Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘ Housing Market ’

Hopes For Economic Recovery Rest On Housing Market

Nov 10th, 2008 | By Rick Pendergraft | Category: Real Estate Investments

Rick Pendergraft says we won’t see an economic recovery before one of the housing, auto or labour markets stabilize. Friday’s nasty unemployment data and earnings reports from GM (NYSE:GM), Ford (NYSE:F ) suggest that our hopes are resting on real estate.



Two REITs (PPS, ACC) To Profit As Housing Market Recovers

Oct 27th, 2008 | By Andrew Snyder | Category: Featured

New home sales rose by 2.7% in September, according to the Commerce Department. Andrew Snyder says this is an important sign of a rebound in the property market. And that means adjusting your portfolio to include real estate investment trusts (REITs) like Post Properties (NYSE:PPS) and American Campus Associates (NYSE:ACC).



The Stock Market Sectors You Should Sell Out of Right Now

Jun 13th, 2008 | By John Stepek | Category: International Investing

Why inflation is bad news for the high street. You’d expect the slump in the housing market to take its toll on the high street. And indeed it has.



Make Sure You Check Who’s Running Your Funds

Jun 6th, 2008 | By Merryn Somerset Webb | Category: International Investing

I’m reading a strange little book this week. It is called The Fall of Northern Rock and is written by an ex-employee of the now nationalised bank called Brian Walters. I’m not quite sure why Walters was the one commissioned to write the book, for the simple reason that he doesn’t seem to have any more inside knowledge into the affair than the rest of us.



Base Metals Can’t Get Respect

Jun 5th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Gold Market

The base metals were mixed again on Wednesday. Copper had some big ups and downs but in the end was little changed as it finished at $3.6206/lb., down a penny and a half.



House Prices Need To Drop 10% For First-Time Buyers To Get On The Ladder

Jun 4th, 2008 | By Ben Traynor | Category: Real Estate Investments

Would-be first-time buyers have had a hard time of it. They want to buy a house, but time and again many are thwarted by the same problem. They can’t afford to buy a house. Not being able to afford something is a very common problem in markets.



Toll Brothers Banks Lower Loss, CEO Gives Congress Some Market Recovery Advice

Jun 3rd, 2008 | By Mike Caggeso | Category: Real Estate Investments

A surprise to few, luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) posted its second consecutive quarterly net loss today (Tuesday), though the results were better than Wall Street expected.



How Housing Market Will Affect Economy

Jun 3rd, 2008 | By Ben Traynor | Category: Real Estate Investments

It never rains, it pours. Hot on the heels of the Bradford and Bingley saga, we wake up today to the news that mortgage lending has hit a record low.



Are Your Investments Prepared For Stagflation Britain?

May 30th, 2008 | By Ben Traynor | Category: Politics & Economics

Ah! This is more like it! You know how the official, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation figure was 3.0% last month? Well, I don’t know about you, but that felt a bit low to me. I buy things.



Gordon Brown’s Barmy Answer To The Oil Crisis

May 29th, 2008 | By Ben Traynor | Category: Politics & Economics

“Captain, we’re running out of fuel!” “Don’t panic! Just burn up what little we have. And burn it faster!” Gordon Brown, crisis buster extraordinaire, has a solution to the energy crisis. Are you ready?