Tag Archives: economy

When It’s Easier to Buy Than to Rent

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Tim Freund

All you hear these days is about how white-hot the real estate market is.  Ask anyone sitting on the sidelines and they’ll tell you they’re waiting for the crash.  Ask anyone in the hunt for a home to buy, they’ll … Continue reading →

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Spotlight: Corelogic Case-Shiller April 2019

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Tim Freund

To channel Jan Brady of the Brady Bunch, data, data, data… The information out of Corelogic Case-Shiller today shows a slowing real estate market.  Slowing price appreciation anyway.  Sales we know have been slowing nationally for months, but it’s the … Continue reading →

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Interpreting What The Early 2019 Housing Data Means

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Tim Freund

The housing data that came out of the National Association of Realtors yesterday morning was not good. Sales were down 6.4% from last year, similar to the sales pace to 2000 which if you recall was in a mini recession … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case Of This Real Estate Correction

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Tim Freund

As I’ve been suggesting in my most recent posts, the real estate market of 2018 is showing sign of correcting.  The funny thing, is that this curious correction looks different than any I can recall. Maybe it’s just how corrections … Continue reading →

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Case Shiller at the end of 2014

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Tim Freund

Today’s Case Shiller numbers show a mixed bag of data.  There are some very strong indicators that the market is ready to break out; 8 cities were up over last month and the average annual appreciation was 4.5%.  Moreover the … Continue reading →

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Market Update: The Conejo Valley and Beyond

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Tim Freund

Wow, where to start.  As is with communities across our great land, when a large employer announces substantive changes to the number of people they are going to employ in that area, every aspect of the local economy is affected.  … Continue reading →

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Market Forces At Work

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Tim Freund

It’s a funny thing this economy of ours; this system of capitalism where the free market drives the movement, prices and value of goods and services.  With real estate, too many homes means prices drop; not enough, prices rise.  The … Continue reading →

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The Latest From Case-Shiller And Thoughts On The Economy

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Tim Freund

The latest Case-Shiller Home Indices came out yesterday and there were few surprises.  Price appreciation declined in almost every market, a fact that suggests that home values are stabilizing.  This should come as no surprise since for most markets the first … Continue reading →

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Home From Vacation And Preparing For 2014

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Tim Freund

Having just returned to sunny Southern California after a week of much needed R and R in the frozen tundra of the Northeast, New York to be specific, I find myself in need of a refresher course to get ready … Continue reading →

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The Emperor Has No Clothes; Or Why Aren’t The Pundits Looking At Inventory?

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Tim Freund

I know, I know, I’m pounding the inventory drum to death.  I guess I just can’t help it; it’s just so painfully obvious.  Do you remember the Hans Christian Andersen story of the emperor who is persuaded by a swindler … Continue reading →

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