-
Econ / Finance
Housing Bubble
- Another F@CKED Borrower
- Baltimore Metro Area Housing Blog
- Bubble Meter
- BubbleTrack
- DC Housing Bubble Blues
- House Bubble
- Housing Panic
- HousingTracker
- Jersey Shore Bubble Blog
- Marin Real Estate Bubble
- Northern New Jersey Real Estate Bubble
- Paper Money
- patrick.net
- Professor Piggington
- Sacramento Landing
- Seattle Bubble
- The Housing Bubble
- Vancouver Housing Market Blog
New Jersey
Real Estate
Real Estate News
Tools
Archives
- October 2024 (3)
- September 2024 (16)
- August 2024 (20)
- July 2024 (16)
- June 2024 (23)
- May 2024 (25)
- April 2024 (18)
- March 2024 (27)
- February 2024 (25)
- January 2024 (26)
- December 2023 (20)
- November 2023 (20)
- October 2023 (24)
- September 2023 (24)
- August 2023 (21)
- July 2023 (17)
- June 2023 (23)
- May 2023 (17)
- April 2023 (19)
- March 2023 (24)
- February 2023 (19)
- January 2023 (21)
- December 2022 (20)
- November 2022 (20)
- October 2022 (21)
- September 2022 (21)
- August 2022 (18)
- July 2022 (19)
- June 2022 (15)
- May 2022 (14)
- April 2022 (14)
- March 2022 (19)
- February 2022 (18)
- January 2022 (17)
- December 2021 (18)
- November 2021 (17)
- October 2021 (12)
- September 2021 (14)
- August 2021 (13)
- July 2021 (14)
- June 2021 (13)
- May 2021 (12)
- April 2021 (10)
- March 2021 (9)
- February 2021 (10)
- January 2021 (12)
- December 2020 (12)
- November 2020 (11)
- October 2020 (10)
- September 2020 (12)
- August 2020 (11)
- July 2020 (10)
- June 2020 (12)
- May 2020 (13)
- April 2020 (12)
- March 2020 (5)
- January 2020 (6)
- December 2019 (8)
- November 2019 (10)
- October 2019 (16)
- September 2019 (12)
- August 2019 (14)
- July 2019 (12)
- June 2019 (16)
- May 2019 (16)
- April 2019 (17)
- March 2019 (19)
- February 2019 (15)
- January 2019 (18)
- December 2018 (16)
- November 2018 (14)
- October 2018 (18)
- September 2018 (17)
- August 2018 (25)
- July 2018 (24)
- June 2018 (20)
- May 2018 (20)
- April 2018 (19)
- March 2018 (26)
- February 2018 (18)
- January 2018 (22)
- December 2017 (21)
- November 2017 (24)
- October 2017 (21)
- September 2017 (20)
- August 2017 (20)
- July 2017 (20)
- June 2017 (23)
- May 2017 (19)
- April 2017 (17)
- March 2017 (17)
- February 2017 (18)
- January 2017 (19)
- December 2016 (24)
- November 2016 (23)
- October 2016 (24)
- September 2016 (18)
- August 2016 (25)
- July 2016 (24)
- June 2016 (24)
- May 2016 (19)
- April 2016 (21)
- March 2016 (27)
- February 2016 (24)
- January 2016 (25)
- December 2015 (26)
- November 2015 (23)
- October 2015 (26)
- September 2015 (24)
- August 2015 (29)
- July 2015 (27)
- June 2015 (26)
- May 2015 (23)
- April 2015 (26)
- March 2015 (27)
- February 2015 (24)
- January 2015 (25)
- December 2014 (26)
- November 2014 (24)
- October 2014 (25)
- September 2014 (24)
- August 2014 (26)
- July 2014 (25)
- June 2014 (24)
- May 2014 (24)
- April 2014 (21)
- March 2014 (23)
- February 2014 (23)
- January 2014 (24)
- December 2013 (23)
- November 2013 (24)
- October 2013 (21)
- September 2013 (22)
- August 2013 (26)
- July 2013 (25)
- June 2013 (23)
- May 2013 (26)
- April 2013 (25)
- March 2013 (24)
- February 2013 (25)
- January 2013 (25)
- December 2012 (24)
- November 2012 (22)
- October 2012 (23)
- September 2012 (25)
- August 2012 (23)
- July 2012 (25)
- June 2012 (24)
- May 2012 (23)
- April 2012 (26)
- March 2012 (25)
- February 2012 (23)
- January 2012 (23)
- December 2011 (22)
- November 2011 (22)
- October 2011 (25)
- September 2011 (23)
- August 2011 (26)
- July 2011 (24)
- June 2011 (24)
- May 2011 (24)
- April 2011 (25)
- March 2011 (26)
- February 2011 (22)
- January 2011 (26)
- December 2010 (23)
- November 2010 (26)
- October 2010 (26)
- September 2010 (24)
- August 2010 (30)
- July 2010 (24)
- June 2010 (25)
- May 2010 (22)
- April 2010 (23)
- March 2010 (24)
- February 2010 (23)
- January 2010 (30)
- December 2009 (28)
- November 2009 (29)
- October 2009 (28)
- September 2009 (28)
- August 2009 (21)
- July 2009 (28)
- June 2009 (26)
- May 2009 (21)
- April 2009 (31)
- March 2009 (34)
- February 2009 (31)
- January 2009 (35)
- December 2008 (26)
- November 2008 (22)
- October 2008 (19)
- September 2008 (21)
- August 2008 (23)
- July 2008 (23)
- June 2008 (34)
- May 2008 (37)
- April 2008 (45)
- March 2008 (62)
- February 2008 (57)
- January 2008 (71)
- December 2007 (56)
- November 2007 (59)
- October 2007 (70)
- September 2007 (63)
- August 2007 (80)
- July 2007 (89)
- June 2007 (81)
- May 2007 (98)
- April 2007 (106)
- March 2007 (92)
- February 2007 (93)
- January 2007 (96)
- December 2006 (104)
- November 2006 (128)
- October 2006 (143)
- September 2006 (195)
- August 2006 (118)
- July 2006 (123)
- June 2006 (111)
- May 2006 (95)
- April 2006 (98)
- March 2006 (65)
- February 2006 (47)
- January 2006 (69)
- December 2005 (35)
- November 2005 (67)
- October 2005 (45)
- September 2005 (6)
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Still no end to the housing bailouts
