Tag Archives: David Blitzer

If It Walks, Looks and Quacks Like a Duck, It’s A Duck

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

I have said in the past that I wish I were Diana Olick from CNBC.  She made herself a nice little career reporting on housing’s demise.  So it should be very interesting watching how she handles the role going forward.  … Continue reading →

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Pending Housing up Again! How Rosy Will 2012 Be?

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Well that all depends.  The Rosy-ness depends on Congress not blowing it again; it depends on the election dialog and most importantly it depends on Jobs. The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Index posted another month of improvement and … Continue reading →

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Ho-Hum Case-Shiller…

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

As kids are often quoted, “Bor-ing…”  It’s the last Tuesday of the month and Case-Shiller posted the numbers from November.  No surprises; prices down, sales up; blah, blah, blah. When I was selling homes during the 1990’s and buyer’s were … Continue reading →

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Case-Shiller: Predictably Not Great, But…

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

As I’ve been saying since the Government’s near shut down in July/August, America’s home buying confidence has been shaken.  The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Index has been pointing to a decline in price and sales for months.  Yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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Case-Shiller’s Latest

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

As is the case on the last Tuesday of every month, the Case-Shiller Index is published with commentary by Standard and Poor’s.  For the 8th consecutive month, the index posted a decline.  “‘There is very little, if any, good news … Continue reading →

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