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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Weekend Open Discussion
Posted in General
366 Comments
This is the time and place to post observations about your local areas, comments on news stories or the New Jersey housing market, open house reports, etc. If you have any questions you wanted to ask earlier in the week … Continue reading
Does bottom imply recovery?
Posted in Economics, National Real Estate
232 Comments
From Bloomberg: Housing’s Tequila Hangover Isn’t Easily Shaken: David Reilly A housing bust is a lot like a tequila hangover. After the most acute signs of distress have passed, it still takes a long time before things start to feel … Continue reading
Beige Book – NY/NJ Real Estate
Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate
70 Comments
From the Federal Reserve: Beige Book – Second District–New York The Second District’s economy has shown more signs of stabilizing in recent weeks, though, on balance, economic activity may still be contracting. The labor market remains exceptionally weak but with … Continue reading
New Jersey Home Price Tracker – July
Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate
302 Comments
The New Jersey Home Price Index Tracker has been updated to include: * May S&P Case Shiller (Aggregate, Tiered, Condo) (click to enlarge) (click to enlarge) S&P Case Shiller NY Metro Commutable Area Home Price Index Low Tier (Under $284606) … Continue reading
May S&P Case Shiller Home Price Index
Posted in Economics, National Real Estate
301 Comments
From Calculated Risk: Case-Shiller Prices Fall in May Seasonally Adjusted Case-Shiller has released the Seasonally Adjusted house price index. Prices fell slightly in May (compared to April) for the Composite 10 and Composite 20 indexes. Seasonally adjusted, prices fell in … Continue reading
Market recovery? Or just the hope for it?
Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate
226 Comments
From the New York Times: Hopeful Signs in Housing HOMEOWNERS and sellers of New Jersey, are you sitting down? You are about to read a recent state housing-trend analysis that’s not half bad: Overall sales are up; inventory is down; … Continue reading
Weekend Open Discussion
Posted in General
485 Comments
This is the time and place to post observations about your local areas, comments on news stories or the New Jersey housing market, open house reports, etc. If you have any questions you wanted to ask earlier in the week … Continue reading
June Existing Home Sales!
Posted in Economics, National Real Estate
368 Comments
From Bloomberg: Home Resales in U.S. Increased 3.6% in June, More Than Forecast Home resales in the U.S. rose in June for a third consecutive month, spurred by tax incentives, lower borrowing costs and foreclosure-driven declines in prices. Purchases climbed … Continue reading
$8 $10 Billion in the Hole
Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes
216 Comments
From the Courier Post: N.J. faces $10B deficit next year, report says New Jersey faces a projected budget deficit of $8 billion in its next fiscal year, as well as a shortfall of more than $2 billion in its unemployment … Continue reading
Look at the bright side, at least they got multiple offers
Posted in Housing Bubble, Humor, National Real Estate
26 Comments
NYC Comp Killer 151 East 58th St Unit 34C, One Beacon Court (aka the Dreier Residence, aka Bloomberg Tower) Purchased: 2007 Purchase Price: $10.4 Million Sold: 7/21/2009 Sale Price: $8.2 Million 21% below 2007 purchase price! (Not to mention numerous … Continue reading
Realtor affordability index “rosy”, not “relevant”
Posted in Economics, National Real Estate
226 Comments
I think I’m more surprised that Bloomberg and BAC actually thought that the Realtors would provide an unbiased economic picture. They sell houses, it’s their job to make houses look like a good buy. When home prices were shooting skyward, … Continue reading
Not to worry, the commercial problem is contained
Posted in Economics, Foreclosures, National Real Estate
172 Comments
From the Wall Street Journal: Commercial Loans Failing at Rapid Pace U.S. banks have been charging off soured commercial mortgages at the fastest pace in nearly 20 years, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal. At that rate, … Continue reading
Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead!
Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate
101 Comments
Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead! The New Jersey housing market has lost its biggest set of pom-pom waving cheerleaders, and none to soon! Sugar-coat this one all you want, but the fact of the matter is that Burdgdorff is … Continue reading
Baking her way out of foreclosure
Posted in Economics, Foreclosures, New Jersey Real Estate
374 Comments
From the Record: Teaneck woman hopes bake sale will help forestall foreclosure Facing foreclosure on her Teaneck home, Angela Logan is navigating a difficult time like a true PTA mom. She’s having a bake sale. The 55-year-old actress, comic and … Continue reading
Foreclosure activity at record levels
Posted in Foreclosures, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate
345 Comments
From Bloomberg: U.S. Foreclosure Filings Hit Record 1.5 Million in First Half U.S. foreclosure filings hit a record in the first half, a sign that job losses and falling property prices deepened the housing recession, according to RealtyTrac Inc. More … Continue reading