Archive for July 2010
Those looking to hear the views of one side of the housing market debate (“It’s worse than you think”) might consider following the attached link, and signing up for the Altos research presentation on Thursday July 29.
http://blog.altosresearch.com/altos-research-june-2010-housing-report-supply-up-prices-down/
As always, … Read More
With the trades in Denver contracts last month, open interest is up to 118, prior to the release of today’s Case-Shiller index #’s.
I am riding next weekend in a 250-mile bike tour from Boston to Greenwich to raise funds (and awareness) for ALS. It’s hard enough to figure a profitable business model for this website, but if you’ve enjoyed my commentary, and … Read More
One of my roles away from here is that of moderator for a book club at my local library. (Non-fiction, primarily foreign affairs and current events) That role has reintroduced me to a love of reading that proved elusive with … Read More
You know that housing may be making a comeback when the topic reappears as acceptablecocktail chatter at summer parties. Let me arm you withwhat the CME market is saying so you can deal with that blowhard who claims to have … Read More
I want to continue to bring your attention sites that discuss home price expecations, home price predictions, and research on the Case-Shiller index to highlight any discrepencies and outliers between those estimates, and prices that CME Home Price futures are … Read More
OK -the phrase “Go West, young man” -that has been credited to Horace Greeley- may have made more sense when the majority of the population lived on the East Coast, but the theme is the same here. It seems that … Read More
It might be useful to walk through the calculation of the CUS (The 10-city Nationwide) index once, as the index presents an opportunity for possible trading strategies. To start, the table (below) lists the weights of the index and shows … Read More
