Archive for August, 2008
Bottoms Up? NYTimes 8.26.08
Falling prices bring out home purchasers in July
Some analysts say market has hit bottom, but supply very high relative to sales.
By Michael M. Grynbaum
NEW YORK TIMES
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Home sales perked up in July, a respite for the housing market, as falling prices appeared to lure more buyers. But the number of homes for [...]
Keller Williams Mega Camp 2008 Nelson Chronicle Blog Report: Austin Market Overview
So you’re attending Keller Williams Mega Camp 2008 in Austin, TX. Excellent choice. The Nelson Project at the Austin SWMC thought you might be interested in a little Austin market overview before you get here. So, a few market highlights …
although not untouched by the mortgage meltdown and national bubble-popping, Austin has been and remains one [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )4 reasons why TX is doing well
In a video on MSN Money, James Gaines, a research economist at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University talks about the 4 reasons why TX is doing well in the housing blahs and mortgage meltdown. Here’s the quick list:
TX did not have the big boom or bubble.
TX is an affordable state with housing [...]
Bright spots in the housing nightmare
David Koeppel of MSN Money interviews James Gaines, a research economist at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University on the topic of why Texas as had “remarkable resilience” in the 2008 market woes. Koppel says that nobody has been unscathed, but TX is a bright spot. Lucky us.
Here’s the link:
BrightSpot
NPR Podcast: The Giant Pool of Money
Do you feel somewhat clueless as to how such enormous banks and lenders could have gotten themselves into such a sticky economic position? Kind of like seeing an otherwise intelligent kid with his head stuck between two fence pickets. Or an otherwise intelligent friend get into and stuck in a really bad relationship. Or an [...]
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