Paper Economy

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all resident...

In a new and recurring post, Ill attempt to compare various housing trends from today’s housing bust to similar trends seen during past hous...

With all the news surrounding PIMCO's Bill Gross and the Treasury’s 10 year note yield spiking over 5%, now is probably a good time to ...

Not only did April’s results show further weakening of the nations housing markets, it also provided definitive proof that the housing decli...

Can there be anything funnier than watching CNBC correspondents struggle to make sense of economic data? I’m sure there is but still, it’s ...

Today’s New Residential Construction Report continues to indicate significant weakness in the nations housing markets and for residential c...

A lot has been made in recent years about the “wealth effect” associated to the unprecedented home value appreciation seen during the histor...

Well it’s safe to say that in March I almost capitulated as my server took a “hard landing” of its own putting a jeopardy all the Inventory...

In an effort to gain a better perspective on the new home market, I whipped up a few charts that visually demonstrate the extent of the decl...