Comments on: "Hyper-local" Stats Show Housing Market Has Bottomed

By: The U.S. Housing Market's False Dawn

The U.S. Housing Market's False Dawn — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:02:26 +0000

[...] individual cities, the picture is somewhat brighter. Phoenix and Las Vegas prices are less than 10% above their 2000 levels, having been halved from [...]

By: Housing Recovery Will Be Slow as Foreclosures Continue to Weigh on Housing Prices

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:45:15 +0000

[...] the data taken on a national average may be disheartening, the highly fragmented, or "hyper-local" U.S. housing market does show signs of hope. But any recovery for the country as a whole [...]

By: U.S. Housing Market to Remain Shackled by Unemployment, Foreclosures and Tight Lending For the Rest of This Year

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:01:09 +0000

[...] ‘It’s like a weatherman who combines conditions in Nome, Alaska and Clearwater, Florida and issues an ‘average’ national forecast of 45 degrees,” Waite told Money Morning in an interview. ‘Real estate markets are by their very nature ‘hyper-local.’ Averages simply don’t ....” [...]

By: How the Woes of the Wealthy Can Guide You to Global Investing Profits

How the Woes of the Wealthy Can Guide You to Global Investing Profits — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:13:59 +0000

[...] investor will be more comfortable with some of these investment areas than others; if you are involved day to day in real estate, you may be more able to understand risk in that area than in tech stocks or exotic emerging markets, for example. Nevertheless overall investors are [...]

By: Is the U.S. Economy Headed for a “Jobless Recovery?”

Is the U.S. Economy Headed for a “Jobless Recovery?” — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:38:29 +0000

[...] other economic indications of a stabilizing housing market and rising consumer confidence, the unemployment figures offered a glimmer of hope that we may be [...]

By: Initial Unemployment Claims Fall, But Overall Claims Continue to Climb

Initial Unemployment Claims Fall, But Overall Claims Continue to Climb — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:36:58 +0000

[...] housing market may be showing signs of life, but employers could use the economic recovery as an opportunity to make up for missed profits by [...]

By: Leading Economic Indicators Make Largest Gain Since 2004

Leading Economic Indicators Make Largest Gain Since 2004 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:14:54 +0000

[...] Ken Goldstein. "Confidence is rebuilding and financial market volatility is abating. Even the housing market appears to be stabilizing. If these trends continue, expect a slow recovery beginning before the end of the year. However, [...]

By: Gary Wardell

Gary Wardell — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:24:14 +0000

I still have an expensive lot for an expensive house for sale.

No takers so far. It is very hard to believe housing has hit bottom.

By: sure1

sure1 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:26:33 +0000

keep dreaming !

By: jb

jb — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:38:02 +0000

lol unbelievable . this guy is a fool ! no way in hell are we at the bottom . he must be in bed with the NAR !! i wonder how much they payed him to spin and leave out very crucial facts . i hope people dont buy this bull ! im outa here !

By: Mortgage Applications Slump but Housing Market Continues to Battle Back

Mortgage Applications Slump but Housing Market Continues to Battle Back — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:06:05 +0000

[...] Money Morning reported Monday, prices and sales appear to be rising in certain housing markets. And on Tuesday, a report from the National Association of Realtors said that Americans [...]

By: Investment News Briefs

Investment News Briefs — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:08:01 +0000

[...] supports the case for a housing bottom made in Money Morning on Monday, where it was noted that housing prices are starting to move upward in western U.S. markets and should soon slowly begin to rise in hard-hit east coast markets. "Based on what we [...]

By: Steven Beam

Steven Beam — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:47:24 +0000

It's about time people started to realize this. I laugh at the drive by media when they report real estate news and stats out of Boston like is local news for Denver or any other city. It's inaccurate information and most of the public believes everything they hear.

By: Busy Man Fitness

Busy Man Fitness — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:01:45 +0000

No offense, but I don't believe this for one second!

I seriously doubt any market is close to a bottoming!