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Category Archives: Home Economics
4 Ways The Government May Try to Stabilize the Housing Market
The only reason why all of these “extend and pretend” gimmicks are needed is that, with home prices at their current levels, there simply isn’t enough demand. If Uncle Sam would get out of the way and let prices find their bottom, then, by definition, there would be appropriate demand and the housing market would be in harmony.
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Permanently High Plateau Theory Touted for Australia Housing; Real Estate Agents Refuse to Disclose Sale Prices
At the height of every boom, bullish clowns inevitably come out of the woodwork touting the “permanently high plateau” prices will not drop much theory.
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Posted in Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics
Tagged Australia, Home Prices, Housing Bubble
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Are Home Prices Really Going Up?
There has been a flurry of recent reports that home prices have risen this Spring: Case-Shiller, The National Association of Realtors, and CoreLogic are all reporting strength in home prices. But, are home prices really going up? What’s actually going on here?
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Home Prices Best in 25 Years, Better Prices Still Coming
Here are some charts showing nominal and real (CPI inflation-adjusted) housing declines in 20 Case-Shiller metro areas. Charts are grouped by 10 least expensive and 10 most expensive areas. Additional tables show housing declines from the peak. An explanation follows the charts. Continue reading
Posted in Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics, Real Estate Data
Tagged Case-Shiller, Home Prices
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Europe at the Abyss; US Housing in the Abyss; Who is to Blame?
Blaming banks for lending when real interest rates are hugely negative is tantamount to placing a bottle of vodka in front of an alcoholic, telling the alcoholic it is the best vodka in the whole world, then blaming the alcoholic for what happens next.
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Posted in Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics
Tagged Home Prices, Housing Bubble, The Fed
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