Myth Busted: Being Owned By the Ownership Society in California: How Housing and Credit Came Crashing Down.
In 2003 President Bush talked about an ownership society to encourage the American public to take personal responsibility for their own actions and success. This was the rallying cry for the major tax cuts that were being pushed onto the American scene supposedly to bolster economic growth. The plan itself seemed to be working for […]
5 Key Housing Stats: Examining the U.S. Housing Market in May 2008.
The debate has shifted in the last few months with many now feeling that the credit crisis is behind us. Many are now looking forward thinking that the worst in the housing market is here and we are now nearing a short-term bottom. However, others have likened the current environment to being in the eye […]
$20 Trillion in Housing Wealth at Risk: The Potential Fall of the U.S. Housing Market.
Current estimates put American residential wealth at $20.66 billion. This is an incredibly large number and that is why even the relatively small percentage decline in prices last year has put the entire economy at risk. According to the Case-Shiller Index which tracks 20 metropolitan areas in the United States, the index is now down […]
What is a Recession? California Inflation, GDP, M1 and M3, and the Art of the Federal Reserve.
It shouldn’t come as a shock to you that California has a higher rate of inflation than the rest of the country. If we are to look at historical measures, what should the price of a California home be in 2007 accounting for inflation pressures? Using the CPI for California, which includes all urban consumers […]