http://www.inveslogic.com/latest Housing Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1386171?rsstype=latest&cid=55 A roundup of economic news from around the Web.Foreclosures: A Chicago Fed paper summarizes some alternative ideas for dealing with home foreclosures now that theyre being spurred more by loss of jobs and income, declining home values and strategic d... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1386171?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:14:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1386057?rsstype=latest&cid=55 The Fed's favorite house price indicator from First American CoreLogic s LoanPerformance ...From LoanPerformance: January Home Price Index Shows Narrowing Annual Decline National home prices, including distressed sales, declined by 0.7 percent in ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1386057?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:46:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1386040?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Our earlier post noted the regulatory capture of the SEC by Wall Street. Later in the WSJ piece we referenced, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro hinted that the issue might be even worse. She blamed the agency s ineffective oversight of Lehman Brothers wa... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1386040?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:42:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1386233?rsstype=latest&cid=55 The interactive map below displays the worst banks in the country by Texas Ratio and capitalization. Data is from FDIC Reports as of February 2010.Data for the map was filtered from a 7500+ list of FDIC governed banks. It includes banks with a Texas... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1386233?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:38:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1386172?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Economists and other weigh in on the flat reading for U.S. consumer prices in February.Core consumer prices are now only 1.3% above their year ago level but have been even weaker in more recent months. Soft final demands with ample slack in the econo... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1386172?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:53:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1386058?rsstype=latest&cid=55 From Binyamin Appelbaum and David Cho at the WaPo: Small banks lag in repaying Treasury for bailout funds [H]undreds of community banks have yet to return their bailouts. More than 10 percent of the 700 banks that got federal bailouts and are still h... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1386058?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:24:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385981?rsstype=latest&cid=55 We need new heads for US Treasury, Federal Reserve and the FDIC, not Regulatory Reform. Below I review the important regulations that were created, and then ignored by our regulators. The daily chart for the Dow shows the upside potential in an overv... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385981?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:57:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385753?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Mortgage fraud was rampant during the housing boom. Regulators were asleep at the wheel during all of this. But now we are getting some indictments as WFAA News 8 in Dallas reports (hat tip Housing Wire). This television station did the dirty work fo... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385753?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:19:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1385679?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Click on graph for larger image in new window.A frequently asked question is how do new home sales compare to single family housing starts (both series from the Census Bureau). This graph shows the two series - although they track each other, the tw... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1385679?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:29:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1385442?rsstype=latest&cid=55 CR Note: the following is from housing economist Tom Lawler (posted with permission):Last month I showed data on trends in the REO inventories of Fannie, Freddie, and FHA, highlighting how while total REO inventory estimates appear to have fallen, RE... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1385442?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385653?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Temple-Inland, Inc. (TIN), which makes paper, packaging and building products, was put on credit rating watch with a positive outlook by Standard & Poor s. The stock is up nearly 10% on the news Wednesday and it is also giving a boost to some of T... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385653?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:40:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1385247?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Everett DigitalThe stock markets fear gauge hit its lowest point in nearly two years today, but that doesnt necessarily mean investors have ditched their concerns about unemployment, government debt, home foreclosures and everything else that c... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1385247?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:02:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385352?rsstype=latest&cid=55 United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) The package and freight delivery services firm attracted bullish options players today amid a 0.75% increase in its share price to $62.95. One investor sought longer-dated option contracts and established a bulli... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385352?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:05:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385356?rsstype=latest&cid=55 These are troubled times indeed particularly for four regional housing markets where prices have literally fallen off the charts!Prices for homes in Detroit, Atlanta, Cleveland and Las Vegas now sit at levels not seen in at least ten years.... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385356?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:53:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385357?rsstype=latest&cid=55 The Federal Reserve has paid a yearlong bribe to the housing market to keep mortgage rates almost a full point below average. The $1.25 trillion payoff also known as the Mortgage Backed Security purchase program is about to end. Will the mortgage ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385357?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:50:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1385183?rsstype=latest&cid=55 A roundup of economic news from around the Web.Home Construction: On his blog, Donald Marron looks at whether home construction is bottoming. Not surprisingly, the chart shows that the number of single-family homes under construction fell off a cl... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1385183?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:46:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1385080?rsstype=latest&cid=55 The Irvine Housing Blog has an example of the squatter stimulus (homeowners living in their homes and not paying the mortgage): One Defaulting Owner s Free Ride: Three Years and Counting (ht ghostfaceinvestah) Freeloaders enjoying the entitled life... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1385080?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1385062?rsstype=latest&cid=55 CommentThe interview above was done as part of the pre-game show for the FOMC meeting. To view the interview click on picture above. To see any of our interviews click here.In the interview we were asked what the Federal Reserve could do to satisfy ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1385062?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1384983?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Once or twice before I've mentioned my enjoyment of the very profane and violent HBO series Deadwood. If you are also a fan of the show chances are one of the things you like, you know besides the profanity and the violence, is some of the one liners... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1384983?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:25:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1385066?rsstype=latest&cid=55 One of the things I hate about a secular bull market especially towards its rampaging tail end is how everyone and everything gets silly. Money and champagne flows, conspicuous consumption is on full display. I recall people literally ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1385066?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:15:29 -0400