Comments on: Bad Headline of the Day: U.S. Housing Starts Rebound http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:28:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154390 Mark E Hoffer Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:22:34 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154390 By Allen Smalling "Constant Reader," "Do commas go where they go for breathing, as the do-it-naturally school of non-grammar so many of us were exposed to would have it? Or were they for Medieval chanting or, more analytically, for grammar? Truss explains that it's a mish-mosh of all three, and proceeds to make useful sense of it all. Along the way she confesses she would have gladly borne the children of the 15th-Century Italian typographer who invented Italics and the forward-slash. " http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592400876 even a version for the kinder: http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/productreviews/fr/eats_shoots.htm you know, for the reference~ though, maybe we should fwd: Lucia a copy of Ms. Lynne Truss' book.. By Allen Smalling “Constant Reader,”

“Do commas go where they go for breathing, as the do-it-naturally school of non-grammar so many of us were exposed to would have it? Or were they for Medieval chanting or, more analytically, for grammar? Truss explains that it’s a mish-mosh of all three, and proceeds to make useful sense of it all. Along the way she confesses she would have gladly borne the children of the 15th-Century Italian typographer who invented Italics and the forward-slash. ”

http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592400876

even a version for the kinder:
http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/productreviews/fr/eats_shoots.htm

you know, for the reference~ though, maybe we should fwd: Lucia a copy of Ms. Lynne Truss’ book..

]]> By: Stuart http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154388 Stuart Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:43:59 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154388 This headline fits nicely into that thrust that Jon Stewart was point out. Built in media bias. This headline was not an accident. This headline fits nicely into that thrust that Jon Stewart was point out. Built in media bias. This headline was not an accident.

]]> By: try2bamused http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154372 try2bamused Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:09:15 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154372 Please people, can't the bulls enjoy their grasping at straws for a change? Don't you know that the crisis is over! the bottom is in! mission accomplished! Please people, can’t the bulls enjoy their grasping at straws for a change? Don’t you know that the crisis is over! the bottom is in! mission accomplished!

]]> By: retrogrouch http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154368 retrogrouch Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:25:19 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154368 Feb is traditionally a little higher than Dec and Jan. - It's called winter thaw in lots of the country. And we had really awful weather for Dec. and Jan. so a little of it is displaced or spill over. How anyone finds hope in this is beyond me. Feb is traditionally a little higher than Dec and Jan. – It’s called winter thaw in lots of the country. And we had really awful weather for Dec. and Jan. so a little of it is displaced or spill over. How anyone finds hope in this is beyond me.

]]> By: retrogrouch http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154367 retrogrouch Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:24:50 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154367 Feb is traditionally a little higher than Dec and Jan. - It's called winter thaw in lots of the country. And we had really awful weather for Dec. and Jan. so a little of it is displaced or spill over. Ho wanyone finds hope in this is beyond me. Feb is traditionally a little higher than Dec and Jan. – It’s called winter thaw in lots of the country. And we had really awful weather for Dec. and Jan. so a little of it is displaced or spill over. Ho wanyone finds hope in this is beyond me.

]]> By: The Woodsman http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154363 The Woodsman Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:52:30 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154363 Ottovbvs, The point of my article is that there is little going on as I can see in building of new construction in my area. My thought was that this link would be interesting to those reading here. I sit on our local Zoning Board and we have had zero new buildings go up in our town in the last 18 months. Houses are selling, but prices have not stopped falling. I had dinner Saturday with a local realtor friend, he said he sees no bottom in residential real estate yet, he's been at it over forty years. Take it for what it's worth. Ottovbvs, The point of my article is that there is little going on as I can see in building of new construction in my area. My thought was that this link would be interesting to those reading here. I sit on our local Zoning Board and we have had zero new buildings go up in our town in the last 18 months. Houses are selling, but prices have not stopped falling. I had dinner Saturday with a local realtor friend, he said he sees no bottom in residential real estate yet, he’s been at it over forty years. Take it for what it’s worth.

]]> By: SeanFX http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154362 SeanFX Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:49:52 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154362 It’s all multi-family these days, huh. I live in LA, and the funny thing is that I’ve seen signs ‘condos for sale’ for a year now and yet they are building new ones right next door in the most expensive areas. Another thing, most apt. building managers are having hard time to fill the ever increasing vacancies as people leave town for lack of jobs but my guess is the builders take advantage of cheap materials and labor in the hope the market recovers soon. Good luck. They gonna need it. It’s all multi-family these days, huh. I live in LA, and the funny thing is that I’ve seen signs ‘condos for sale’ for a year now and yet they are building new ones right next door in the most expensive areas.
Another thing, most apt. building managers are having hard time to fill the ever increasing vacancies as people leave town for lack of jobs but my guess is the builders take advantage of cheap materials and labor in the hope the market recovers soon. Good luck. They gonna need it.

]]> By: leftback http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154361 leftback Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:40:40 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154361 Another initial claims number coming on Thursday, to bring us all back to reality. I expect a little correction in the Spring Rally to begin tomorrow afternoon, if not before, in anticipation of another big number. Another initial claims number coming on Thursday, to bring us all back to reality. I expect a little correction in the Spring Rally to begin tomorrow afternoon, if not before, in anticipation of another big number.

]]> By: ottovbvs http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154358 ottovbvs Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:19:13 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154358 The Woodsman Says: March 17th, 2009 at 4:45 pm Things are great in housing. ......Did anyone say it was great in housing other than you?....A measured appraisal is being given by jmcmanus......you can take it or leave it. The Woodsman Says:

March 17th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Things are great in housing.

……Did anyone say it was great in housing other than you?….A measured appraisal is being given by jmcmanus……you can take it or leave it.

]]> By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/bad-headline-of-the-day-us-housing-starts-rebound/comment-page-1/#comment-154348 Mike in Nola Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:06:12 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=21967#comment-154348 sorry for the typos. Spent the day trying to get a webserver to do something it didn't want to and am pretty tired. sorry for the typos. Spent the day trying to get a webserver to do something it didn’t want to and am pretty tired.

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