Buyers Tapped Record Amount of Home Equity in Q4
March 9, 2022
From The Real Deal: With home values surging, American homeowners are tapping their equity at a rate not seen since before the Great Recession. Homeowners
Russia, Bank Reserves and Housing
March 8, 2022
This topic likely deserves far more detailed treatment. But I thought I’d park a couple of thoughts here, maybe to be revisited in the future.
The World Reminds Us Why What We Do Matters
March 7, 2022
This is going to be a long and personal post. If you’re more interested in analysis of real estate companies, identifying major trends affecting housing,
Russia Gets Orangepilled
March 6, 2022
With the news that the West (particularly the US) has banned Russia and Russian banks from the SWIFT system, it seems fairly obvious that Russia
Housing… to the Moon!
March 5, 2022
CoreLogic released January home price numbers and… well… crypto ain’t the only thing going to the moon: Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year
Real Estate Brokerages and the Changing Tides
March 3, 2022
As most of you know, I used to do in-depth updates for each of the publicly traded companies in the residential real estate sector. Since
Purchase Mortgages Plummet in Q4 of 2021
March 2, 2022
From Attom: Total mortgages drop at fastest pace in three years Banks and other lenders issued 3,266,907 residential mortgages in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Q4/2021 and FY 2021: Opendoor Blows the Doors Open
February 28, 2022
Opendoor reported its Q4 and full year 2021 earnings last Thursday, and I needed to take some time to think through things. Long story short,
Notorious POD, Ep 41: Musings – Why Housing Will Remain Unaffordable… Unless…
February 23, 2022
A look at some recent data showing housing is becoming more and more unaffordable for the average American buyer, why that might be, and why
