Real Estate Decoded - Page 3 of 11 -

December 21, 2018

Links ~August, 2018

Credit supply and housing speculation | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal (Aug) Quantitative Easing: Defined and Explained Amazon To Take On Zillow, Redfin With New Real Estate Referral Feature? (July) Ideal Salary You Need to Own a Home in Your State How racism kept black Tacomans from buying houses for decades | The News Tribune (Aug) Some realtors believe major price correction underway in Metro housing | Vancouver Sun (Aug) Where Can Renters Find Affordable Homes to Buy? (Aug) The Guide to Understanding Your Home Value | Real Estate | US News (Aug) Overhaul Boosts Credit Scores of Millions of U.S. Consumers – WSJ (Aug) Falling Housing Starts: Fallout from the Trump Tax Cut? | Beat the Press…

December 13, 2018

Subprime, Zero Down Mortgages Are Back But With A Catch

Note: While writing this post, I found something that surprised me. See below. The reaction on Twitter was swift and negative to this headline on CNBC.com, “Thousands line up for zero-down-payment, subprime mortgages.”

December 6, 2018

The Hidden Truth About High Home Prices – Demand Can Easily Outrun Supply

The entire housing industry seems to agree that today’s high home prices because new home builders haven’t built enough new homes but they conveniently ignore the entire demand side of the equation.

December 2, 2018

Home Prices Still Increasing But Not As Fast As Before In Most Cities

U.S. home prices were up a strong 5.5% in September compared to September 2017, however, that was down a bit from the 6.0% increase during the previous 12 months.

November 28, 2018

Loan Limits and The Great Real Estate Bubble

Mortgage loan limits are an important, but often forgotten, part of the story behind The Great Real Estate Bubble and current high home prices.

November 28, 2018

Home Prices Still Increasing Despite Fall In New Homes Sales

The 13% decline in new home sales has created a lot of concern about the real estate market but the Case-Shiller Home Price Index for the much larger number of existing homes is not waving any red flags (yet).

November 23, 2018

What The 1990s Tell Us About The Next Housing Bust

The consensus is that the next time home prices fall, it won’t be like 2007-2012. No one, however, seems to be talking about what the next real estate correction or bust might actually look like. Let’s see what we can learn by looking at what happened when real home prices fell in the early 1990s.