Posts Tagged ‘RECOVERY’Recovery: How Long Did it Take Last Time?This post first appeared in the SPECIAL EDITION: Cirios Trends: A Decade in Flux << PREVIOUS The aforementioned warning about historical analogues notwithstanding, let’s take a look at how the housing market recovered the last time there was a persistent decline in home prices. As an aside, one of the most challenging aspects of analyzing [...] Keepin’ It Real Estate: Treasury Tries to Re-Inflate Housing BubbleBy ANDREW JEFFERY This post first appeared on Minyanville. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is hoping he’s found the magic bullet to solve the US housing market’s seemingly never-endless woes. He hasn’t. By throwing around the weight of recently nationalized mortgage giants Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), the Treasury Department is considering a plan [...] |