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Return of the Housing Bubble?
by Dean Baker, Center for Economic Policy Research This article was originally published by Finance.Yahoo.com on May 29, 2013 Recent data showing house prices rising at their fastest rate since the collapse of the bubble have many people asking whether … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Home Sales and Home Prices
Tagged Dean Baker, Economy, existing home sales, Federal Reserve, GDP, home sales, housing, inflation, recovery
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Housing Smoke and Mirrors (8) – “It Looks Ominous”
Written by Adam Whitehead, KeySignals.com In Housing Smoke and Mirrors (7), the headwind confronting the American housing market, from the slowing pace of rental increases, was observed to be at a critical point. Early investors in the rental sector were … Continue reading
April 2013 Pending Home Sales Index Shows Growth Acceleration Underway
Written by Steven Hansen The April 2013 pending home sales index was released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) today, and our analysis suggests: Econintersect‘s uses this April 2013 pending home sales data to forecast the May 2013 home … Continue reading
April 2013 Existing Home Sales Show Above Average Growth
Written by Steven Hansen The headlines for existing home sales say that sales improved in April . Our analysis shows sales (based on comparing year-over-year growth) is a little above average for the growth evidenced over the last 12 months. … Continue reading
Housing Smoke and Mirrors (7) – “Get Out of Jail”
Written by Adam Whitehead, KeySignals.com In Housing Smoke and Mirrors (4)[i] and (5),[ii] to confront the threat of the deteriorating bad mortgage vintages – “the Federal Reserve and the Federal Government were observed to be running swiftly into the housing … Continue reading
Schizophrenic U.S. Housing Market
Housing Smoke and Mirrors (Part 6) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Written by Adam Whitehead, KeySignals.com Click to enlarge We thought it would be amusing to start this discussion with the latest “Smoke … Continue reading
Housing Smoke and Mirrors (5) – “Zombie Fed”
Written by Adam Whitehead, KeySignals.com In Housing Smoke and Mirrors (4), it was suggested that the bad eggs in the 2005 and 2009 Mortgage Vintages were hatching; and creating a growing systemic threat. Click to enlarge The Federal Reserve and … Continue reading
Housing Smoke and Mirrors (4) – “The Zombie in the Room”
Written by Adam Whitehead, KeySignals.com In Housing Smoke and Mirrors (3)[i] it was suggested that there were some anomalies, in the general pattern of improving mortgage delinquencies, that deserved closer scrutiny.
Fed Mortgage Subsidy Drives Buying Panic In Existing Homes To Bubble Levels
by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner The NAR Pending Home Sales data for March is a measure of current sales as of the date of the contract. It’s the closest thing we have to a real time measure of sales … Continue reading
March 2013 Pending Home Sales Index Up Marginally But Leveling Off
Written by Steven Hansen The March 2013 pending home sales index was released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) today, and our analysis suggests: Econintersect‘s uses this March 2013 pending home sales data to forecast the April 2013 home … Continue reading
It’s A Housing “Recovery” In Orwellian Terms – Here’s The Reality
by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner The Commerce Department today reported really good March home sales relative the the past 4 years of the housing depression. Media reports included only the seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate, which was 417,000 versus a consensus … Continue reading
Posted in Home Sales and Home Prices, mortgages
Tagged consumer confidence, Economy, existing home sales, Federal Reserve, GDP, home sales, housing, Lee Adler, recovery
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March 2013 Existing Home Sales Show Average Growth
Written by Steven Hansen The headlines for existing home sales say that sales slipped in March caused by a shortage of homes for sale. Our analysis shows sales are about average for the growth evidenced over the last 12 months. … Continue reading
Single-Family and Multi-Family Housing Starts
Single Family Housing Starts Dead But Not Dead Enough – Multifamily Hot, But Not Too Hot by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner Housing starts rose in March. Most of the increase was in the multifamily sector. Single family starts remained … Continue reading
Underlying Trends Say The Economy Is Growing Faster
Written by Steven Hansen Last week, my weekend “think piece” showed that the unadjusted data was not (yet) confirming an economic expansion. This week I shift to Econintersect‘s economic forecast which was published today: The index is now forecasting a … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Economic Summary, aa syndication
Tagged Economy, existing home sales, forecast, GDP, rail, recovery, Steven Hansen, unemployment, weekly review
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February 2013 Pending Home Sales Index Declines
Written by Steven Hansen The February 2013 pending home sales index was released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) today, and our analysis suggests: Econintersect‘s uses this February 2013 pending home sales data to forecast the March 2013 home … Continue reading
February 2013 Existing Home Sales Not As Strong As the Headlines
Written by Steven Hansen The headlines for existing home sales say that sales were stronger in February caused by “improving economy and pent-up demand”. Our analysis shows sales are stronger – but they are in the lower quartile of growth … Continue reading
January 2013 Pending Home Sales Index Improves
Written by Steven Hansen The January 2013 pending home sales index was released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) today, and our analysis suggests: Econintersect‘s uses this January 2013 pending home sales data to forecast the February 2013 home … Continue reading
January 2013 Existing Home Sales Relatively Strong
Written by Steven Hansen The headlines for existing home sales say that sales were stronger in January, and our analysis shows sales are stronger – one of the strongest months in the last 12 months. Econintersect Analysis: Sales up 4.8% … Continue reading
Pending Home Sales Didn’t Really Miss
by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner The news media reported yesterday that the NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index for December was a huge miss, falling far short of economists’ consensus expectations. This was based on the seasonally adjusted data, which … Continue reading
December 2012 Pending Home Sales Index Shows Slowdown
Written by Steven Hansen The December 2012 pending home sales index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) was released today, and our analysis suggests: Econintersect‘s uses the December pending home sales data to forecast the January 2013 home … Continue reading
