Tag Archives: Economics

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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Ben Bernake Hits For The Cycle!

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Tim Freund

A baseball term?  Bernanke in a baseball uniform?  Not exactly the image most of us have of our Federal Reserve Chairman.  A few months ago, I criticized Chairman Ben Bernanke for announcing that rates would stay low to 2013.  I … Continue reading →

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Pending Housing up Again! How Rosy Will 2012 Be?

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Tim Freund

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 Tim Freund

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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All I Want For Xmas Is…

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Tim Freund

All I want for Christmas is my two par-tees, my two par-tees, my two par-tees, all I want for Christmas is my two par-tees, so we can have a merry Christmas.  So the song goes… sort of…  No I’m not … Continue reading →

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No More Messing Around

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Tim Freund

If you are behind in your payments and you live in California, you better contact your bank and discuss your options and you need to do so quickly.  In all likelihood you’ll need to hire a Realtor to get your … Continue reading →

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Case-Shiller: Predictably Not Great, But…

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Tim Freund

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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List to Sales Price Pressure

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Tim Freund

List low, sell fast; not exactly rocket science.  Virtually every statistic you can find shows that the highest sales price is achieved in the first 3 weeks.  Yet, Realtors have also been accused of listing low to get the quick … Continue reading →

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The Numbers Don’t Lie

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Tim Freund

As many of you probably know, I like numbers.  I find that I am able to better serve my clients by understanding the data.  Yesterday, The National Association of Realtors posted their Existing Homes Sales and Sale Price data for … Continue reading →

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In The Real Estate Red Zone

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Tim Freund

The opponent’s offense has marched the length of the field and is within striking distance. The question now is one of defense. Can the defense hold the line? Can they bend without breaking or will the line collapse and the … Continue reading →

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