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The Emperor Has No Clothes; Or Why Aren’t The Pundits Looking At Inventory?
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
Something To Keep In Mind
Yesterday was an interesting day for anyone involved with real estate. Whether you’re a Realtor, mortgage broker, buyer or seller, the events of May 28 were pretty incredible. As is the story on the last Tuesday of every month, the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged Bernanke, case+shiller, Economics, economy, Federal+Reserve, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, Inflation, interest+rates, new+home+sales, real+estate, The+Fed, Tim+Freund
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Real Estate: What To Expect In 2013 And Beyond
After nearly 23 years of selling real estate, you might expect that I’ve seen it all. I’ve sold through 2 earthquakes; 2 real estate bubbles and their subsequent bursting; 3 recessions from mild to severe like the one we’ve just … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged Economics, economy, Home+prices, housing, Housing+sales, interest+rates, new+home+sales, real+estate, Tim+Freund
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If It Walks, Looks and Quacks Like a Duck, It’s A Duck
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
The Housing Recovery: Thank You Fed and Thank You…Banks?
Summer 2012 will be remembered in real estate circles as the summer of no inventory and the return of the building industry. Yesterday it was reported that housing starts declined by 1.1%; a number that might give pause to many … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged Bernanke, Economics, economy, Federal+Reserve, foreclosure, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, new+home+sales, real+estate, Short+Sales, The+Fed, Tim+Freund
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Case-Shiller And The 7 Year Road Map
In my previous life, when I was a professional musician playing in the rock and roll band Legal Reins, we felt confident we were good, but it was always nice to hear it from people from the recording industry because … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged California, case+shiller, Economics, economy, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, interest+rates, new+home+sales, real+estate, Tim+Freund
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All’s Quiet On The Western Front
All’s quiet all right; quiet on the Western Front, Eastern Front and everywhere in between. It’s so quiet in fact that most Realtors are quietly freaking out. Typically at this time of year real estate activity slows a little do … Continue reading
Is The Economy Getting Better? Ask And Listen
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
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged California, California Lutheran Center for Economic Research and Forecasting, Conejo+Valley, Economics, economy, Fannie Mae, Federal+Reserve, Freddie+Mac, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, interest+rates, new+home+sales, real estate, real+estate, Short+Sales, Tim+Freund
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The (not so) Little Engine That Could
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
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged California, California Lutheran Center for Economic Research and Forecasting, Construction, Economics, economy, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, Inflation, new+home+sales, Policy+ Los+Angeles+Times, real estate, real+estate, Short+Sales, southern+california+thousand +oaks, Tim+Freund
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The Great Recession and the Retooling of the American Realtor
The Great Recession has caused Detroit to reinvent itself; Main Street to redefine itself; Wall Street rethink itself; Silicon Valley to reboot itself and the American Realtor to retool them self. In fact all of the above will have retooled … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged Economics, economy, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, interest+rates, new+home+sales, real estate, real+estate, Short+Sales, Tim Freund
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