According to the S&P Case Shiller home price index, single home prices in the US have been rising for the … More
Tag: USA
Meltdown
After the Oscar-winning documentary “Inside Job” there is now another must-see documentary on the 2008 financial collapse: Meltdown. Meltdown is … More
Bring Out The Gimp
Just as we thought we may have seen all the unlikely events happen, all the black swans landing in our … 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
GPR 250 Index up 6.7% in March 2010
Another day, another dollar; another month, another milestone. Listed propertyshares have definitely found their way up. The GPR 250 index … More
Hoe eet je een olifant? (translated)
Het is nu anderhalf jaar geleden dat de pleuris uitbrak. Tenminste, als je het omvallen van Lehman als het kantelpunt … More
How to eat an elephant?
It’s been 18 months now, since hell broke loose. That is, if you’re referring to the Lehman collapse as the … More
Poll Results: Not out of the woods yet
Despite bottoming real estate markets, rallying stock markets, months of green shoots and some general optimism on the economy, many … More
Poll: Are We Out of the Woods Yet?
Many talk about green shoots for some months now. Others say that worse is yet to come. We have seen … More
US house prices hit bottom and mythical bird wins
Look at the headlines today: American home prices have hit rock bottom: US cities see house prices drop by 2.8% … More
Cement versus Sentiment – the way ahead
This month’s EPRA Newsletter includes an interesting essay by Anatole Kaletsky, economic commentator of The Times of London, where he … More
Real Estate Rollercoaster
US Home prices, adjusted for inflation, 1890-2007 … plotted to a rollercoaser… enjoy! Too bad this rides ends in 2007. … More
