Rates Peak? Inventory Hits Bottom? Prices in the Red?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57OxlJxx4AA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4qEmPwvM-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqCpdLCgO08
Price Signals Have Been Broken
A weekend topic starting with Real Clear Markets. "Arthur Burns, Chair of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978, publicly regretted afterward that he had lacked the spine to do what was necessary to get the Great Inflation of the…
Could This Burst The Housing Bubble?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56IwOxPubGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jEYldJsd2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiizfcYeheE
Accept Losses Instead Of Shouting For Help
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The Greater Boston Association of Realtors released a report indicating that the number of active listings was up across the board in the region last month. 'Buyers were hard to find over…
Leverage Works Both Ways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnSP9IEJ_0w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enp1Is3Znp0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1z0gaauUN4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhH8WqDRxDg
It’s Robbing Ah Seng To Pay Ah Huat
A report from Mansion Global. "What goes up, must come down. That’s apparently the motto of the current U.S. housing market, which, after a wildly prosperous peak-pandemic run, is now seeing values plummet. Homeowners across the country have collectively lost…
The Default Cycle Is Just Beginning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2drrltBgIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0WUF6fn53o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm0kx25-M-8
I Thought I Would Be Just Fine As Long As I Could Get A Loan
A report from the New York Post. "The nation’s housing slump dragged on into January as home sales fell for the 12th consecutive month to the slowest pace in more than a dozen years. The median home price is down…
The Biggest Housing Crash In Canadian History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb6phH1HW7M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDcJBP_zt74 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJVij8rrhaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNSAQ2gtsTw
At A Feverish Time, People Rush To Buy At Any Price, But When The Market Faces Doldrums No-One Cares Despite The Remarkable Price Discounts
A report from DS News. "A case study of two nationwide cohorts of properties brought to foreclosure in Q4 2022 reveals that proactive pricing is key to optimal distress disposition during a housing slowdown, according to Auction.com. 'With home prices…