by Brian Carr on December 21, 2011
Share I’ve always taken the data reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) with a grain of salt, especially during the downturn in housing. They’ve always seemed to have a Pollyanna view on things, routinely telling us that the worst was behind us and better days were ahead, only to see sales and prices [...]
by Brian Carr on September 2, 2011
Share As you’ve read here several times (It’s Not a Double Dip, It’s a Depression?, 10 Signs We’re Headed for Another Recession – Or That The Last One Never Ended), I truly believe we never left the Great Recession. Sure, in the very broadest technical definition of the word we left The Great Recession because our GDP [...]
by Brian Carr on August 18, 2011
Share It seems like an already tough time for consumers is getting even worse. Despite a sluggish economy (which, according to Morgan Stanley is dangerously close to entering a recession, but you already knew this because you’re an avid reader of this site), continued high unemployment, and an extremely bi-polar stock market, it appears as [...]
by Brian Carr on August 15, 2011
Share Without a doubt, the last month has been filled with economic uncertainty. The United States Congress took forever to raise the debt limit, having the new legislature signed into law the very same day the country was due to hit the debt limit. Last week stocks plunged, regained ground, plunged, and came back again. [...]