Among the crowded ranks of economists and market watchers, Dean Baker stands out. Baker presciently called the housing bubble when he published “The Run-up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble?” in 2002.



So does our guest Baker see the so-called housing recovery now? "No. I mean I think people that are saying that just aren't paying attention to what's in front of their eyes," says Baker, an American economist and co-director of the Center… Continue

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I received a phone call today from a couple who are interested in moving up in my area. They have outgrown their existing home and want to take that next step into a larger home in a more exclusive neighborhood. After chatting with the wife for a few minutes about exactly what they are looking for in a new home, I asked her "How were you referred to me?". I don't have any homes listed in the subdivision she is most interested in, so I was curious what led her to me. Her response was a… Continue

Mortgage applications to purchase homes rose

13 percent last week over the previous week on a seasonally adjusted

basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey.



This was the third consecutive week

applications to purchase homes have increased, rising 24 percent

compared to March. On an unadjusted basis, purchase applications

increased 14.1 percent compared with the previous… Continue

Greg Reed sent me this which I thought was brilliant. I wanted to pass it on. Here it is.

There are literally hundreds if not thousands of little things we can do to raise the bar in our…

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