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The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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60207The core downtown Detroit IS coming back slowly. The city is investing heavily Think4Yourself8/18/2006
60206Maybe the "Black Country" in the 1980s? What about Eastern Europe?Moominoid8/18/2006
60205<<I've spent a lot of time traveling all over the world and nowhere haJohn Vosilla8/18/2006
60204Ah, you all must be from California. Congratulations on your superiority.Stretch Armstrong8/18/2006
60203Short a 1/2 position in CC....the Clownsumer Confidence numbers are likely to gepatron_anejo_por_favor8/18/2006
60202<i>"What's going to become of Detroit?"</i> In many sNo Mo Mo8/18/2006
60201BAC is my baby to load up on in the money puts sitting here on another historic John Vosilla8/18/2006
60200I might just yet get my Birmingham townhouse, but of course, with the declining MoneyPenny8/18/2006
60199Bought some XLF puts here (Sept 32's). They're pricing almost no volatilpatron_anejo_por_favor8/18/2006
60198It is that and just way too many folks are already stretched who were not flippeJohn Vosilla8/18/2006
60197Because my wife won't move. I want to move back to West Palm Beach!J. P.8/18/2006
60196Maybe people who were holding on until the busy season are now giving up due to Think4Yourself8/18/2006
60195New foreclosure filings finally started skyrocketing in my FL county of almost 2John Vosilla8/18/2006
60194thanks, I didn't think we were there yet (desperate time for sellers) in CA Lizzie Tudor8/18/2006
60193that is not remotely true anymore. current data: BHS - very heavy exposure SPRamsey Su8/18/2006
60192>>Whatever you saved in housing expenses can no way match the opportunity patron_anejo_por_favor8/18/2006
60191The Midwest isn't so bad....I'd move back (at least for the summers) if patron_anejo_por_favor8/18/2006
60190>>What's going to become of Detroit?<< It's very sad. Debtrpatron_anejo_por_favor8/18/2006
60189>>But I didn't think Greenie could bail out the market five years ago patron_anejo_por_favor8/18/2006
60188Wow, I never really thought of HOV as a Clownifornia play, but they are, big timpatron_anejo_por_favor8/18/2006
60187A ton of equity locusts from CA have been buying up new homes in TX to keep as lJohn Vosilla8/18/2006
60186I get so amused about the "speculators" buying up all the new condos dThink4Yourself8/18/2006
60185I'm on their email list: WCI Announcements Ft. Myers/Naples Area AugustTravis_Bickle8/18/2006
60184Exactly. Dallas saw no price boom, and probably no flippers and few second homeCalculatedRisk8/18/2006
60183It's one of those "you have to see it yourself to appreciate it" dTravis_Bickle8/18/2006
60182'This time, however, instead of a recession, poor financial planning and risJohn Vosilla8/18/2006
60181And what about hoarding supply and rampant speculation with no real end users? John Vosilla8/18/2006
60180Agree with much of what you say. Plus many sunbelt destinations are changing waJohn Vosilla8/18/2006
60179What about the ridiculous California income taxes? What about the ridiculous CalThink4Yourself8/18/2006
60178Maybe it's because in 20 more years it will be one of the few states which wThink4Yourself8/18/2006
60177You should have some excellent opportunities there this winter to buy an REO at John Vosilla8/18/2006
60176in the long run, it is actually very expensive to live in areas with no appreciaRamsey Su8/18/2006
60175<i>why do people live in Michigan, or the midwest? </i> the economyorkrious8/18/2006
60174there are hundreds (thousands???) of rentals here and while prices are coming doorkrious8/18/2006
60173Maybe its the cheap housing.CalculatedRisk8/18/2006
60172I thought it was the summer mosquitos.Ramsey Su8/18/2006
60171<i>why do people live in Michigan, or the midwest? <ggggggg></i&gPaul Kern8/18/2006
60170Nice action in JOE today hopefully next week we can go back to being the hammer Travis_Bickle8/18/2006
60169I only have one question - why do people live in Michigan, or the midwest? &lRamsey Su8/18/2006
60168<i>YOY and MOM price declines finally do kick in (from another corner of BSchnullie8/18/2006
60167Not really. The underlying fuel for sustainable real estate pricing is job growtBroken_Clock8/18/2006
60166why not just sell your condo and rent a nice house for a year or two? let the miWyätt Gwyön8/18/2006
60165Well, at least the out of work homebuilders will have someone to play cards withDan38/18/2006
60164It's interesting that YoY price declines are greatest in MI/OH etc. even thoMoominoid8/18/2006
60163<i>Michigan, not surprising, is already at melt down phase.</i> Youorkrious8/18/2006
60162deleteRamsey Su8/18/2006
60161What the insiders are saying about the market askmerv.choice3realty.com The coLes H8/18/2006
60160Texas is currently the last ray of hope for the homebuilders. Listening to miRamsey Su8/18/2006
