Comments on: Home Prices Through August 2009 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/home-prices-through-august-2009/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Gatsby http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/home-prices-through-august-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-230183 Gatsby Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:03:08 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42481#comment-230183 Its Me makes a great point. I found the Portland/Seattle lag interesting. I wonder what caused it? Also look at Detroit (if you can stomach it). I had a great dinner conversation this weekend about whether or not Detroit will be just another large town 100 years from now. It certainly is looking more and more that way. Maybe it will fall into Lake St. Clair or just get annexed by the City of Windsor? Revisit the Treaty of Ghent anyone? Its Me makes a great point. I found the Portland/Seattle lag interesting. I wonder what caused it?

Also look at Detroit (if you can stomach it). I had a great dinner conversation this weekend about whether or not Detroit will be just another large town 100 years from now. It certainly is looking more and more that way. Maybe it will fall into Lake St. Clair or just get annexed by the City of Windsor? Revisit the Treaty of Ghent anyone?

]]> By: Its Me http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/home-prices-through-august-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-230141 Its Me Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:05:32 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42481#comment-230141 What is interesting about that chart is the lag and lead time between various cities. San Diego went negative in Aug 06 Boston went negative April 06 Vs Portland in Jan 08 Charlotte in Jun 08 Almost a two year spread in the change in fortunes for these cities. East - West coast doesn't seem to matter. What is interesting about that chart is the lag and lead time between various cities.

San Diego went negative in Aug 06
Boston went negative April 06
Vs
Portland in Jan 08
Charlotte in Jun 08

Almost a two year spread in the change in fortunes for these cities. East – West coast doesn’t seem to matter.

]]> By: Bruce in Tn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/home-prices-through-august-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-230129 Bruce in Tn Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:09:21 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42481#comment-230129 Agree with Pithy: I wonder what marginal tax rates will be in 12 months. And another bailout of GMAC. Taxation nation. Agree with Pithy: I wonder what marginal tax rates will be in 12 months. And another bailout of GMAC.

Taxation nation.

]]> By: PithyDog http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/home-prices-through-august-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-230124 PithyDog Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:53:54 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42481#comment-230124 Groundhog Day. You either qualify for a home of choice or you don't. Excerpt from article: 'In my office, people were buying homes left and right because of that tax credit,” said Kitty Berberick, who works for an insurance company in Las Vegas. “That credit was a godsend.” Manipulation nation. Groundhog Day.

You either qualify for a home of choice or you don’t.

Excerpt from article:

‘In my office, people were buying homes left and right because of that tax credit,” said Kitty Berberick, who works for an insurance company in Las Vegas. “That credit was a godsend.”

Manipulation nation.

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