Home Prices In London Surpass Record Set Two Years Ago
The Guardian reports that “London house prices surge past 2007 record high“: Property asking prices…
Dr. Duru Sign of the times
“Stop getting out bid on Short Sales and Foreclosures?” Headline for craigslist ad in Orange…
writejesse Why housing bears are probably wrong about the impact of “shadow inventory”
According to housing bears, banks are withholding from the market a “shadow inventory” of millions…
“Shadow housing inventory” not yet a factor in Sacramento
We hear a lot of warnings about the flood of foreclosures that will occur once…
“We have bid on 3 foreclosures in the last 12 months, each over asking, and have been [outbid] each time.”
So says a despairing commenter at the Irvine (Calif.) Housing Blog Forum.
Heavy demand for low-end homes in Bakersfield, Calif.
Yet another data point providing evidence of an emerging housing recovery: With 8,560 foreclosures last…
Worried about deflation? Then you’ll love what’s happening to college tuition.
We keep hearing about falling prices and intense deflationary pressures and the “new frugality,” but…
AT&T to increase landline rates by more than 20 percent
San Jose Mercury News: For the second time in two years, AT&T is raising local…
Do low long-term interest rates prove that inflation is not a threat?
At Carpe Diem, Mark Perry asks: How could … long-term rates be so low if…
U.S. housing: sustainable bottom or dead cat bounce?
At Morningstar UK, Eric Landry argues, essentially, that the U.S. housing market is probably bottoming.…