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Real Estate Market by Joe Manausa, MBA | March 8, 2011I just finished reading Ryan Hinricher’s article on The Week In Housing, as I typically do every Monday. By show of hands, who else likes to see this report? Ryan provides a nice synopsis of some key housing trends that only takes a few minutes to digest. One of the first thoughts that echoes in [...]
Real Estate Interviews by Ronald Sklar | February 24, 2011 
Anyone who names his company Condo Vultures, ya gotta love. And we do. Founder and South Florida real estate veteran Peter Zalewski is that area’s favorite scavenger. He knows the law of the jungle all too well: gorge yourself when the prey is abundant. And right now, South Florida’s condo party boasts the world’s biggest [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Interviews by Ronald Sklar | January 31, 2011 
The unpleasant business of foreclosure has become big business these days: big, scary business, and certainly not for the delicate of heart. Rick Sharga, Vice President of the foreclosure monitor called RealtyTrac, keeps an unblinking eye on the subject. In the process, he is uncovering data that is surprising him – and us – more [...]
Read the full article → Housing by Marty Boardman | January 27, 2011 
Ever had to purchase a new cell phone before you were eligible for an upgrade? Maybe you spilled something on it or if you’re like my wife you dropped it about 300 times and the phone finally died? Last week I found myself in this vulnerable position. My options were very limited. I could buy [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Interviews by Ronald Sklar | January 20, 2011 
Economist Hugh Kelly has a full plate these days. With the industry in the state that it is, Kelly and his take on things are in more demand than ever. As a principal at Hugh Kelly Real Estate Economics, he patiently grinds the issues down to grains of sand, then sifts them and sorts them [...]
Read the full article → Foreclosures by Joe Manausa, MBA | January 18, 2011 
One of the new buzz words to have sprung from the collapse of the housing market is “shadow inventory,” and when most industry “experts” report the numbers, they are referring to distressed properties that have yet to hit the market. Primarily, these are REO properties (homes that have changed ownership from individuals to lenders) and [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Douglas Lazovick | December 12, 2010U.S. home values have dropped $9 Trillion since the housing market’s peak in 2006. That’s a pretty big number. That’s a 9 followed by twelve zeros. To put that figure in perspective, here are a few things that add up to less than $9 trillion: The combined Gross Domestic Products (GDP) for China and Germany [...]
Real Estate Marketing by Mark Saunders | December 3, 2010 
I know you are all aware of how quickly word spreads these days. Through blogs, forums, Twitter, Facebook, and rss feeds alone, it takes seconds to spread the word. When the word isn’t good, people are not shy about making sure they are heard. Now Google is changing its search engine algorithm to take into [...]
Read the full article → Housing by Mark Saunders | November 26, 2010 
As an investor, you may have been approached by a builder or general contractor over the years, who is interested in starting up a small building company and who needs some funding. Lately, quite a few contractors are having trouble getting the same type of financing they use to, so finding outside investment is critical. [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | November 24, 2010 
The Department of Motor Vehicles is a funny place. It’s a cross section of humanity. From the under-dressed, to the unclean, to the polished, to the spiffy to the downright beautiful – every socioeconomic class seems to be represented. A few weeks ago I had to visit the DMV. I lost the title to my [...]
Read the full article → Housing by Ryan Hinricher | November 15, 2010Foreclosures may have had a rare down month in October, but don’t expect it to last. Interest struck a new low, while mortgage activity is up. We’ll round out the week with 2010 expectations on home-building and guidance for the next two years. RealtyTrac: Robo-Signing Mess Stalls Foreclosures in October Releasing its October Foreclosure Market [...]
Real Estate Investing by Mark Saunders | November 12, 2010Opportunity, perhaps. Some call it a decade of lost ownership and others call it the biggest housing bust since the great depression – investors call it big time opportunity. Finished lots are less costly than developing new: Over the course of the last couple years, investors have been buying finished lots on the cheap as [...]
Commentary by Julie Broad | October 6, 2010Besides bringing Sushi to North America – which I give thanks for on a weekly basis at least – the Japanese have shared many lessons with us. In the 1990′s when I was taking my undergraduate degree in business I spent some time studying Kaizen (the Japanese principle for continuous improvement) and JIT (just in [...]
Commentary by Peter Giardini | September 9, 2010 
I don’t know about you, but I totally dislike the last two months leading up to a national election. The amount of dis-information and near hysteria almost drives me to drink! The constant and often meaningless noise coming from every direction makes it incredibly difficult to sift through what is real and what isn’t. And [...]
Read the full article → Housing by Ryan Hinricher | September 6, 2010Last week the sentiment in the housing market seemed to turn slightly for the better. This post will tell you why as we cover the discussion over more tax credits, interest rates, the mortgage application index, and a surprise in pending home sales. Tax Credit Discussion, Quelled What seemed to be a stirring of a [...]
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The $9 Trillion Housing Hole
by Douglas Lazovick | December 12, 2010U.S. home values have dropped $9 Trillion since the housing market’s peak in 2006. That’s a pretty big number. That’s a 9 followed by twelve zeros. To put that figure in perspective, here are a few things that add up to less than $9 trillion: The combined Gross Domestic Products (GDP) for China and Germany [...]