Posts from the ‘demographics’ Category
Calculated Risk- Previous Business Cycle: "Bad by any measure"We've seen all the statistics from the aughts - declining employment, declining stock prices, and weak income.Andrew Flowers, economic research analyst at the Atlanta Fed, points out that decades are arbitrary, and that the previous decade started with a recession and ended with the great recession. He suggests looking at periods as trough-to-trough: Ba […]
- Comparing New Home Sales and Housing StartsClick on graph for larger image in new window.A frequently asked question is how do new home sales compare to single family housing starts (both series from the Census Bureau). This graph shows the two series - although they track each other, the two series cannot be directly compared.For starts of single family structures, the Census Bureau includes owner […]
- REO: Agencies vs. Private LabelCR Note: the following is from housing economist Tom Lawler (posted with permission):Last month I showed data on trends in the REO inventories of Fannie, Freddie, and FHA, highlighting how while total REO inventory estimates appear to have fallen, REO at “the F’s” has increased notably over the last year. A few folks questioned how there could be reports of […]
- Previous Business Cycle: "Bad by any measure"
- Big Picture
- Hey Bezos! Fix Your eejit Pro-kindle Anti-Author Book Reviews!As mentioned Monday, I found The Big Short discussion on 60 Minutes quite interesting. I went over to Amazon to check out the book — and was stunned at the very low review ratings for a book that had yet to be released. At the time, there were but 7 reviews. I clicked through a few [...] […]
- What Is With All The TrackBack Spam ?Anyone else noticing an excessive amount of TrackBack Spam? It seems lots of gullible folks are buying into those Internet Get Rich Quick infomercials. The SEEO folks have convinced them if they link to a lot of bloggers,and then get trackbacks, it will raise their Google Rank. Not on my watch. That crap just pollutes the comment [...] […]
- Daily Show on Financial Reform> The Daily Show just kills it in this piece on Corporate fraud. If you haven’t seen it (posted early this morning in the Think Tank) its must viewing. > […]
- Hey Bezos! Fix Your eejit Pro-kindle Anti-Author Book Reviews!
- WAPO Housing
- A new real estate cost to watch for: Developer's private transfer feeHow about this for a new and ingenious real estate money machine? Every time a house sells during the next 99 years, 1 percent of the price goes back to the original developer or is shared among investor partners. Ka-ching! […]
- Be aware of good-faith estimate' rules, or it could cost you[…]
- A new real estate cost to watch for: Developer's private transfer fee
- TBJ
- Triangle home sales, prices tumble in FebruaryThe number of homes sold – and the prices paid for those homes – fell in February, according to new data from the Triangle Multiple Listing Service Inc. […]
- Wachovia to pay $160M settlement for lax anti-money laundering programWachovia Corp., the No. 1 bank in Raleigh-Durham market share by local deposits held, has agreed to pay $160 million to settle federal charges that it failed to establish an adequate anti-money laundering program. (WFC) […]
- Triangle home sales, prices tumble in February
- NC Business
- AP Business
- WSJ
- U.K. Deficit Smaller Than ExpectedU.K. public sector net borrowing was less than expected in February, with central government revenue rising at its fastest pace since April 2008, in a sign that public finances are steadying. […]
- Euro-Zone Posts Large DeficitThe euro zone posted a large trade deficit in January, as exports fell more sharply than imports. […]
- U.K. Deficit Smaller Than Expected
- NYT
- The Most (and Least) Expensive Vehicles to InsureThe Porsche Carrera 911 GT2 two-door coupe is the most expensive 2010 vehicle to insure, according to a new ranking of average premiums. Minivans tend to be the least expensive to insure. […]
- Wednesday ReadingThe status of privacy online, how New York cab drivers cheated customers and other consumer-focused items from Wednesday's Times. […]
- The Most (and Least) Expensive Vehicles to Insure