Posts Tagged ‘ real estate ’

How to Play Real Estate’s Recent Moves

Apr 1st, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Options
There’s no doubt the U.S. equity markets are in the midst of a decent upside run. After bouncing off 673 on March 9, the S&P 500 has surged a stunning 23% as of last Friday. That's some seriously bullish action. The market has also bounced on higher average volume, which is ...read more

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Existing Home Sales Show Glimmer of Hope

Jan 28th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Housing
While I wouldn’t be popping the champagne on a recovery in the dismal U.S. real estate market yet, the latest news does point to some improving trends. And as I’ve said here time and time again, a lousy real estate market got us into this mess and an improving one ...read more

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Trammel Crow: Lessons in Real Estate Investing

Jan 26th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Housing, Investing Strategies
“There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.” — Trammell Crow, real estate mogul Cycles are an inseparable part of the landscape of markets. Fortunes are often made in the valleys. I was thinking of this after I read several obituaries of Trammel Crow, who died this month. He ...read more

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Profiting from the Wealth Effect

Jan 7th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Housing, Investing Strategies
Perhaps the biggest reason the stock market is a leading indicator of where the economy is headed is what's called the "wealth effect."  It goes something like this… When our portfolios are headed higher, we usually go out and spend like the dickens.  After all, with nice fat investments we feel ...read more

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