tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post31954350649097795..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Housing update: still soft, but probably not a double-dipScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-92165757526117568982012-05-03T05:00:43.296-07:002012-05-03T05:00:43.296-07:00Bank loans are just one of the various options ava...Bank loans are just one of the various options available for small businesses to raise funds. The final decision about where to secure funds depends on the balance between the pros and cons of the source. Like all other funding sources, bank loans also come with their share of advantages and disadvantages.<br /><br /><a href="http://businessloans.doobizz.com/bank-loans-2/2011/12/Cathy Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850928170394400303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-84630660251484407662011-05-31T19:13:51.475-07:002011-05-31T19:13:51.475-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.pufferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594945926620839004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37480941699951154702011-05-31T19:13:29.107-07:002011-05-31T19:13:29.107-07:00Of course prices have been firming. The supply ha...Of course prices have been firming. The supply has been artificially reduced by the foreclosure moratorium. Here where I live there is an absolute tidal wave of backlogged foreclosures rescheduled for auction starting in Aug. That's when things will really start to get interesting.pufferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594945926620839004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37161454329907131632011-05-31T13:17:35.852-07:002011-05-31T13:17:35.852-07:00Brian: don't know if you've noticed, but w...Brian: don't know if you've noticed, but wages, earnings, and personal income are all rising.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-88492102135384033012011-05-31T10:56:05.140-07:002011-05-31T10:56:05.140-07:00Check back with the 90's Savings and Loans cri...Check back with the 90's Savings and Loans crisis. That time it was commercial real estate. Had you bought property then you'd be well retired long ago.TradingStrategyLetter - Weekly Summaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430136667577107255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50859227358521897222011-05-31T10:39:37.398-07:002011-05-31T10:39:37.398-07:00Hi Scott,
As a homeowner and part-time online sto...Hi Scott,<br /><br />As a homeowner and part-time online stock trader, I find these observations about home prices comforting and I hope you're right. My feeling though is that unless we start seeing some wage increases, house prices are fully capable of falling back to where they were in 2001. People have to be able to afford housing.<br /><br />That said, is the market that dependent on theBrian Gagnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178017432399099643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-46521072332752804072011-05-31T10:33:18.678-07:002011-05-31T10:33:18.678-07:00That's a tough call. The Japanese tsunami undo...That's a tough call. The Japanese tsunami undoubtedly has something to do with the drop, and in any event the market is already pricing in the expectation of lots of economic weakness. I note that 2-yr Treasury yields have fallen from 0.83% to 0.47% in the past 2 months, a direct reflection of a market that has radically downshifted its growth expectations. So even if the economy slows Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-43965781702500869782011-05-31T10:22:31.621-07:002011-05-31T10:22:31.621-07:00Scott,
Do you think the steep drop in the Chicago...Scott,<br /><br />Do you think the steep drop in the Chicago PMI is telling us we might be in for a slight contraction for the 2nd quarter? They're saying it's the biggest decline since 2008.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-86737084882801131862011-05-31T09:19:37.559-07:002011-05-31T09:19:37.559-07:00I have one foreclosed home
for sale on my street.....I have one foreclosed home<br />for sale on my street...not competitive with other homes for sale...my zip c0de had 43 foreclosed homes for sale on February 14th...today there are<br />29 foreclosed homes for sale...broderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296214283216386700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-5555484992432363672011-05-31T09:09:56.374-07:002011-05-31T09:09:56.374-07:00Agreed. Buying opportunity of a lifetime!Agreed. Buying opportunity of a lifetime!TradingStrategyLetter - Weekly Summaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430136667577107255noreply@blogger.com