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3 Aug

McMansion Hell

by Barry Ritholtz
My new favorite real estate blog: McMansion Hell — some of these are genius. Go bookmark the site.      

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31 Jul

Here’s How America Uses Its Land

by Barry Ritholtz
Fascinating set of many map/charts via Bloomberg showing how America actually uses its land. “There are many statistical measures...

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19 Jul

Where the Cranes Are in America

by Barry Ritholtz
You have to love the snark via Mike Rosenberg, the Seattle Times reporter covering housing and real estate: “Socialist hellhole...

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10 Jul

Mortgage Rates in the 21st Century

by Barry Ritholtz
Via Jonathan Miller (Miller Samuel) comes this wonderful chart of mortgage rates per year since 2000:   click for ginormous graphic...

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20 Jun

The Housing Supply Puzzle

by Guest Author
The Housing Supply Puzzle: Part 1, Divergent Markets by Evan Karson, Joseph McGillicuddy, and B. Ravikumar Over the past several months,...

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13 Jun

Mortgage Rates and Ten Year Yield

by Barry Ritholtz
Source: Calculated Risk   Its almost as if the standard conforming mortgage loan somehow uses the 10 Year bond yield as a signal or...

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13 Jun

Housing & Expenditures: Before, During, and After the Bubble

by Guest Author
Housing and expenditures: before, during, and after the bubble By Geoffrey Paulin BLS, June 2018 Beyond the Numbers, Vol. 7 / No. 9. PDF...

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11 Jun

New York City’s Iconic Skyline (1916 – Present)

by Barry Ritholtz
Many of the classic skyscrapers that define New York City’s skyline have their design roots in a monumental 1916 zoning law, which...

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30 May

April Existing Home Sales

by Barry Ritholtz
Source: Calculated Risk   I’ve shown this wonderfully informative chart from Calculated Risk before, but its a worthwhile...

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24 May

Is Housing a Good Investment? Where You Stand Depends on Where...

by Guest Author
Is Housing a Good Investment? Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit Andreas Fuster, Andrew Haughwout, Nima Dahir, and...

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  • About Barry Ritholtz

      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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