Ian Wyatt: Nearly four years removed from the subprime mortgage lending crisis pushed the U.S. into a deep recession, it’s finally time to invest in housing. Read more…
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Steve Mauzy: As someone who considers himself a contrarian, my interest is always piqued by alarmist headlines. Which is why I’m interested in housing. For the past two years, the sector has been a wellspring of head-for-the-hills Cassandraisms. Read more…
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Jeff Harding: It would not surprise anyone that home prices are still falling, perhaps less, but they are still declining. The Case Shiller report for November 30, 2011 showed: Read more…
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Ron Rowland: I’ve spent my investment career following sector momentum, and it’s worked out pretty well. ETFs make it even better. Right now my indicators show a lot of short-term strength in real estate. Personally, I find it hard to believe the housing market has truly bottomed. My colleague Read more…
NYSE:DRV, NYSE:ITB, NYSE:IYR, NYSE:SRS, NYSE:XHB, PKB, RWX
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…
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Sara Nunnally: The nation’s real estate market is anything but stable. Just when we think prices are starting to climb, Washington throws a curveball. When I’m not traveling, I spend most of my time writing and researching the markets from my farm here in Wisconsin, but yesterday, I drove into the Read more…
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Stoyan Bojinov: Selling pressures tipped the market south right from the opening bell as ongoing Euro zone woes made way for the bears on Wall Street. Investors’ sentiment declined as worries overseas intensified after ECB President Mario Draghi put a damper on hopes that the central bank would Read more…
NYSE:XHB
Stoyan Bojinov: Selling pressures hit Wall Street as investor confidence in the Euro zone further deteriorated following Fitch Ratings’ statement that continuing European debt woes would pose a risk to American banks. On the home front, investors digested yet another better-than-expected economic releases Read more…
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