The Big Picture

I guess if you look at starts in a certain way — and ignore the obvious seasonality — they may appear to be up, but . . ....

What happens when mortgage lenders lose proof of a mortgage? That question gets addressed in a must read article in the Sunday NYT by...

Perfect for a Saturday Night! I posted this when there were 50 views — lets see how many this thing cranks up to . . . Hat tip Mike!

Ella ja Aleksi is a Finnish musical group featuring two four-year-old rappers . This video for the song “Yöjuna...

I did an interesting interview with Marketplace Radio on why mortgage mods fail so often. > Download MP3 > click for Interview text...

Great Oxford talk economic historians Robert Allen, on why the Industrial Revolution actually occurred in Great Britain, and not France...

Mike Santoli has an interesting perspective on the furious reactions to Goldie’s bonuses in this week’s Barron’s:...

The Best of Times October 23, 2009 By John Mauldin > It’s The Best of Times The Elements of Deflation It’s More Than Half...

Following my rant about the putzes at the NAR, a few people asked me to better explain the Seasonality Adjustment issues. Here goes...

I’ve only come across a handful of compelling discs this year. Mo’ Horizons …And the New Bohemian Freedom is one of...