Happy Memorial Day everyone. Since most readers are probably on holiday today, here’s a semi-open thread to discuss the economy. To kick things off, here are a few charts from Calculated Risk: So what do you think? Are we on the path to a full recovery, stalling just above the bottom, or headed for a…
Month: May 2010
Monday Open Thread (2010-05-31)
Here is your open thread for Monday May 31st, 2010. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in the user-driven…
Poll: How big of a house is “too big” (for a family of four)?
This poll will be active and displayed on the sidebar through 06.05.2010.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-05-29
RT @KirstenGrind: #Sterling Financial finds another $139 million in private equity: http://bit.ly/dueofJ # Not a shock: King Co. pending sales fall off a cliff after tax credit expires. http://is.gd/coUHC # Hmm: SD & SF, the 2 cities w/ big MOM jumps in CS-HPI both carried by the high tier. http://is.gd/coVda http://is.gd/coVdA # RT @Estately: "Many…
The Curious “Logic” of Home Salesmen
J. Lennox Scott in March (original post deleted, screenshot here): …if interest rates increase by one-half point from the current rate, as has been predicted by many economists, a buyer with a loan amount of $200,000 will lose approximately $11,000 in purchasing power. … The interest rate differential can be applied to all buyers in…