Feb Consumer Confidence awful
Feb Consumer Confidence was awful as it fell 10 pts to 46, the lowest since April ’09. Expectations were for a small drop to 55....
Consumer Confidence was awful
Feb Consumer Confidence was awful as it fell 10 pts to 46, the lowest since April ’09. Expectations were for a small drop to 55....
Morning stuff
The Dec 20 city S&P/Case-Shiller home price index fell 3.08% y/o/y, about in line with expectations and fell .24% m/o/m NSA....
Fitch downgrades credit of Greek banking sector
Following the obvious news in Greece over the past few months, Fitch just downgraded the credit ratings of Greece’s 4 largest banks...
Case Shiller Price Drops Slow in Q4
The latest Case Shiller data for their National Home Price Index is out. It shows the “the pace of deterioration has stabilized for...
A Five-Step Guide to Contagion
I am in Tampa meeting with Raymond James Chief Investment Officer Jeff Saut, who graciously took us out on his boat yesterday in what I...
S&P/Case-Shiller HPI about in line but true test comes...
The Dec 20 city S&P/Case-Shiller home price index fell 3.08% y/o/y, about in line with expectations and fell .24% m/o/m NSA....
Treasury Looks to Mandate Foreclosure Abatements, Mortgage Mods
One of the most disappointing policy initiatives of the Administration to date has been the expensive and ineffective attempts to fight...
Cost of Home Ownership
With Case Shiller out later today, its as good a time as any to take a look at what the actual cost of home ownership is. The current Fed...