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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Tradelite who wrote (38338)8/17/2005 5:28:36 PM
From: CalculatedRiskRespond to of 306849
 
I agree inventories are not close to a problem - yet. But the months of inventory appears to be rising (we will know more next week on a national basis).

The months of inventory is healthy; around 4.3 months. Of course months of inventory can rise for two reasons - more inventory or less sales. Right now we are just seeing the first reason.



To: Tradelite who wrote (38338)8/17/2005 5:33:18 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favorRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
>>During the last downturn, various segments of the DC market accumulated 14-month inventories or even more<<

You'd expect that at the END of the downturn (ie, the bottom), wouldn't you? At the top there should be no inventory, then it should build as things soften. Which is where we are......