Month: August 2006

From the New York Times today- “‘Certainly, the housing market is undergoing a measurable adjustment,’ Lawrence Yun, senior economist with the Realtor association, said. The bloated inventory levels, Mr. Yun said, indicate ‘a very sudden change which I have never seen before.’” -Lawrence Yun, NAR economist. Earlier this year, he mentioned that he expected Seattle…

How surprising! This morning at CNBC.com, Reuters news services is reporting that the Department of Justice has dropped charges against Fannie Mae and has concluded their investigation. Fannie Mae was “fined” $400 million. “The Justice Department probably decided that there was little to be gained by bringing charges against the company because that would only…

Given the variety of opinions expressed in the discussions on this blog, I am curious about the general statistical status of the readership, with respect to the issues that we focus on. To satisfy my curiousity, I have created the following series of polls. Vote in as many or as few as you like. The…