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Housing: Market Healthy from the Bottom Up (aka the Plankton Theory)

January 25, 2012

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Wall St Journal, by way of Calculated Risk had some housing comments recently along the lines of markets “improving from the bottom up“. They referenced some data suggesting a surge in buying activity within lower price sectors of real estate in New York and New Jersey. They continued with analyst commentary suggesting that it was [...]

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The ‘Geography of Stuck’ and the Shifting Rent vs. Own Proposition

December 8, 2011

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Stand back for a second and take a picture of the housing landscape of America. Lots to survey. Now, look back a month, a quarter, a year – to the moment when the housing bubble first burst a few years ago. You have a puzzle with moving parts. It’s easy to get lost, and there [...]

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