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Nadeem Walayat: Following the peak of the over leveraged US housing market bubble late 2006, the real estate market literally crashed during 2007 triggering the financial crisis that has acted to subsequently feed a multi-year bear market as a consequence of the subprime mortgage debacle Read more…
Charles Hugh Smith: Everyone interested in real estate is asking the same question: Is the bottom in, or is this just another “green shoots” recovery that will soon wilt? Read more…
Eric Dutram: The last five years have certainly been a rocky one for investors in pretty much every corner of the market. In the time period, the S&P 500 was more or less flat although it experienced two incredible stretches in which it first lost roughly half of its value in one, Read more…
Andrew Snyder: The nation’s housing market is in shambles. But as Washington passes the buck to Wall Street, it’s about to get even worse. After nearly 10 years of government manipulation, the fate of the nation’s housing market (NYSEARCA:IYR) once again lies in the hands of capitalism. We’ve gone Read more…
Mike Larson: What was one of the best performing sectors in late 2011 … and the first several days of 2012? Would you believe HOUSING?? The Philadelphia Housing Sector Index, or HGX plunged to 73.65 in October. But then it started rising, ultimately tagging 109.65 this week. That’s a gain of Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: President Obama on Oct. 24 announced yet another housing bailout. This time, borrowers who are underwater by more than 25%, are on time with their payments, and have Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac mortgages dating before March 2009 will be allowed to refinance their home Read more…
Jared Cummans: The housing sector has been rather difficult to predict in the past few years. Once the U.S. housing bubble burst and the Great Recession began, investors pulled out of a number of domestic Read more…
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Justice Litle: The housing bubble aftermath has reached a new stage as banks sue homeowners, and China (NYSE:FXI) looks more ready than ever for a property bust. Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: The housing market remains a drag on the economy, but there are indications that it is finally starting to bottom. Prices have stopped declining, and there is even some sign of life in sales. Read more…
Tim Seymour: The value of so-called ultra prime homes throughout Asia has soared over the past five years as the continent mints ever more billionaires.
The changes are felt especially in Mumbai and Singapore, where prices have more than doubled. Read more…
David Zeiler: Dragged down by such anchors as a bulging pipeline of foreclosures and a dearth of buyers, it will be many more months – if not years – before a housing market rebound takes hold. Read more…
John Townsend: Trying to make complete sense of what is going on in the markets right now is nearly impossible, at least for me. But I do envision ‘things on the horizon’ that could well become reality and I dare say they are quite contrary to what appears to be true at the moment. Read more…
Stocks closed down on Monday but well off session lows. Trade was light as all five major indices closed in the red. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and S&P MidCap 400 suffered the worst yesterday as they shed 1.5% and 1.3% respectively. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) dropped 0.9% while Read more…
Stocks moved higher Monday, but trade was light. The small-cap Russell 2000 and the S&P MidCap 400 led the rally, as both rose by 0.9% on the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P Read more…
David Fry From ETF Digest goes into detail on two Real Estate ETFs discussing the iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate ETF (NYSE:IYR) and the ProShares Ultra Real Estate ETF (NYSE:URE) Read more…
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