From HousingWire: Obama administration reveals plan to jump-start housing Speaking Thursday at the Making Home Affordable five-year anniversary summit, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced several initiatives designed to spur the flailing housing market. Lew identified three specific issues that … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, Politics
57 Comments
“Oversupplied and under-demolished”
From the Star Ledger: Diamonds to dinosaurs: NJ towns struggle under weight of massive office park vacancies They’re visible from many New Jersey highways – hulking, seemingly endless structures surrounded by oceans of asphalt parking lots and carefully planned landscaping. … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate
17 Comments
Nobody wants a mortgage?
From the NYT: Fewer Loan Applications Spring failed to inspire a surge in home sales nationally this year, even though mortgage rates are still reasonably low. Although economists insist that the housing market is on an upward trend, abnormal conditions … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, Mortgages, National Real Estate
68 Comments
Froth, bubbles, or much ado about nothing?
From Time: The Housing Market Won’t Be Undervalued Much Longer Trulia’s latest analysis shows homes in three-fourths of major U.S. cities are still undervalued, while seven are more than 10% overvalued (most in California). Even there, prices are no where … Continue reading
CS: Price Increases Slow in April
From Bloomberg: Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Rose at Slower Pace in April Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a slower pace than forecast in the year ended in April as declining affordability put a lid on … Continue reading
Flipping? What year is it?
From the Press of Atlantic City: Home flipping gains momentum in South Jersey as foreclosures soar The business of buying and selling houses for quick profit is in decline nationally, but a second wave of foreclosures in New Jersey has … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, Shore Real Estate
81 Comments
Valli on Newark
From the WSJ: Frankie Valli Remembers Home If I close my eyes, I can remember the first apartment where I lived with my family in Newark, N.J., in the late 1930s. The rooms were lined up like train cars—you had … Continue reading
Posted in New Jersey Real Estate
56 Comments
The curious ways of the millennial
From MarketWatch: 5 industries that Millennials are destroying There’s a lot to be said for watching demographic shifts as you craft your long-term investing strategy. And while Baby Boomer stocks like health care and insurance get a lot of attention, … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Economics
20 Comments
Can NJ “get it right”?
From NJ Spotlight: CAN NEW JERSEY COMPETE IN THE GLOBAL ‘INNOVATION ECONOMY? It may sound more trite than true, but “think globally, act locally” is an apt — though oversimplified — assessment of what New Jersey needs to do to … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate
69 Comments
Where could they all be hiding?
From NPR: Sluggish Housing Market A Product Of Millions Of ‘Missing Households’ A year ago, the housing market looked like it was finally recovering. Sales and prices were picking up. But then home sales fizzled. Currently, they are down about … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery
97 Comments
May housing construction disappoints
From the WSJ: U.S. Housing Starts Fall 6.5% in May A gauge of new-home construction fell in May after several months of gains, the latest sign of the housing sector’s uneven recovery. Housing starts fell 6.5% in May to a … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery
66 Comments
Firming up, or temporary blip?
From HousingWire: FNC Residential Price Index shows home prices are firming up Home prices are beginning to stabilize despite weaker-than-expected home sales in the recent months, according to FNC. The FNC Residential Price Index, which does not include distressed properties, … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery
55 Comments
Jersey Underperforms
From the Record: New Jersey’s economic recovery still wobbly The New Jersey economy has so far replaced just about 40 percent of the jobs it lost from the recession. In contrast, Connecticut has replaced 55 percent, Pennsylvania has replaced nearly … Continue reading
Mr. Makowsky builds his dream house
From the NYT: A ‘Money Pit’ No More The Long Island mansion used for “The Money Pit,” the 1986 comedy starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long about the ultimate fixer-upper fiasco, is poised to go on the market for $12.5 … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
38 Comments
So when do we see the boomer migration?
From HousingWire: Where are Baby Boomers moving? Absolutely nowhere Some 10,000 Baby Boomers reach retirement every day, exiting a world dependent on jobs and kids and into a new lifestyle that drastically adjusts their housing choices, a commentary by Patrick … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate
45 Comments