In Bubble Meter - Posted 1 week ago

From CNN Money:The government offered more discouraging news about the housing sector on Tuesday, reporting that new home sales rose slightly in July ...

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In Calculated Risk - Posted 1 week ago

There is wide disagreement in the comments on how much further New Home Sales will decline. Last year we had a contest on existing home sales (winners...

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In John Mugarian's Dynamic Growth - Posted 1 week ago

As I watched the closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, I came away from the entire event with a sense of awe. The Chinese did a won...

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In Big Picture - Posted 1 week ago

Existing-home sales (Seasonally adjusted) rose 3.1% to an annual rate of 5.00 million units in July, from a downwardly revised level of 4.85 million i...

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In Calculated Risk - Posted 1 week ago

From NAR: July Existing-Home Sales Show Gain Existing-home sales including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops increased 3.1 per...

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In Calculated Risk - Posted 2 weeks ago

From DataQuick: Southland home sales post annual gain -- prices drop again The number of Southern California homes sold last month edged up to its hig...

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In John Mugarian's Dynamic Growth - Posted 2 weeks ago

Bullish signs? Not according to Warren Buffett!Based on the drop in oil and commodity prices, we can assume the CPI (inflation) numbers will begin to ...

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In Bubble Meter - Posted 3 weeks ago

CNNMoney reports:More homeowners than ever are selling at a loss, propelling the real estate market deeper into crisis.In the 12 months that ended Jun...

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In Big Picture - Posted 4 weeks ago

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 28 August 3, 2008)As oil prices seesawed through the past week, fresh uncertainty abo...

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In Big Picture - Posted 5 weeks ago

I've been meaning to go over some of the details in last week's Housing data. I was surprised to hear several commentators discuss the imminent turnar...

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