But, until Karl's post above, I've never seen any analysis of house price increases that used figures for second-hand house prices only and ignored figures for new house prices. The reason why many analysts are wary of including ... The period under discussion saw a huge shift in the composition of new dwellings from houses to apartments and this composition shift likely explains why new home prices didn't go up so much. But look, I thiink it's best to let others decide ... Publisher - The Irish Economy Creator - Karl Whelan Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:29:26 GMT

Ideal Home Buying Conditions - Mark Johnson's Blog

While in 2009, only 8% of homeowners believed their homes would go up in value over the next year, that number has grown to 23% in 2010. Home buying conditions are ideal: Mortgage interest rates are at all-time lows not seen since 1971. ... Sellers are meeting market realities by lowering the prices on nearly one quarter of U.S. homes listed for sale in June 2010, according to Trulia.com. That's up 9% from May 2010. Lower property values mean that owning a home is now ... Publisher - Mark Johnson's Blog Creator - unknown Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:08:00 GMT

Are Existing Home Prices Overrepresented By Up To 40%? | zero hedge

No small wonder that I pass upwards of fifty houses for sale in a given day, and none of them move for months at a clip, save for the shuffle of which agency's sign is out front or when they come on the market, go off for a time, .... Also, sellers wanted to win the pissing match over who sold their house for the higher price. The only person who really benefits from this practice is the Realtor who will get a higher commission based on the higher sales price. ... Publisher - zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero Creator - Tyler Durden Date - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:04:36 GMT

Housing Market Is Dead In Swansea - House Price Crash forum

For months now the Western Mail online has had a link on their home page 'Confidence grows in housing market' in a very prominent position. It only disappeared this week after the Nationwide figures came out. I don't recall seeing many, if any, .... yes, i did some pretty hardcore analysis of the swansea market taking into account the future opportunity cost of living there and came up with a fair average house price of 12p and a curly wurly. Back to top; Reply Icon ... Publisher - Latest Topics Creator - unknown Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:27:22 GMT

Should I sell off my mutual funds?

Real estate. I have written tons of articles here, and warning about the crash would come. 1st sign was FED rate increase in spring 2004 and continued rate increased to 2006. What killed the .coms also killed the housing market. History. Average Bear Market (S&P 500) is over 20 months with a 34% .... use the U.S dollars to Gold for long term. b/c by keeping gold u don't really lost a price on it (depend on the market). n it safe as well it doesn't go up n down too fast. ... Publisher - Investing Guide Creator - hirby Date - Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:43:44 GMT

Gold Price At $15000 Per Ounce | Business

(1) in an inflationary scenario precious metals go up. now it's a deflationary scenario. prices are falling. so what's up? (2) if precious metals are going to shoot up why are these guys advertising & selling it big time? they should be buying & hoarding it ... @gotmyfingerrscrowsed Housing bubble started crashing in the US in mid 2007 and there still another leg down left. So you Aussies have a long way to go. I think you have an idea of what makes gold move (fear). ... Publisher - Business Creator - z Date - Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:57:21 GMT

The UK Mortgage Market (may 2008) | mortgage

It is estimated that 20% of lending for a number of years in the USA has been to the 'sub prime' market (the UK 'sub prime' market has been better controlled and has accounted for only some 7-8% of overall lending). ... Lenders fear that, as a result of all of the other problems in the market, house prices will fall and that mortgage loan performance – arrears – will worsen considerably. The consequence of this is the tightening up of lending criteria e.g. the ... Publisher - mortgage Creator - admin Date - Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:04:53 GMT

What are some money saving tips that you use? :Money eNews ...

I go to the local WalMart and Meijers and write down the prices of each item that I buy and compare those prices. The stores are only 1/2 mile apart. I shop in each store for the items that are less costly in that store. ... Now I am all for internet, but if you have a cell, rland line and dial-up, you're paying 3 seperate bills. Drop the phone line and go to a cable modem, or get a network card for your laptop through the same company that you've got your cell phone. ... Publisher - Money eNews : Financial, Economy, Stock Market Real Estate Stories Creator - Money Enews Date - Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:49:32 GMT

Do information asymmetries explain the housing bubble? | Analysis ...

A handful of areas (FL, AZ, Las Vegas, and parts of CA) had bubbles where way too much housing was built because speculators had easy access to cheap debt, and thought prices would only go up. In the rest of the nation, purchase prices ... Publisher - Felix Salmon Creator - Felix Salmon Date - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:11:51 GMT

Matthew Yglesias » More Immigrants Would Bolster the Housing Market

Let a bunch of poor people into the country for the purpose of driving up housing prices–what could go wrong? Don Williams says: August 31st, 2010 at 1:46 pm. Matthew is not totally full of shit — there is a subclass of immigrants who bring .... Even poor Latinos and Haitians do so via illegal sublets, since you can pack only so many mattresses into a room. The result of *that* is to 1) encourage existing residents to move, due to the crowding, 2) opening up added rental ... Publisher - Matthew Yglesias Creator - myglesias Date - Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:57:10 GMT