Analysis Topic: Housing Market Price trends
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Sunday, May 09, 2010
A "Lost Decade" Ahead For U.S. Housing Market / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mike_Whitney
In its effort to rescue the housing market, the Obama administration has created a Frankensystem which neither allows the market to clear nor solves the intractable social problems of lost equity and foreclosure. Obama needs to step-back and take a look at the mess he's made by following the advice of financial industry reps and bank lobbyists. Housing is in a shambles. The market is presently stitched together with buyer-assistance programs, loan modifications programs, new homebuyer subsidies, foreclosure abatement programs, principal reduction programs, historic low interest rates, "easy-term" financing, and government-backed loans.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
UK Slowly Improving Mortgage Products Market / Housing-Market / Mortgages
By: MoneyFacts
The average shelf life of a current mortgage deal now stands at 30 working days, the longest since August 2007, when the market was heavily subscribed with 9,549 products.
Could this be an indication that we are nearing the end of a volatile mortgage market and is there is still scope for more competition or are lenders waiting patiently to see what intentions a new Government may have?
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Darnall Local Election 2010 Labour, Lib-Dem Battle Analysis and Forecast / Housing-Market / Sheffield
By: N_Walayat
The Darnall Ward election battle is between the sitting Labour Councillor Mazher Iqbal and the Liberal Democrat challenger Misbah Chowdhury.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Real Estate and Property Bubble, The Next Dubai? / Housing-Market / Singapore
By: GoldSilver
The Singapore Flyer is the largest Ferris wheel in the world.
Quick Trivia Question: Where is the largest property bubble in the world continuing to inflate?
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
UK House Prices Rise by 10% / Housing-Market / UK Housing
By: Nationwide
• House prices increased by 1.0% monthon-
month in April
• Annual rate of price inflation moves into
double digits for first time since June
2007
• House prices are 10.0% below the
October 2007 peak
Saturday, April 24, 2010
U.S. Housing Market Changes Opening Up Surprising Pockets of Investment Value / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mike_Larson
Boy did last week’s column prompt a lot of comments. And frankly I’m not surprised. Many people thought I was nuts when I called the housing market top in 2005. They simply didn’t believe my prediction that the market would crash, rather than gently level off.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
U.S. Housing Market is a Buy Says Rent Ratios, HAI and Cap Rates / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Paul_L_Kasriel
In Wednesdays (April 21) NYT, David Leonhardt writes that rent ratios - the market price of a house divided by the annual rent of a comparable house - are suggesting that in many regions of the country, the purchase of a house makes more economic sense than renting a comparable house (In Sour Home Market, Buying Often Beats Renting).
Sunday, April 18, 2010
U.S. Housing Market Crash Update, There's A World of Pain Ahead / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mike_Whitney
The brief period of stabilization in housing appears to be over and the next leg-down has begun. Mortgage rates are edging higher, foreclosures are on the rise, and the government programs that supported the sector, are being phased out. The uptick in bank-owned properties (REO) is adding to surplus inventory and pushing down prices. Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Financial Regulators and Insiders had Foreknoweldge of the U.S. Housing Bubble / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Washingtons_Blog
Greenspan and many other bankers, regulators and industry insiders say that "no one could have known" that we were in a housing bubble.
Friday, April 16, 2010
How to Sell Your House, Lessons for Today’s U.S. Housing Market / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mike_Larson
By now you should know I believe the biggest story for the capital markets is no longer housing. It’s interest rates.
But that doesn’t mean I’m ignoring the housing market. Far from it. Heck, you could say I’m more interested in housing than ever before for a simple reason: I have a home to sell!
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Britain's Giant Housing Market Property Bubble / Housing-Market / UK Housing
By: DailyWealth
My friend lives in a popular neighborhood in London. When I asked him about housing prices in his neighborhood, he said they've been rising all year. They're now breaking the records set in the great housing boom that ended in 2007.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Anatomy of a Housing Market Crisis / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Sol_Palha
"A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart." ~ Confucius, BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher
Freddie and Fannie certainly had a large role to play in the housing crisis and many may claim that they were the main contributors of the housing crisis which eventually resulted in a market meltdown. Before we proceed let's get some background info on these two chaps.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Chinese Real Estate, the Biggest Mass Migration in History... Here's How to Profit / Housing-Market / China Economy
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:SHANGHAI, The People's Republic of China - Given what you may have heard about Chinese property values in recent months, it may surprise you to learn that Chinese real estate investors are extremely value oriented.
And so are the institutional investors I've run into during my latest investment-research visit to this country. These institutional players want to lock up some valuable land parcels before 2020. That's the date by which 500 million Chinese citizens are expected to have moved into China's cities as part of the greatest urban migration ever recorded.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
U.S. Housing Market Debt, The Government’s Loan Mod Bizarro World / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Tim_Iacono
Just when you think that the statistics can’t get any worse for the graduating class of the Obama Administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program, they do. Otherwise known as HAMP, this program is apparently designed to convince people who really can’t afford their current debt load that they really can.
Monday, April 12, 2010
No Housing Market Bubble in China / Housing-Market / China Economy
By: John_Derrick
China’s housing market is hot, but it’s not a bubble on the verge of bursting, as many contend.
Before we can discuss why it’s not a bubble, a little background on the Chinese housing market is needed.