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The Weight of Money in 2009

Economic recovery is the pathway to restoration of wealth. Consumers have lost over $8 trillion of wealth to date. The vast majority of it was either in the equities market or housing prices. Home Prices It is unlikely housing prices will stabilize in the next few years. There has been an economic study [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 09:55:03

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Housing Prices Rally?

Housing Prices Rally? I am a contrarian by nature. These days that requires me to look for good economic news. And there is some of that in the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller house price indexes released today. Of course, there are other indications that things are getting worse, but finding any ray [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 17:00:45

Beijing

Beijing 15th January 2009, 11:29 am Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong on Tuesday dismissed claims that the municipal government’s drive to build more ... . The Olympic city, like many other cities in the country, has seen skyrocketing house prices. However, prices ... affordable housing will dampen the city’s real estate market. The municipality unveiled plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:29:26

Will Heating and Plumbing Be Affected by a Slowing Economy

by Tal Potishman The American economic crisis has been making headlines all over the world for a few months but the US is not alone when it comes to ... of house prices increasing forever. Once the housing market lost momentum, home owners became ... and plumbing engineers are now being hired to repair and renovate systems in homes. Heating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:09:00

Sterling looses gains against majors after hitting week highs

Pound: Sterling did see welcomed gains made against both the dollar and euro on Friday, ... of a sliding dollar, but has since had to swallow not only expected weak house price data, with prices ... that it is to issue yet another banking bailout plan. We are now seeing hundreds of billions of taxpayers money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:07:00

Government Bailout

The government bailouts of firms like AIG and Fannie Mae were intended to promote stability in the financial markets and ensure access to credit ... footing by directly intervening, the government would buy foreclosed houses in areas where prices are declining and then burn those houses down so that they could not be resold. I know that sounds silly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:16:48

Listing real estate the Bloodhound way: How we do open houses

Alas, not every visitor to BloodhoundBlog has the sublime gifts to preen at length about the salutary benefits of a carefully-cultivated humility ... more old school that you, but we try to not be “lazy, stupid and cheap.” We try to price ... houses from ABetterListing.com: We hold Open Houses every week until the home is sold. Why? Because [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 05:01:32

Getting Their Butt Kicked, Too

The Seattle PI reports from Washington. “There was no denying the Seattle-area’s real estate funk at Williams Marketing’s annual forecast breakfast ... , with the median sales price of a King County house dipping below $400,000 for the first time since February 2006 ... . Seattle’s median house price was $416,000, also the lowest since February 2006 — and [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 17:24:22

American Energy: A Cure for the Recession?

Forty years ago this month, a well blowout in the Santa Barbara Channel forever changed the way America looks at oil--and launched the anti-oil ... That Could Pay For Stimulus Plans And RenewablesPlummeting stock and housing prices have triggered ... and the White House want a $1-trillion “stimulus” for the banking, auto and steel industries, roads [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:39:00

Selling Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim A large number of people tend to decide to sell their homes in the spring as they feel this is the best time ... all their requirements fully. 2. If you are thinking of putting your house up for sale when the market ... what price houses similar to your own have currently been sold for. It is worth your while also finding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:00:49

Gravity Is Not a Major Determinant Of Housing Prices

I just saw a rather clever video someone did called, "That Last Dip's a Doozy!" Someone took housing prices 1890 to present and graphed them to a roller coaster ride. Just before the end, he turned the track around so that you could see where you had been and saw how high up you were [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 18:32:50

A parallel housing bust universe

#fullpost{display:inline;}Word comes from across the pond this morning that unjustified optimism regarding the future of a nation's housing market is ... comments came as figures showed house prices were falling by £4,000 a month and that the number of homes being put up for sale has dropped by more than 50 per cent in a year.The Conservatives said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:00:00

Veblen Goods

Readers Question: I once ran across a term and now can’t find it ... do get more satisfaction from receiving expensive goods. It is possible that designer clothes ... -veblen goods - where lower price makes demand increase more than proportional. Rising House Prices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:13:37

Wildcard: Butterflies

It is time to play a Wild Card!Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... Erin Valentand the book:Fireflies in DecemberTyndale House Publishers (January 2009)ABOUT THE AUTHOR ... Price: $12.99Paperback: 352 pagesPublisher: Tyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008)Language [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:40:00

Fireflies in December

It is time to play a Wild Card!Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... is: Jennifer Erin Valentand the book:Fireflies in DecemberTyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008 ... Details:List Price: $12.99Paperback: 352 pagesPublisher: Tyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 02:42:00

Citi Gets More ‘Gov’t Money’

Bailout fuels a rally… How long the rally last? A slew of data today… Thoughts from Jim Rogers… And Now… Today’s Pfennig! ... increased throughout the day. Bad housing data in the morning confirmed that house prices are continuing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 13:38:39

FIREFLIES IN DECEMBER

It is time to play a Wild Card!Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... is: Jennifer Erin Valentand the book:Fireflies in DecemberTyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008 ... website.Product Details:List Price: $12.99Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (December [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:44:00

Strategies To Make The Best Of Your Fixer Upper Venture

When you consider going into the business of buying, fixing up, and then selling the same home within a short period of time, ... , the cost of any renovations that need to be done, as well as pricing the house to make the greatest profit you can without the house sitting on the market for too long. Although this may sound [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:41:44

Fireflies in December Blog Tour

Date: 2009-01-07 10:06:00

Local Market Observations!

