It’s been a while since I’ve posted a good link roundup, and since I’ve seen a number of related stories pop up in the last couple of weeks, I thought it was a good time for one. While the housing market was definitely on fire last year, with respect to bidding wars and home price…
Tag: Calculated_Risk
Undocumented Shadow Inventory Scarce in King County
Don’t worry: This will be my last post about the shadow inventory issue for quite some time. In last Friday’s post about shadow inventory, “Haybaler” shared a great link in which Calculated Risk reported LPS delinquency data for September. This data addresses the main complaint some of you have raised about my previous analysis of…
Weekend Reads from Across the Spectrum
Here are a few recent articles of interest that I thought might be worth discussion. Calculated Risk: The upward slope of Real House Prices I don’t think we have to choose between real prices and price-to-rent graphs to ask “how far out of line are house prices?” I think they are both showing that prices…
Time to Let the Snake-Eating Gorillas Freeze to Death
Apparently there are some in the government who feel like they haven’t done enough yet to “help” the housing market, because Calculated Risk had a great post yesterday on the subject of a possible return of the undead tax credit. From Reuters: No Decision on Reviving Homebuyer Credit: Donovan “It’s too early to say whether…
Leading Housing Indicators Point to a Flat Economy
Yesterday Calculated Risk wrote an interesting post looking at what housing is telling us as a leading indicator of the economy: Historically the best leading indicator for the economy (and employment) has been housing. … So here is a review of the three monthly leading indicators: Housing Starts: Housing starts are moving sideways… Builder Confidence:…