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Title: Obamanomic Housing Market Slips Into Depression Territory
Source:
CNBC
URL Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/41019790
Published: Jan 12, 2011
Author: Cindy Perman
Post Date: 2011-01-12 10:35:26 by Happy Quanzaa
Keywords: depression, Stimulus 1-5
Views: 240
Comments: 3
As the economy revs back to life, with signs of hiring on the horizon, the housing market is being left behind like Macaulay Culkin in “Home Alone.” In the past few years, we’ve all been careful to choose our words carefully, not calling it a recession until it fit the technical definition and avoiding any inappropriate use of the “D” word — Depression. Things were bad but the broader economy never reached Depression territory. The housing market, on the other hand, just crossed that threshold. Home values have fallen 26 percent since their peak in June 2006, worse than the 25.9-percent decline seen during the Depression years between 1928 and 1933, Zillow reported. November marked the 53rd consecutive month (4 ½ years) that home values have fallen. What’s worse, it’s not over yet: Home values are expected to continue to slide as inventories pile up, and likely won't recover until the job market improves. And while the president is physically protected in an emergency, whisked to a bunker at an undisclosed location, the actual White House is not: The value of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has dropped by $80 million, or nearly 25 percent since the peak of the housing boom. It’s current value is $251.6 million, according to Zillow, down from $331.5 million. Oh-h say can you see … by the dawn’s ear-ly light …
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#1. To: All (#0)
What economy is revving back to life? It ain't happening anywhere near my house.
And that 'revving' is where? 'Signs of hiring' where? The sad part in crumbling empire comes when the Intelligentsia/UberRiche start to believe their own Agit/Prop. 23% Unemployment in CA/NV. And how can someone buy a home priced at Boom, when we're now in a bust and no pension/health care in site.
Housing drops to 1965 prices. DeflaTION JUST GETTING STARTED. Deleveraging hasn't even begun yet.
As the economy revs back to life
#2. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
As the economy revs back to life, with signs of hiring on the horizon, the housing market is being left behind like Macaulay Culkin in “Home Alone.”
#3. To: All (#2)
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