Tag Archives: Home Prices

Has Real Estate Bottomed? Here’s How to Tell

The absence of stories about the bottom in housing will mark the final nadir, because the real bottom can only be reached when everyone has abandoned housing as a pathway to easy money. Only when the public and investor class alike have completely lost interest in real estate as a “sure-fire” investment can the real trough be reached. Continue reading

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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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Posted in Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics, The Daily Hotsheet | Tagged Foreclosures, Home Prices, Obama, Principal Reduction, Shadow Inventory, Strategic Defaults | 1 Comment

Backlog of Distressed Homes to Weigh on Home Prices for at Least Three More Years

A data analyst for the National Association of realtors is projecting it will take at least three years to liquidate the distressed inventory. In reality, it will take much longer.
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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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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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Posted in Home Economics, Real Estate Data, The Daily Hotsheet | Tagged Home Prices, Median Home Prices, Seasonal Adjustments | Leave a comment