Wednesday, May 12, 2010

U.S. HOME PRICES – THE LONG, LONG TERM VIEW

Here's David Rosenberg again, this time with a chart from Prof. Robert Shiller's data.

Mean reversion is one sticky concept, that a debt addicted economy is going to have to come to terms with.
As the inventory of unsold homes and the shadow inventory of foreclosed homes continues to build, the downward pressure on home prices in the U.S.A. looks all set to continue.

Lastly, here is a link from Main Street that the guys on Wall Street should take a look at.

Food-stamp tally nears 40 million, sets record Reuters

""""""""Food stamps are the primary federal anti-hunger program, helping poor people buy food. Enrollment is highest during times of economic distress. The jobless rate was 9.9 percent, the government said on Friday.

The Agriculture Department said 39.68 million people, or 1 in 8 Americans, were enrolled for food stamps during February, an increase of 260,000 from January. USDA updated its figures on Wednesday.""""""""""""

1 comment:

financial spread betting said...

You are lucky that house prices in the US have corrected a lot already. In the UK they are still at ridiculous levels. The government is doing all it can to keep them so high.