What do you see in your housing market this weekend? Lower prices? “Orange County’s median home sale price dropped to $291,500 in July, down 11.2 percent from a year ago, according to data released Monday by the Orange County Association of Realtors. ‘We’ve been averaging a 1 percent drop per month,’ said Chris Scibelli, president of OCAR [more...]

Date: 2008-08-16 17:43:06

Realtors report monthly dip in home sales

Consultant eyes flat-at-best O.C. housing market Realtor group prez eyes housing’s opportunities Pimco’s Simon eyes O.C ... . home prices down 26%, nation’s worst — again Housing in O.C. beach towns slumps, sales off 28% O.C.’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 02:02:33

Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent

Date: 2009-01-08 01:53:00

Excerpt - Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent

It is time to play a Wild Card!Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... is: Jennifer Erin Valentand the book:Fireflies in DecemberTyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008 ... website.Product Details:List Price: $12.99Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (December [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:01:00

Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent

It is time to play a Wild Card!Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... is: Jennifer Erin Valentand the book:Fireflies in DecemberTyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008 ... website.Product Details:List Price: $12.99Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (December [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:45:00

2+ Weekend House

Sky high prices of real estate in the contemporary world have stimulated the search for and development of alternative housing solutions ... to classical housing. This is achieved mainly through rationally designed ground plans, carefully selected ... . The ceiling of the bottom container is also a terrace of the first floor. The pink-dotted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:39:40

Bernanke's Testimony Apocalyptic (For Fed Chief)

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ... has advanced at a sluggish pace during the first half of this year, while inflation has remained elevated ... to face numerous difficulties, including ongoing strains in financial markets, declining house prices [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 14:34:00

Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES OPEC needs to cut output to avoid price fall - Reuters Bush will host world leaders at economic summit - AP Bankrupt Calif ... has Battered the Housing Market - RightSide Home pricing slump to linger - Salt Lake Tribune How to avoid ... - AP Internet firms react fast to avert implosion - SF Gate ECONOMY Existing-home sales expected [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 13:59:00

Longterm for U.S. Economy: Not Good

I’ve been listening to the many economists who are insisting Obama’s stimulus package isn’t big enough, and reading between the lines here, ... repair efforts now underway. Instead, it probably will continue to sputter and threaten to stall ... by plunging house and stock prices, the failure of other major economies to be independent sources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:40:00

Couldn’t Help But Comment ….. (122208, Morning)

The parade of attempts at blaming the Bush Administration for decades-in-the-making housing-price declines and the mortgage-industry mess is beyond ... , but that merit attention: “Chavez Plans Expropriation of Nearly Complete Megamall” — The money quote ... . __________________________________________________ Late addition to the “Could it Be … [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:38:29

Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent

It is time to play a Wild Card!Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... is: Jennifer Erin Valentand the book:Fireflies in DecemberTyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008 ... . Product Details: List Price: $12.99 Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (December [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:00:00

Calif. home prices down 26%, nation’s worst — again

California home prices fell by the biggest margin in the nation for a 19th straight month in November, ... resales were foreclosures Housing in O.C. beach towns slumps, sales off 28% Bay Area home prices ... . house on busy street worth $508k? Renovating in the recession? A Realtor’s warning In other [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 02:00:59

PriceUpper: Flipper on Spaulding Avenue

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Ah, there's nothing more satisfying than scrutinizing a good flip ... surface of the house is covered with stone – it's very strange design.." It's a 2,268-square foot ... house just hit the market this week. It is a flip house and is priced at what can only be called a silly [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 22:58:26

Large Local Difficulties

One of this blog’s most avid readers writes to me that:"You are entirely correct about student landlords and council tax ... earner during term time. The losers are the local community, who suffer rapid house price inflation ... ."As a comment on a previous post pointed out, the restoration of the rates in all but name was paid [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 21:12:00

The Silver Lining of the Foreclosure Crisis

It may be a bad time to own or sell, but it’s a great time to buy now that house prices are falling ... all over the place, missing fixtures and a galloping case of mold or termites. Don’t discount ... is genuinely a home that can be restored; the money you spend on a qualified inspector is more than worth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 22:30:42

Property values to fall further, Sterling through the floor ...

