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The "House" Doesn't Always Win

Bob Stokes — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:15:00 ET

Is a house the "surefire" investment we've been led to believe in recent decades? Do prices always rebound quickly? Is the worst over for the housing market? If you need to move soon, should you rent or buy?...

Commercial Real Estate Crisis: NOW They Tell Us

Nico Isaac — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:15:00 ET

On February 10, 2010 the Congressional Oversight Panel published a 189-page report on the condition of the U.S. commercial real estate sector. To summarize the document, "Hurricane Kat-REIT-a" has arrived. To wit: The "levies" that were supposedly in place to keep the flood of mortgage defaults and price declines OUT OF the commercial real estate (CRE) sector have shattered. And the toll of the damage is nothing short of devastating.

Real Estate’s Latest Chapter

Jason Farkas — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:45:00 ET

Large commercial buildings are illiquid. This is especially true during an economic contraction and credit crunch. Although roughly half the size of the residential housing market, the commercial real estate market is still twice the size of the total U.S. stock market, so its problems are too large to ignore. They include...

Is The Housing Crisis Finally Over? The REAL State of Real Estate

Nico Isaac — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:00:00 ET

On the morning of Tuesday September 29, the S&P/Case-Shiller Composite Home Price Index reported a 1.6% rise in July, the third monthly increase in a row. Seconds later, the mainstream experts openly declared -- Ding Dong, the Housing Crisis Witch Is Dead.

UK House Prices: Why the Sudden Jump?

Vadim Pokhlebkin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:45:00 ET

A new report by Halifax, a UK agency that compiles a closely-watched Halifax House Price Index, shows that "prices unexpectedly jumped in May by the most since 2002, adding to signs the worst of the recession is over." (Bloomberg.com) But was there really NOTHING that could have predicted the May rally? See this chart before you answer…

In Related News: Banks Are "Walking" Away From Foreclosures?

Robert Folsom — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:00:00 ET

The mortgage catastrophe will be two years old this summer. Today's news sorely disappointed anyone who thinks the trend in housing deflation is slowing down...

Goodbye to the Psychology of Sunshine

Robert Folsom — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:45:00 ET

Florida still has mild winters, air conditioning, and plenty of inexpensive homes...

Housing Market: NUDE Awakening

Nico Isaac — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:45:00 ET

The U.S. housing slump continues to go from worse to worser: In December, new home sales plunged to an all-time record low. And now, many homeowners are taking desperate measures to meet their monthly mortgage payments...

What Is The #1 WRONG Question About the Real Estate Market?

Robert Folsom — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:15:00 ET

I'm a big believer in the proverb that says, To get the right answers, ask the right questions. And if you saw the story about real estate on 60 Minutes this past Sunday evening, you already know that the #1 wrong question about the real estate market is to ask the following question.

Median Home Prices: $30,300 LOWER

Robert Folsom — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:45:00 ET

Not to make light of real "distress," it seems to me that apart from super-wealthy homeowners, any homeowner who needs to sell would find this a distressing environment. In 2006 the median sale price of existing U.S. homes was $221,900, or $30,300 higher than today -- so if your home price was anywhere close to that 2006 median (as mine was), that's how much poorer we are.