Category Archives: Economy

Revised Absorption Chart, but the results are the same, only worse

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Misha

Thanks, Jean-Claude for making me take a second look at my methodology on my Absorption Chart.  I had anticipated your point about the lag between listing dates and sales but had unfortunately gotten the formula backwards in my chart — … Continue reading →

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Supply/Demand: Does it predict price? Maybe not.

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Misha

Now hold on there, matie!  Basic economic theory  says more supply than demand, prices will fall, right?  Well take a look at this graph. It shows the absorption rate of single family home listings from January 2006 through December 2008 … Continue reading →

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The View from Space — Part 3: Above California

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Misha

The forecast for the California Housing Market Continue reading →

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The View from Space — Part 2

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Misha

More pearls from Ken Rosen and the other big brains who addressed UC Berkeley’s  Annual Real Estate and Economics Symposium on Monday: •    What to Invest In Now: Rosen and several other commentators say that REITS (publicly traded companies that … Continue reading →

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The view from space — Part 1

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Misha

Ken Rosen is a smart guy.  He’s the co-chair of the Fisher Center of Real Estate and Urban Economics at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and the investment advisor of choice to some of the biggest players … Continue reading →

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