Investing, Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

How To Determine If You Are In A "Good" Or "Bad" Housing Market

By Donna S. Robinson | March 9, 2012
If you are the typical person out there, reading the main stream media reports about housing, and whether the market is "good or "bad" you probably think that the current market is "bad". But when it comes to market dynamics, the housing market is neither "good" or "bad", bur rather, "good" and "bad" are all defined within your personal frame of reference.
Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

S & P / Case-Schiller 4th Qtr 2011... Atlanta GA Weakest Housing Market

By Donna S. Robinson | January 9, 2012
According to the Standard and Poors / Case-Schiller 4th Quarter 2011 Index of U.S. housing prices, 19 of the 20 markets in the 20 city composite index showed a continuing downward trend in housing prices. Atlanta, GA was the weakest housing market in the U.S. with a change of -11.7% during this same period.
US Real Estate

Cities Expect More Budget Cuts as Home Values Continue to Fall

By Tavis J. Hampton | December 27, 2011
The writing has been on the wall for years, but the moment when cities will have to make serious cuts to deal with falling housing prices may come in 2012. Part of the real estate market collapse that rarely gets attention is the effect it has on property taxes. Cities use those taxes to pay […]
Home Builders/Developer's, Real Estate, US Real Estate

Spending on Construction Up 1.4% Last Month

By Mike Wheatley | October 5, 2011
Building companies increased their spending on the construction of new homes and offices during August, following a huge drop in spending the month before, said the Commerce Department earlier this week. According to a report in the Washington Post, spending on construction in the last month rose by 1.4%, and saw modest increases in spending […]
Featured News, Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

Bernanke Admits Policy Failure, Then Asks For More Of The Same

By Donna S. Robinson | October 5, 2011
In today's report to congress, I could not help but notice two things. First, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was essentially admitting that his program to solve our economic problems with more spending is not working out very well. And it was painfully obvious that some if not most of the congressmen/women on the panel had […]
Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

A Sustainable Housing Market Means Lower Prices Are Necessary

By Donna S. Robinson | October 3, 2011
A recent survey of bank risk managers indicates that "Home prices are unlikely to recover before 2020 and mortgage defaults will persist for years..." It seems that the bad news for housing is that prices won't go up much for years to come. But from a fundamental standpoint, this is exactly what the housing market […]
Market Watch, US Real Estate

Birmingham Market Watch - A Resilient and Enduring City

By Anita Cooper | September 24, 2011
Talk to any realtor in Birmingham, A.L., and you will probably hear the same thing that realtors are saying across the country, “Things are okay, but they could be better.” Sales in Birmingham for the month of August were down 5%, however they were 21% higher than levels last August. Experts believe that this is […]

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