60159Here's 2004 data Message 22095980orkrious8/18/2006
60158Ramsey, I can't remember if it was you who posted a list some time back or No Mo Mo8/18/2006
60157Ramsey, I can't remember if it was you who posted it or not but, do you knoNo Mo Mo8/18/2006
60156"Toll Brothers, with projects from Viera to Jupiter, announced Wednesday thTravis_Bickle8/18/2006
60155No, interest rates are still good and they'll dicker. They were asking 725k.David Jones8/18/2006
60154>>Historically, lenders are slow in staffing up asset management departmenC.N.S.8/18/2006
60153All in the timing(not to mention having a good agent, which is rare). HelpUSelBroken_Clock8/18/2006
60152Foreclosures soar in North Texas More losing houses because of poor planning, riCalculatedRisk8/18/2006
60151Funny how the question of whether to do For Sale By Owner (FSBO) was never askedTaikun8/18/2006
60150Looks like you need to revisit thisProud Deplorable8/18/2006
60149For me, front month puts were very painful tuition. I have not taken that bait frenovator8/17/2006
60148I'm just wondering what the listings peak was in the last downturn and whethLizzie Tudor8/17/2006
60147I could probably locate some MLS inventory charts, at least for Los Angeles, butElroy Jetson8/17/2006
60146do you have any charts that go further back?Lizzie Tudor8/17/2006
60145Did someone yell fire?Broken_Clock8/17/2006
60144This "Race for the Exit Door" chart from the Wall Street Journal is woElroy Jetson8/17/2006
60143Latest from Clyde Kendzierski, who was hired to set Orange County's books stldo798/17/2006
60142bay area, right? Don't you think its too early for that?Lizzie Tudor8/17/2006
60141Correct opportunity time has started. I've one agent calls me weekly and a bDavid Jones8/17/2006
60140You can also add - rejected at the 50 day which was the last resistance on the lBroken_Clock8/17/2006
60139It's a shame that there are no options on the HGX.Paul Kern8/17/2006
60138I'm assuming from the name that a "sto death blow" is unbullish?&lpatron_anejo_por_favor8/17/2006
60137These short term moves are entirely unpredicable. I get sucked into buying thosesaveslivesbyday8/17/2006
60136Take a look at BKUNA. most of their business is FL option ARMS. they couldnorkrious8/17/2006
60135If we close here and head down tomorrow it will be a gravestone doji with a fullorkrious8/17/2006
60134I am short RYL alsoLizzie Tudor8/17/2006
60133Jeff has a way with words......<G>patron_anejo_por_favor8/17/2006
60132Short a half position of MDC @ 44.56. Good to be back in the saddle....<G>patron_anejo_por_favor8/17/2006
60131Interesting. Thanks. Those Florida numbers were hilarious!CalculatedRisk8/17/2006
60130Two days in a row he's pounded the table saying this. Although not a votinldo798/17/2006
60129JOE looks ripe for picking but I already spent my limit today on WCI. If we getTravis_Bickle8/17/2006
60128If the full sto rolls over here it will result in what Jeff from this thread Meorkrious8/17/2006
60127congrats, and I find it is always worthwhile to bet AGAINST some executive that Lizzie Tudor8/17/2006
60126count me in, slightly different angle. short faf 40.00. hope i'm lucky -g-marcher8/17/2006
60125Just listened to the conf call of OHB biz.yahoo.com Needless to say, analysts wRamsey Su8/17/2006
60124that is excellent website.Ramsey Su8/17/2006
60123"Inflation not accelerating" - let's party! That's about as rsaveslivesbyday8/17/2006
60122Great sight for info junkies on foreclosure filings in Mass by lender. Also tonJohn Vosilla8/17/2006
60121The Slide In U.S. Housing: No End In Sight 10:51:00, August 17, 2006 Leading U.Sldo798/17/2006
60120I sold my TOL (LEAP put) position on Monday for long term gains. Might consider Tommaso8/17/2006
60119it is more like the huge short positions in the homebuilders buying out of moneyRamsey Su8/17/2006
60118*DJ Freddie Mac 30-Yr Fixed Rate Falls To 6.52% From 6.55% *DJ Freddie Mac 15-Paul Kern8/17/2006
60117I'm planning for Sept as being bad. However we've got a lot of time betJohn Vosilla8/17/2006
60116shorted more ctx at 51.22 and len at 46.46. this is getting ridiculous.orkrious8/17/2006
60115And the media is being sucked in too. Keeping my leap puts but may buy some shoThink4Yourself8/17/2006
60114Inflection point here with interesting triple top or a breakout coming with CTX John Vosilla8/17/2006
60113Investors grab calls on U.S. home builders` stocks August 16, 2006 18:16:17 (ETravis_Bickle8/17/2006
60112ROTFL! That's what I'm talkin' about!<G>patron_anejo_por_favor8/17/2006
60111I just added to my largest short position, CTX, at 49.98.orkrious8/17/2006
60110Selling Short, Buying Puts and Selling Calls into this "rally" surely saveslivesbyday8/17/2006
60109Mumpsimus . You are throwing down the glove, sir. Heck, the SI spell checker dLive2Sail8/17/2006
60108Housing downturn will hurt azcentral.com Want to make a million bucks in real CalculatedRisk8/17/2006
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