Friday, November 20th, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘ foreclosures ’

A Busy 10 Days For The Housing Market

May 20th, 2009 | By Christian Hill | Category: Financial News, Real Estate Investments

On Monday it was announced that Homebuilder Sentiment rose again in April, marking the eight-straight month of increases. Yesterday the April Building Permit and Housing Start reports came out, and they both woefully missed estimates.



He Said What?

May 13th, 2009 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News

Foreclosures rise…  Green Shoots, no so green!  Getting on a bus…  Losing a triple A rating? And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



The Housing Bottom, Doomed Entitlements, Retail Sales Suffer, Sell Coal and More!

May 13th, 2009 | By Ian Mathias | Category: Financial News

More bad news for housing… one chart shows the bottom could still be far away…Credit crunch slams entitlements… demise of Social Security, Medicare now years closer…Stocks suffer… Bill Jenkins on the “surprise” data behind today’s sell-off…Jim Nelson shares one of “the world’s most exciting growth industries”…Plus, Byron King’s taking profits… a sector worth selling, right now



Employment Numbers Are About To Get Historically Bad

May 4th, 2009 | By Christian Hill | Category: Financial News

This could get ugly. Another month, another 600k+ jobs expected to be lost. This would mark the 16th straight month of job losses, just one month short of the longest streak in history.



Is The Porch Light On In The Housing Market?

Mar 25th, 2009 | By Christian Hill | Category: Financial News, Real Estate Investments

Has the housing market hit an absolute bottom yet? Perhaps, but probably not. But there are at least indications however that things could start turning around.



Hope Now: Pretending People Can Keep Their Homes

Mar 9th, 2009 | By Adrian Ash | Category: Real Estate Investments

The rampant increase in home-ownership was government-driven and credit-enabled. Adrian Ash tells us why we shouldn’t be surprised at the results.



Where’s That Mythical Housing Bottom?

Mar 9th, 2009 | By Charles Delvalle | Category: Chart of the Day

Unless we see a recovery in the housing market, we won’t really see a recovery in the economy.  But is the housing market approaching a bottom? Or does it still have a ways to go?



Is it Time to Buy Real Estate Yet?

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By Ted Peroulakis | Category: Real Estate Investments

Real estate prices are down substantially and many foreclosures and short sale opportunities are out there for the picking.



Employment Data Could End A Scary Week Of Reports

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By Christian Hill | Category: Financial News

A quick glance at the calendar this week and an instant case of nausea should set in. The week is not only overloaded with reports, but only a few are expected to show improvement.



The Woes of Fannie and Freddie

Dec 29th, 2008 | By Bill Bonner | Category: Financial News

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are to America’s great empire what the East India Company was to the British Empire in the 19th century…and the Louisiana Company was to France in the 18th. Huge, stupid, and probably fatal.