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Home Prices Hit New Record High, Don’t Worry, It’s Not Inflation
Home Prices Hit New Record High, Don’t Worry, It’s Not Inflation The Case-Shiller national home price index hit a new high in February. That’s the latest data. Economists don’t count this as inflation. Case-Shiller national and 10-city indexes via St. Louis Fed, OER, CPI, and Rent from the BLS Chart Notes National and 10-City Case-Shiller […]
Toronto Home Prices Just Plunged At A Rate Not Seen Since 1996
Toronto Home Prices Just Plunged At A Rate Not Seen Since 1996 A seismic shift is currently underway in the Toronto real estate market which may have finally pricked Canada’s biggest bubble. In October, home prices plunged at the fastest pace in more than two decades, according to new data published by Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada’s Price Index for new […]
“Severe Collapse” of Home Prices Might Trigger a “Financial-Institution Crisis” in Australia: OECD Frets about the Bank
“Severe Collapse” of Home Prices Might Trigger a “Financial-Institution Crisis” in Australia: OECD Frets about the Bank “The authorities should prepare contingency plans.” The big four banks are too exposed to mortgages. Even if the banks don’t topple, the economy will get hit hard. In its latest report on Australia, the OECD focuses to a […]
Think You’re Prepared For The Next Crisis? Think Again.
BLOG Think You’re Prepared For The Next Crisis? Think Again. Even the best-laid preparations have failure points No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force. ~ Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. ~ Mike Tyson Scottish […]
Housing Collapse Coming Right Up
Housing Collapse Coming Right Up Mortgage rates are high and rising. Refinancing opportunities are nonexistent; home affordability has collapsed. The latest Black Knight Mortgage Monitor is worth a very close look. Here’s what the report says about the feature chart. Recent rate jumps coupled with climbing home prices have increased the cost to purchase the […]
It’s Looking A Lot Like 2008 Now…
It’s Looking A Lot Like 2008 Now… Did today’s market plunge mark the start of the next crash? Economic and market conditions are eerily like they were in late 2007/early 2008. Remember back then? Everything was going great. Home prices were soaring. Jobs were plentiful. The great cultural marketing machine was busy proclaiming that a […]
Volatility in Housing: What Surges & Crashes the Most?
Volatility in Housing: What Surges & Crashes the Most? It depends on the value of the home. What happens to home prices during the current housing boom and the next housing bust depends to some degree on whether the home is relatively “affordable” — whatever that means at today’s prices — or more expensive. This […]
A Murderous Complacency
A Murderous Complacency Dark omens are circling everywhere in today’s markets murder: a flock of crows ~ Miriam-Webster dictionary Many view the appearance of crows as an omen of death because ravens and crows are scavengers and are generally associated with dead bodies, battlefields, and cemeteries, and they’re thought to circle in large numbers above sites where […]
Sorry Losers!
Sorry Losers! By its actions, the Federal Reserve has selected a precious few winners and many, many losers. Sadly, you are highly likely to be one of the losers. Sorry! I’m one, too, if that helps soften the blow. But we have a lot of company. Other losers include: Savers Anyone with money in a […]
Something Smells Fishy
SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY It’s always interesting to see a long term chart that reflects your real life experiences. I bought my first home in 1990. It was a small townhouse and I paid $100k, put 10% down, and obtained a 9.875% mortgage. I was thrilled to get under 10%. Those were different times, when you […]
