The Housing Bubble Blog

Examining the home price boom and its effect on owners, lenders, regulators, realtors and the economy as a whole.

Not A Market For Speculation And Overpricing

The Globe and Mail reports from Canada. "Real estate buyers in Toronto appear to be treading more cautiously into the fall market – especially compared with the excessive bidding that took place in the city last spring. Chander Chaddah, a real estate agent with Sutton Group-Associates Brokerage...
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The Decks Were Stacked With Aces

A report from the Idaho Press Tribune. "We all knew the housing market was going to rebound at some point, and now that it has, developers are ramping up plans to start building more large subdivisions. So now the question city leaders in Nampa and the Treasure Valley’s other cities have to ask...
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Getting Their Money Out

Continuing a discussion on the role of money-laundering and the housing bubble. LA Biz Journal. "Economists at UCLA Anderson School of Management foresee healthy growth for the nation’s economy over the next two years, but California will likely experience a slowdown in employment growth. In...
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What Was A Blessing Is Now A Curse

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "They said it’d be different this time, but it appears that Houston real estate is at a tipping point. The oil price crash is just beginning to be felt in the market. John Byerly has been selling real estate for more than four decades, and he's well...
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A Moment When People Take A Pause

The Dallas Morning News reports from Texas. "Has the North Texas housing market gone over the top? Market analysts admit being nervous about the pace of local price increases and unprecedented demand. 'It’s getting scary,' said Dr. James Gaines, chief economist of the Real Estate Center at Texas...
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Does Prosperity Come With Less Affordability?

A report from the Irish Independent. "The iconic show of the Noughties was, of course, Location, Location, Location. People buying houses, just like us. It's still particularly popular with Irish people. We'll watch anything that proves our neighbours are a bit on the thick side. The proof here...
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The Housing Bet May Go Bust

Some housing bubble news from Wall Street and Washington. The Washington Examiner. "The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco warned Monday of signs of financial market bubbles in the U.S., saying that the central bank would risk financial instability by keeping rates at zero for...
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One Of The Greatest Threats To The U.S. Economy

A weekend topic on two parts of a series from the Post Independent in Colorado. "For a look at one of the greatest threats to our region’s economy — and perhaps to the U.S. economy — meet Krystal Wu and her fiancé, Matt Miller. Both with master’s degrees, in 2013 they accepted teaching positions at...
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The Market Is Speaking Loud And Clear

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Rental rates in Brickell and average days on the market have remained essentially unchanged for two quarters, said Jonathan Garcia, broker for ONE Sotheby’s International Realty. The main difference in the past six months, he said, is more rentals...
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