Tag Archives: California Lutheran Center for Economic Research and Forecasting

Is The Economy Getting Better? Ask And Listen

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Tim Freund

I talk to a lot of people.  It’s just the nature of being in real estate; people want to hear what is happening in the housing market and as a Realtor, I find new clients by sharing my information and … Continue reading →

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The (not so) Little Engine That Could

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Tim Freund

As I read the Los Angeles Times this morning about the lackluster GDP numbers revealed yesterday, I started thinking about what might make those numbers really pop; what could single handedly effect job growth and as a result, personal income, spending, government … Continue reading →

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Change Is Gonna Come

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Tim Freund

This week we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King and with his memory as a backdrop I’m reminded of what in 1963 recording artist Sam Cooke wrote in response to the rising tide of a nation tired of racial inequality, “It’s … Continue reading →

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Want Scary This Halloween? Look At The Government

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Tim Freund

Thursday’s 4.6% decline in the Pending Home Sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors, is in stark contrast with the 2.5% growth in GDP.  This is the strongest evidence yet of the effect of Congress’ ineptitude on the … Continue reading →

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‘Glad That’s Over With, Now Let’s Get Back to Business

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Tim Freund

Wow.  What a couple of weeks.  I like most Americans, was barely able to function as our government acted more like my children that my leaders.  I haven’t blogged in a while in large part because I just couldn’t muster … Continue reading →

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Economic Forecasts

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Tim Freund

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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