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Housing Market Analysis from August 2012 Intelligent Investor Dec 21, 2012

We have released an excerpt from the August 2012 Housing Market Analysis contained in the Intelligent Investor

The Future of the U.S. Real Estate Market (Part 3) May 1, 2012

Compared to the US housing finance in Canada is less subsidized by the government In fact the Canadian governmentas housing finance policies do not explicitly favor home ownership unlike the case seen in the US This is likely to come as a surprise to many given the stereotype that the Canadian economy is largely socialist

The Future of the U.S. Real Estate Market (Part 2) Apr 30, 2012

The home ownership rate was fairly stable prior to WWII ranging from about 43 to 48 During the Great Depression Washington created numerous subsidies in order to boost demand eg government insured loans from the VA By the late 1960s home ownership soared to nearly 64 where it would largely remain for several decades buttressed by several additional subsidies and a transformation in housing finance

The Future of the U.S. Real Estate Market (Intro) Apr 28, 2012

Home ownership has been a vital component of Washingtonas economic strategy for decades The marketing end of this strategy has positioned home ownership as a key element of the so called aoeAmerican Dreama For millions of Americans who are under water with their mortgage facing foreclosure or in one of many stages of default home ownership has become an aoeAmerican Nightmarea riddled with a variety of caveats ranging from millions of foreclosures the poor effect and other undesirable...

The Future of the U.S. Real Estate Market (Part 1) Apr 28, 2012

Boosting home ownership rates has been a goal shared by all previous US Administrations With the housing market still vulnerable the Obama Administration has been pointing more towards sustainable home ownership As a part of the ongoing debate on fiscal consolidation some have raised the question of whether the US should reconsider its role in housing finance The United States has a complex housing finance system with numerous measures that explicitly target home ownership Most of these...

December 2011 U.S. Housing Market Overview Dec 20, 2011

The real estate market continues to show little signs of life Despite record low mortgage rates and a collapse in home prices builders see little demand for new homes due to the record high overhang of existing homes on the market including the record high level of foreclosed properties 429 of all active loans which have continued to gain most attention from buyers due to much lower prices

The Housing BIG Picture Sep 21, 2010

Each month the media lines up to read the results of the SPCase Shiller Home Price Indices This group of indices are generated and published by Standard Poors and Fiserv Inc Keep in mind that these indices are maintained by the Index Committee members drawn from Standard Poors Fiserv CSW and so called aoeleading industry expertsa

Pictures of The Netherlands Real Estate Market Apr 11, 2010

About a month ago I critiqued an article by Forbes which discussed US cities where the recession is endingAA

Is Dallas Really Doing as Well as Forbes States? Apr 11, 2010

In the previousAarticle I showed pictures of the real estate situation inARotterdam NetherlandsAsubmitted by a reader

The Real Estate Bubble the Media Hid and Why I Was Banned Mar 31, 2010

When many people mention the collapse these days the most common response Ive heard is everyone knew it was comingAAPerhaps youve heard the sameA

Real Estate Confusion, or Lies? Mar 21, 2010

Do you ever become confused over daily economic dataIJ If not then you probably arenat paying close attention

More Propaganda Oct 1, 2009

Have a look at the latest piece of trash coming from Alan Zibel the Associated Press so called real estate reporterA

The State of the Nation's Housing Sep 3, 2009

I was prepping for an interview later today on the real estate market and I ran across a nice piece from Harvards Joint Center for Housing Studies release a couple of months ago

Farewell Indy. What's Next? (Part 2) Jul 14, 2008

Those of you who are familiar with my previous publications know my real estate forecasts remain unchanged since first published in 2006

Farewell Indy. Who's Next? (Part 1) Jul 13, 2008

On Friday IndyMac joined the long and growing list of bankrupt mortgage companies Accredited Home lenders Novastar Financial Fremont General and dozens of others that have been taken down

Fannie & Freddie.Truth or Consequences. Part 2 Jul 11, 2008

With the recent collapse in share price both GSEs are going to have a very difficult time raising capital

Fannie & Freddie: Truth or Consequences (Part 1) Jul 10, 2008

Amidst speculation that Freddie and its big brother Fannie are facing insolvency US Treasury Secretary Paulson said the primary focus was supporting Fannie and Freddie in their curren

Finally, the Truth on Housing Jun 25, 2008

Youave all probably seen or heard about the recently released Harvard Housing study Among other things the report discusses the fact that the median wage earner is unable to afford the

NAR's Yun Continues to Mislead on Housing May 12, 2008

NAR Chief Economist lawrence Yun continues to prove hes lost in the woods Im sure most of you who have followed the real estate market recall his long list of ridiculous predictions

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