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Tuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices, Consumer Confidence, Richmond Fed Mfg Survey 27 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
A very disappointing report from CNBC tonight: Obama source predicts Summers will be named Fed chief soon A source from Team Obama told CNBC that Larry Summers will likely be named chairman of the Fe...
Dallas Fed: “Texas Manufacturing Posts Slower Growth” in August 26 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
From the Dallas Fed: Texas Manufacturing Posts Slower Growth Texas factory activity increased but at a slower pace in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Ou...
Friday: New Home Sales 23 Aug 2013 | 11:07 am
An excellent review of Bernanke’s years at the Federal Reserve from Binyamin Appelbaum at the NY Times: Bernanke, the Audacious Pragmatist. A few excerpts: The recession, prompted by the collapse of...
Wednesday: Existing Home Sales, FOMC Minutes 21 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
Goldman Sachs economist Kris Dawsey on the FOMC Minutes: We will read the minutes from the July meeting with an eye toward any clues on the likelihood of near-term tapering and potential changes to t...
Top Eight UnderPriced Single-Family-Home Markets 20 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
When the home bubble burst, mortgage sales collapsed, both loan origination and into the secondary market. The sleight hand in marketing mortgage backed securities was immediately exposed, challengin...
San Francisco: Apartments converting back to condos 19 Aug 2013 | 07:05 am
From Carolyn Said at the San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area rental pendulum swings to condos Some condominium complexes opened at the worst possible time – in the depths of the real estate downturn wh...
Lawler: Early Look at Existing Home Sales in July 17 Aug 2013 | 05:06 am
From housing economist Tom Lawler: Based on local realtor association/board/MLS reports I have seen across the country, I estimate that existing home sales as measured by the National Association of ...
DataQuick: SoCal Home Sales “Jump” in July, Fewest Foreclosures since 2007 15 Aug 2013 | 03:08 am
CR Note: So far the regional data suggests a strong increase for existing home sales in July. If so, my guess is there was a rush to close while buyers had mortgage rates locked in – and sales will de...
10 Rules of Successful Real Estate Investing 13 Aug 2013 | 08:45 pm
I came up with the following rules of successful real estate investing over my many years of successes and failures. These are the same rules I follow today and share with our clients at Norada Real ...
Huge Geographic Differences in U.S. Housing Market 11 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
The US housing market can no longer be painted with one brush, as the housing recovery is playing out very differently across the country. Here are some anecdotes gleaned from our consulting team: F...