... We're doooooomed...!The head of Barclays Bank is predicting that we are perhaps only half-way through the process of house price decline, ... Reserve may cut interest rates further, whereas there are suggestions from European Central Bank ... , who can tell if the Spanish government's plans will prove genuinely helpful or simply prolong [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 11:42:00

The First To Fall And The Last To Rise

The Manteca Bulletin reports from California. “In the go-go days of stratospheric housing price increases some newer neighborhoods - such as Woodward Park, Diamond Oaks, and Villa Ticino - were seeing prices jump as much as $5,000 a month. Now those neighborhoods have returned back to earth as closed deals so far this month signal that banks are [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 18:59:11

FIRST Wild Card Presents: "Fireflies in December" by Jennifer Erin Valent

It is time to play a Wild Card!Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... is: Jennifer Erin Valentand the book:Fireflies in DecemberTyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008 ... website.Product Details:List Price: $12.99Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (December [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:00:00

ETFs to Capture Byron Wien's 10 Surprises for 2009

Now that 2009 is off and rolling, many strategists have thrown in their two cents on what is going to happen with the markets, ... municipalities. Housing prices stabilize, Obama’s stimulus plan sends third and fourth quarter real GDP ... softens his bring the troops home slogan and threat of terrorism forces U.S. to keep strong presence [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:41:32

Latest California real estate bargain, former pot houses

Sacramento, California - June 30 2008 - The price of the two-story, 3,800-square-foot house for sale in Elk Grove stands out even in a down market ... consider potential structural problems and health dangers such as mold and chemical contamination ... Administration. Even if former pot houses are fixed up, the remediation work should be assessed, said [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 15:02:35

Lots of Lousy Houses Are On The Market

We know that high supply, low demand and more expensive credit have put downward pressure on prices ... crummy houses out there: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Mold, maggots and piles of festering trash ... at all, they’re going for bargain basement prices that are hurting home values throughout [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 13:22:55

Stop building to help housing prices recover?

So many plans and ideas are being floated to repair the country's economic situation. David Reilly of the Wall St ... Test." There is currently more than 10 months of home inventory. Homeowner vacancy rates are at historic highs of about 2.8%, compared with pre-bubble levels of about 1.7%, according to the U.S. Census [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 19:37:46

Can I Get An Amen?

Exactly. Where did we ever get the idea that rising home prices was a good thing? ... of taxpayer money is unlikely to have a meaningful effect on the price of homes. And to the extent that it did work, artificially high house prices will only encourage more new homes to be built, adding [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 14:08:17

Bungalow House Plans

Bungalow House Plans Provide Homeowners with an Affordable Home Design If you want a home that has plenty of creativity and functionality without ... paying the price, bungalow house plans are the way to go. The name originally comes from a housing style for a single family home found in India, called a bangla or bangala. However, ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 02:40:00

Be Wary of Mattress Sales

by Hayden Madisson It is not surprising to find people taking to stores offering mattress sales since prices of mattresses have steadily been increasing. Recent reviews of mattress prices have revealed that highly premium mattresses now are within the same price range of cars, houses and college tuition. Accordingly, a simple premium [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:37:08

Collectibles - A Hobby

The wonderful thing about taking up collecting as a hobby is that there is no limit to what you can collect, ... of items still in auction houses and antique shops for sale at affordable prices, including swords ... on Civil War letters are found in auction houses, both online and the more traditional bricks and mortar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:21:20

Local Locales Aplenty

At times it appears that we simply don’t give enough credence to various locations throughout the US. And quite frankly, it would be nice to break the monotony of being pummeled by plummeting house prices on a daily basis. So join me in breaking the mold and read along to see what’s going [more...]

Date: 2008-06-04 19:37:05

In the Housing Bubble, It Doesn't Matter Who You Lent the Money To

Duncan says:uddenly our great newspapers are discovering the "stereotypes" they helped to perpetuate weren't, you know, true ... to do that because of hands-off regulation. This resulted in the prices of houses being bid up as the available credit became ridiculously cheap, not just in terms of the interest cost, but in terms [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:53:51

Daddy Warbucks

The last year, yeah, the one that just fell to the floor, may be one that most of us wish would indeed hurry up and become history. High gasoline prices, a crashing housing and credit market are unsettling things to recall, even here in relatively economy “safe” Northwest Arkansas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:18:41

Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim Many people when they decide to put their home up for sale will decide that spring is the best time for doing it ... your house up for sale when the market is healthy and lots of properties are available do some research beforehand. Take time to see what price houses similar to your own have currently been sold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:57:04

CurbedWire: In Defense of Shelling Out For That Pool

Back in October, a post called "Pool Jumper," which highlighted the recent sale of a Los Feliz home for $2.2 million ... telling you, there is nothing out there. Not if you are looking for a modern house with a view ... to prices in LA. We looked for two years or more until we found a house we agreed on. We lost our first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:50:35

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