Byron’s Picks of the Top Recent Real Estate and Economy News - 2/17/12 by Byron Allen |
| The past few weeks have yielded a mix of confusing articles, with about as many positive as negative positions on the future of the real estate market and economy. I see this as a confirmation that we’re still looking at more of the same snail-paced recovery we’ve been experiencing the last year or two. I was a bit more optimistic in my previous post - perhaps too much so. My i... |
Byron’s Picks of the Top Real Estate and Economy News of the Week - 1/27/12 by Byron Allen |
| It sure is refreshing to see a week of good economic news! It may be a little early to bust out the sunglasses and my CD of Timbuk3’s one hit wonder "the Future’s so Bright I Gotta Wear Shades,” but I’m thinking about it! Housing Crisis to End in 2012 as Banks Loosen Credit Standards dsnews.com Capital Economics expects the housing crisis to end this year, according to a r... |
Comparing “The Great Recession” with prior recessions by Byron Allen |
| At the Urban Land Institute (ULI Arizona)’s annual Arizona Trends Day conference, Dr. Dennis Hoffman, economics professor at Arizona State University, shared some very enlightening charts that compared the current “Great Recession” with the prior 10 recessions since WWII. The slides are not posted on the ULI website yet, so I Googled “recession comparison charts” and found a great resource at the ... |