On Chinese Ghost Towns and Property Bubbles

A lot has been written about the economic wonder that China is said to be. Said to be, indeed. Because … More

Animal Spirits on a Roller Coaster – Robert Shiller

I wanted to share this short video, in which Robert Shiller elaborates on his views on home prices … More

Back to were we started off with this blog: March 2009. We’ve set off while the economy was based on quicksand: … More

De Nederlandse woningmarkt heeft een probleem. Of, zoals je beter zou kunnen zeggen: de Nederlandse woningmarkt IS een probleem. De … More

Although listed properties are finding their way up, it seems that Europe is suffering a setback. The GPR 250 Index gained … More

Het is nu anderhalf jaar geleden dat de pleuris uitbrak. Tenminste, als je het omvallen van Lehman als het kantelpunt … More

Market analysts have been talking about greens shoots for many months now. And although optimism may be good in general, … More

Despite bottoming real estate markets, rallying stock markets, months of green shoots and some general optimism on the economy, many … More

Many talk about green shoots for some months now. Others say that worse is yet to come. We have seen … More

Allright, it is official now: real estate markets have been bottoming out. Few of them are on the uprise, many … More

When deleveraging continues, which will be the case, consumer spending will most likely drop. Hence, retail sales will drop too. … More

Page one or two of your real estate text book probably states something like: the two prime drivers of property values … More