tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post5565156081741159036..comments2024-03-19T02:45:37.685-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Rising bond yields -- good news (3)Scott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-16922465467250580242009-07-16T06:35:50.957-07:002009-07-16T06:35:50.957-07:00MP: All signs point to the beginnings of a recover...<i>MP: All signs point to the beginnings of a recovery...</i><br /><br />Except for the fact that prices are crashing on increasing volume and foreclosures are now at record highs....and GROWING.alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-62462229107127661872009-07-15T22:01:00.840-07:002009-07-15T22:01:00.840-07:00Chad: Thank you for the positive contribution to t...Chad: Thank you for the positive contribution to this discussion.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-89869999765538679902009-07-15T21:46:40.231-07:002009-07-15T21:46:40.231-07:00Dr. Mark Perry over at Carpe Diem kicks Alstrynomi...Dr. Mark Perry over at Carpe Diem kicks Alstrynomics to the curb:<br /><br />La Jolla, CA---Southern California home sales rose in June to the highest level in 30 months as the number of deals above $500,000 continued to climb. June’s sales gain, plus another rise in the region’s median sale price, indicate buyers responded to price cuts on mid- to high-end homes and found it easier to secure Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267717686164259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28661471811446808332009-07-15T17:06:41.024-07:002009-07-15T17:06:41.024-07:00Higher interest rates are a sign of economic healt...<i>Higher interest rates are a sign of economic health, not a threat to the economy.</i><br /><br />Isn't your wife from Argentina?alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-18562014856503637102009-07-15T12:44:50.126-07:002009-07-15T12:44:50.126-07:00Housing is probably bottoming (the Bloomberg Home ...<i>Housing is probably bottoming (the Bloomberg Home Builders Index has been flat for nine months now, and is up 70% from its November low).</i><br /><br />Scott,<br /><br />Anything BELOW 50 means conditions are getting worse......we are still under 20.<br /><br />As far as increasing median prices...you may find this from the L.A. Times today insightful:<br /><br /><b>The month-over-month alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.com