Am I missing something here?
The news of the day seems to be that Stocks slip after new-home sales tumble . Really? I mean, I just don’t get this, This assumes that investors were expecting home sales to remain steady, possibly even rising. But that doesn’t make any sense.
I’m not an expert or an economist by [...]
Remember when the government subsidies for buying new cars ended and car sales tanked? Looks like we’re seeing the same thing in the housing market. It shouldn’t be surprising that Mortgage Purchase Applications Plummet As Tax Cuts Expire because when you subsidize an activity, you get more of it. When you take [...]
A while ago, my wife and I were looking to sell our house and upgrade to a larger home. Our family was outgrowing our starter home. We had made some pretty dumb decisions when we bought that home. We had no idea what we were doing. We didn’t shop around for the best mortgage, we [...]
According to this article from the AP, new home sales fell 7.6% last month.
The Commerce Department said December sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000 from an upwardly revised November pace of 370,000. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had forecast a pace of 370,000 for December.
It’s mildly surprising given that the home [...]
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