Category Archives: interest rates

The 2010 Residential Wrap-Up: What’s goin’ on? Not much.

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Misha

Avid readers of this blog will recall that I hastily pulled my last attempt to post on this subject because of some errors in the data.  Horrors.  The errors caused 2010 to look like a much stronger year in terms … Continue reading →

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A Chart is Worth 1000 Words

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Misha

A couple of months ago (gasp!) I promised to post my favorite charts from the UC Berkeley Fisher School of Real Estate and Urban Economics’ symposium on the state of the market.   I then got swamped working on my own … Continue reading →

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Ken Rosen Says “Buy Now”

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Misha

Just back from the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic’s semi-annual symposium on all things real estate.  (FCREUE is the real estate department within UC Berkeley’s Haas Business School.) Ken Rosen is the Center’s oft-quoted co-chair and quietly … Continue reading →

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Alphabet Soup Revisited: What Shape Will the Recovery Take?

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Misha

Back in the still-uncertain days of September 09, every market pundit had his or her own letter for what shape the recovery would take. I blogged about Ben Bernanke‘s “U,” Liz Ann Sonders‘ “V,” and Nouriel Roubini‘s “W” here. Though … Continue reading →

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