Monday, February 28, 2011

Warren Buffett on the U.S. economy

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As always, Warren Buffett—the most successful investor alive—is optimistic about the long-term future of the United States economy: Money wi...
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

David Lereah's home, revisited

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For those who weren't readers of Bubble Meter during the housing bubble peak years, Bubble Meter has long had a tiff with David Lereah ,...
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Case-Shiller: Home prices still falling

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Year-over-year home prices are down 4.1% according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller data. Yale economist Robert Shiller predicts prices c...
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Friday, February 18, 2011

Shadow Stats

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From Paul Krugman, Nobel-laureate in economics: An interesting exchange between John Quiggin and Jonathan Chait on right-wing agnotology — t...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Housing "immunozones" getting hit

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According to The New York Times , America's housing "immunozones" are continuing to suffer home price declines , even as some ...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Graph of the day: Government propping up the housing market

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This graph from The Wall Street Journal shows the number of new mortgages backed by the government vs. those not backed by the government.
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Fannie and Freddie to go bye-bye

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Apparently, the Obama administration is going to propose killing off Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: The Obama administration will issue a propo...
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Real estate junk mail

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As with many renters, I frequently get junk mail advertising new home construction. I got this one yesterday: Apparently you get to live in ...
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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Robert Shiller interview

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Americans ridding themselves of debt

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After a splurge of consumption and debt that accompanied the housing bubble over the past decade, Americans are finally weening themselves o...
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