http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/real-estate Blog Articles Tagged with 'real-estate' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1116868?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate A bonus Friday afternoon guest post via Macro Man-- a portfolio manager at a London-based hedge fund, he trades globalcurrencies, equities, fixed income, and commodities. Over a long andvaried career, Macro Man has been an international economist, a... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1116868?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1116643?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate Today's guest post comes from David J. Merkel, CFA, FSA. David is Chief Economist and Director of Research of Finacorp Securities. Previously, he has been a senior investment analyst at Hovde Capital, responsible for analysis and valuation of investm... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1116643?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1116646?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate The Economist compares Japan's real estate bubble with America's:AS FALLING house prices and tightening credit squeeze America s economy, some worry that the country may suffer a decade of stagnation, as Japan did after its bubble burst in the earl... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1116646?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1116423?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate Housing Wire: PIMCO Looks Towards RMBS RubbleThe wreckage that is much of the private-party residential mortgage-backed securities market is bound at some point to become a high yield playground for distressed debt investors; and a published re... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:49:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1116423?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1116258?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate Unlike previous housing slumps, the one we're in now has spread from coast to coast. But that doesn't mean that every market is suffering equally. The worst markets -- the ones in Florida, California, Arizona, and Nevada -- seem to get all the attent... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:28:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1116258?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1115758?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate Today's guest post comes from Mark Thoma, who labors tirelessly in the pacific Northwest. Mark is a Professor of Economics at the University of Oregon, where he also pens the well regarded blog, Economist's View.In today's guest commentary, Mark hits... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1115758?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1115759?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate A belated post on yesterday's Case Shiller release:Through June 2008 the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices showed continued broad based declines in the prices of existing single family homes across the United States, a trend that prevailed throu... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1115759?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1115557?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate Yet another non NAR source of data for Housing Prices: Corelogic. Source:June 2008 Loan Performance House Price Index SANTA ANA, Calif., August 18, 2008 First American CoreLogic, ahttps://www.corelogic.com/pressroom/press-releases/archive/20080818... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1115557?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1115494?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate Newspapers across the country are in turmoil as advertising revenue continues to flood out of print and onto the Web. Classified advertisements, especially the real estate listings that papers have long depended on, have shifted to Craigslist and oth... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:21:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1115494?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1114625?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate 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 in June. These are 13.2% percent lower than the 5.76 million-unit pace in July 2007.The sales level w... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:29:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1114625?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114875?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate Larry Summers says international economic policy is receiving too little attention in the presidential election. The success of the next administration and the fate of the US economy may depend upon the next administration's abilities abilities in th... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:24:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114875?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/howard-lindzon/1115096?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate When I was a serious cyclist back in college (seriously), I used to hear the following there are just TWO types of cyclists, those that have crashed and those that have not! While golfing at Pebble Beach last week, my caddie pointed out that M... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:55:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/howard-lindzon/1115096?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114882?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate Tyler Cowen:Finding the Mess Behind the Mess, by Tyler Cowen, Commentary, NY Times: A bursting real estate bubble set off the Japanese recession of the 1990s, which deepened as ailing banks languished. It took Japan s economy more than a decade to ... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:59:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114882?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1114693?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate The housing bust had been pushing up rents as former homeowners became renters. Now, according to The Wall Street Journal, the weak economy is hurting the rental market.For the past year, apartment buildings have been one of the few bright spots in t... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:02:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1114693?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1115015?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate Back in March, I pointed to signs of a possible top in real estate prices in Mumbai - Mumbai Real Estate: Is the sh*t about to hit the fan?Nov 2007: The highest bidder, Wadhwa Builders valued the 16,500 sq mt land at Rs 831 crore, or Rs 5.03 la... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:40:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1115015?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114886?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate How much variation will there be in the effects of global warming across regions within the US? This summarizes research on expected geographic variation in agriculture and health effects, and then looks in more detail at how ski areas will be affect... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114886?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1114739?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate The Federal Reserve reports that delinquency rates rose in Q2 in all categories. (hat tip Rick) Click on graph for larger image in new window. This graph shows the delinquency rates at the commercial banks for three key categories: residential real e... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:27:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1114739?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1114747?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate From the NY Times: Some Fear Commercial Property Loans Will Be Next Stage in Downturn The fear is the next shoe to drop may be commercial real estate, said Jeffrey Harte, a banking analyst at Sandler O Neil. When consumer credit goes south... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:12:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1114747?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1114697?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate John McCain, when asked about how many houses he and his wife own, responded by saying he doesn't know. I think I'll have my staff get to you, McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. It's condominiums where I'll have them get to you. Lov... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:56:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1114697?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1114332?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate From DataQuick: Bay Area home sales climb above last year; median price falls hard Bay Area home sales eked out their first year-over- year gain since early 2005 last month as buyers responded to price cuts and snapped up more inland foreclosures. Th... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:25:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1114332?rsstype=tag&tag=real-estate