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17 Nov

Housing Inventory and Sales, Palm Beach County

by Barry Ritholtz
Doug Kass notes that how bad the inventory is in his neck of the woods:  here’s a chart of homes for sale, and those actually...

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17 Nov

Housing Starts? Stabilize THIS!

by Barry Ritholtz
So much for that bottom: Housing Starts plummeted today to the lowest level in 6 years, as builders continue to work out from under a...

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10 Nov

Near a Bottom in Housing?

by Barry Ritholtz
One of the reasons I have been so skeptical about the staying power of the most recent rally has been the disconnect between stock prices...

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4 Nov

Analyzing why “It’s a great time to buy or sell a...

by Barry Ritholtz
Yesterday, we discussed the $40M NAR ad campaign, “It’s a great time to buy or sell a home!” On the way home, I...

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3 Nov

It’s a great time to buy or sell a home!

by Barry Ritholtz
In fact, its such a good time, that the National Association of Realtors decided they need to drop $40 million telling you so: > >...

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1 Nov

Home Price Indexes, Prices

by Barry Ritholtz
We know the Housing data has been weak and increasingly so: 1. Despite falling interest rates,  Mortgage activity dropped; 2....

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30 Oct

Are You Missing the Real Estate Boom? 2.0

by Barry Ritholtz
I stumbled across a fascinating new blog: David Lereah Watch. Here’s the description: “David Lereah is the Chief Economist...

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28 Oct

October Surprise: No Bottom in Housing

by Barry Ritholtz
Barron’s Alan Abelson cites research by Merrill Lynch’s David Rosenberg regarding the recent "stabilization" in...

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27 Oct

A Closer Look at New Home Sales Data

by Barry Ritholtz
Yesterday’s increase in New Home Sales caught some economists by surprise. I look at those sorts of numbers suspiciously. Any time...

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26 Oct

Why the Treasury Secretary is Wrong on the Wealth Effect of...

by Barry Ritholtz
Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson had some interesting comments on the Housing Market reversal. He said he hoped...

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

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