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If This is a Recovery, What Does a Downtrend Look Like?

Bob Stokes — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:45:00

People who might have started a business pre-2007-2009 now shun the risk. Commercial property "owners" themselves are neck-high in debt. And some are drowning in it. Here's a recent reminder...

The New Hot Trend in Real Estate: Should You Jump Aboard?

Bob Stokes — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:45:00

Anyone who bought near the housing mania peak was left holding the bag -- and in the bag was a mortgage that today exceeds the value of the property. Lesson learned? Apparently not...

Is This the Right Time to "Invest" in a House?

Bob Stokes — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:45:00

As any homeowner knows, one unexpected repair can run into the thousands of dollars. Then there's the maintenance (and other costs) you do expect, which add up to a pretty penny by the end of a given year. On the other hand, homeowners do get tax breaks. But even considering that, is a house or condominium a good investment?...

Expensive "Free Lunch" in Real Estate: Two More Shoes to Drop

Bob Stokes — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:45:00

Will the wide swaths of vacant homes now visible in Detroit, Cleveland, Las Vegas and Florida become common elsewhere?...

Can The Fed Rebuild The US Housing Market?

Nico Isaac — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:30:00

As the leading US economists look ahead to the future, they see one glaring obstacle standing in the way to lasting recovery: the still, defunct real estate market. And, according to many mainstream experts, there is one surefire way to turn the housing sector around: government stimulus, stimulus, and more stimulus.

The Real Estate Crash: How to Survive and Prosper

Bob Stokes — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:15:00

It's time to learn specific steps on how to financially protect yourself before the economy sinks even deeper into a deflationary depression. Indeed, you can even position yourself to prosper in the months ahead. How?...

Are Even Lower Prices Ahead for Single-Family Homes?

Bob Stokes — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:30:00

Many home sellers wait hopefully for the real estate market to bounce back. But they may be waiting longer than they anticipate...

Vultures Circle the US Housing Market, Again

Nico Isaac — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:00:00

On site of the gruesome real estate crash, financial paramedics have tried every resuscitating trick in the book to revive their dying patient: Trillions of dollars in government bailouts; repeated first-time buyer tax breaks; and record low mortgage rates. Yet, the US housing market is showing no gain activity.

Size Matters: Smaller Homes Signal Declining Social Mood

Nico Isaac — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:45:00

When it comes to the US housing market, bigger no longer means better. A slew of recent news items confirm that the hunt for smaller homes is officially on. As for why? The August Socionomist reveals a long-term correlation between the average size of US homes and the rise and fall in social mood.

New Record Low Mortgage Rates: A Boost for Real Estate?

Bob Stokes — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:30:00

Have you heard what Freddie Mac just announced? The 30-year fixed rate fell to 4.09 percent -- the lowest in six decades. But many "want-to-be" homeowners aren't in a position to take advantage of that. Here's why...

Real Estate Market: Take a Loss or Wait It Out?

Bob Stokes — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:30:00

An overpriced listing will deter buyers even in a good housing market. Yet today's market includes an added risk...

Housing Market: Worst Since "The Great Depression"?

Bob Stokes — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:15:00

Home prices were on a "one-way street" -- namely up. But as we know, the trend in real estate prices did an abrupt U-turn. Now it's traveling swiftly in the opposite lane. How long will this downward trend continue?...

Double-Dip Housing Recession and the Unending Foreclosure Story: What Does It Mean for U.S. Economy?

Susan C. Walker — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:00:00

With a double-dip housing recession and foreclosures accounting for 28% of all U.S. home sales in April, the housing debacle is the gift that keeps on taking away. Elliott Wave International began warning about the consequences of too much credit in the U.S. economy and the housing markets in the early 2000s. What does it say now?

Commercial Real Estate: "Ghost Malls" in the Making?

Bob Stokes — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:30:00

Commercial real estate's downward trend goes beyond suburban malls. Much office space in business districts is empty. Read this excerpt...

Home Prices: A Time for "Bargain Hunting?"

Bob Stokes — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:15:00

Does the latest housing data suggest a bottom now -- a time to go searching for your dream home?...

US Housing Market: The Lost City Of Atlantis

Nico Isaac — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:00:00

According to the most recent quarterly real estate market survey from Zillow.com, the percentage of U.S. homes UNDERWATER -- i.e., those whose market values are below what's owed on them -- soared from 20% in August 2010 to 27% today. On top of that, home prices continue to decline while foreclosure rates rose to a new, all-time record high. (February 10, 2011 Associated Press)

If It's "A Buyer's Market," Why Is No One Buying?

Bob Stokes — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:15:00

Much of what makes a "home and hearth" cannot be measured in dollars and cents. Even so, it's not wise to ignore the financial facts of residential real estate...

The Real Estate Market: Still Agonizing. Still Ironic

Nico Isaac — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:45:00

In October 2010, I wrote about real estate short sales in an article titled, "An End To Easy Lending: The Irony and Agony of Real Estate." The irony was that there's nothing SHORT about trying to buy a house via a short sale. It's usually the longest, most drawn out means of buying a home -- and it often ends in failure. As an example, I provided my own experience of jumping through hoops for three months as I waited for the bank to approve my own short sale offer on a totally affordable apartment -- only to be denied.

Quantitative Easing and the Housing Market: Is Bernanke's Strategy Helping?

Bob Stokes — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:45:00

The evidence so far shows that the Fed's attempts to stop the deflationary trend will fail, including home values...

"Act II" in the Housing Collapse Drama?

Bob Stokes — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:15:00

Houses are just one of many assets that skyrocketed during The Great Asset Mania. Our analysis suggests that the "downward spiral" has much further to fall...