Monthly Archives: December 2010

Case-Shiller for October

Greetings from vacation!  I just couldn’t resist a comment on these numbers…  We knew going in, October was going to post a bad month in the S & P/Case-Shiller Index, and it was, yet not entirely, specifically for California.  There … Continue reading

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Homes Sales Rise

I love numbers and I love the folks who interpret numbers (note to self: that includes you so add tone of sarcasm)… Homes sales rise 5.6% from a month earlier!  Great news, yet the pundits and the Diana Olick’s of … Continue reading

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Another Projection

The Mortgage Bankers Association came out with their projections for 2011 and 2012 yesterday and their numbers were very interesting.  Years 2008-2010 were clearly difficult for the mortgage industry.  The financial meltdown left only one real buyer in the secondary … Continue reading

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An Economic Blaze Cometh

In U.C. Santa Barbara economic professor Mark Schneipp’s 4th quarter assessment for Ventura County, he states 2010 was an up and down year and that momentum has once again shifted for the better. He predicts that our economic momentum shall … Continue reading

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More On Forecasting

As I watch the bond market sink to levels not seen since last June, I’m contemplating how it is I didn’t take my I own advice right here in The Real Estate Conversation, which was to start my refinance in … Continue reading

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Economic Forecasts

The Anderson School of UCLA as well as Chapman University in Orange, independently reported their forecasts for the economy in California.  In the LA Times, the headlines were positive, but every radio report was decidedly negative.  The body of the … Continue reading

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More Good News

Employment numbers up 93,000, auto sales up… it’s just a matter of time.  Rates popped up on expectations.  Time to buy is now.

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