Flashback to September 2006, when the 20-city Case-Shiller index was nearly 30% higher than its latest reading. The National Association of REALTORS® launched a “Public Awareness Campaign” titled It’s a Great Time to Buy or Sell a Home. The primary flier for this campaign is pictured at right. Here are the highlights from the flier:…
Year: 2010
Weekend Open Thread (2010-04-09)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday April 9th, 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…
Interest Rates SKYROCKET! Everybody PANIC!
Yesterday the Seattle Times ran a syndicated Associated Press piece that came across to me as especially over-the-top…
More Wild Guesses from Forbes on the Housing Market
Over in the open thread, a reader dropped a link to an amusing article from Forbes: No Double-Dip For Housing Although the end of the Fed’s purchases will certainly not help the housing market, we do not believe it will result in a “double-dip” for housing or the economy. Instead, we expect home building, home…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2010-04-07)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on April 7th, 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…