to continue building. One of the worst housing meltdown in history and builders keep on building. The fact that a reduction of available inventory never seems to enter the conversation when politicians discuss a fix for the...

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The Housing Numbers: Can We Talk?

There is nothing to cheer about in the land of the empty houses. It would be a great idea if someone could come up with a reasonable idea to start the process of getting buyers to stop waiting for housing prices to move lower. Mr. Bernanke knows that deflation is...

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What Is Driving Markets, Oil Outlook and Housing Starts

A few of the headlines today from IBD. Nothing to get too excited about…

Goldman Sachs says the economy grew at a 1.5% annual rate in Q2, down from its previous forecast of 2%, due to disappointing consumer spending data. It also slashed its Q3 growth forecast to a 2.5% annual...

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Housing Report: This is Our Future?

I could swear that someone said that there was a recovery somewhere. Obviously it was other than the housing sector.The better than expected existing home sales on a MoM basis helped to lift markets. Short covering has been the primary driver as the world sits and waits for Greece to...

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