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December 30, 2007 at 2:57 PM #11361
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December 30, 2007 at 3:32 PM #126473
Ex-SD
ParticipantThere are so many people who want or need to sell their homes who are still in denial that it will probably take until the end of next summer for despair and/or panic to set in for most of them. My prediction is that most will probably keep their prices too high until around the end of September before reality finally starts to settle in. Of course, NAR & CAR will still be making their inane predictions which will keep hope alive among the truly stupid and naive.
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December 30, 2007 at 3:32 PM #126631
Ex-SD
ParticipantThere are so many people who want or need to sell their homes who are still in denial that it will probably take until the end of next summer for despair and/or panic to set in for most of them. My prediction is that most will probably keep their prices too high until around the end of September before reality finally starts to settle in. Of course, NAR & CAR will still be making their inane predictions which will keep hope alive among the truly stupid and naive.
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December 30, 2007 at 3:32 PM #126642
Ex-SD
ParticipantThere are so many people who want or need to sell their homes who are still in denial that it will probably take until the end of next summer for despair and/or panic to set in for most of them. My prediction is that most will probably keep their prices too high until around the end of September before reality finally starts to settle in. Of course, NAR & CAR will still be making their inane predictions which will keep hope alive among the truly stupid and naive.
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December 30, 2007 at 3:32 PM #126710
Ex-SD
ParticipantThere are so many people who want or need to sell their homes who are still in denial that it will probably take until the end of next summer for despair and/or panic to set in for most of them. My prediction is that most will probably keep their prices too high until around the end of September before reality finally starts to settle in. Of course, NAR & CAR will still be making their inane predictions which will keep hope alive among the truly stupid and naive.
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December 30, 2007 at 3:32 PM #126735
Ex-SD
ParticipantThere are so many people who want or need to sell their homes who are still in denial that it will probably take until the end of next summer for despair and/or panic to set in for most of them. My prediction is that most will probably keep their prices too high until around the end of September before reality finally starts to settle in. Of course, NAR & CAR will still be making their inane predictions which will keep hope alive among the truly stupid and naive.
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December 30, 2007 at 3:48 PM #126489
patientrenter
ParticipantHereWeGo, there won’t be any moment of panic. Air will come out of this bubble ever so slowly. Just check the last downturn, in 1990-1996. In this one, the speed down is faster, but we have a lot further to go because the run-up was much bigger than last time. So it may take about as long to fully deflate.
I agree with Ex-SD that many sellers will retain hopes of a rebound during most of Spring and Summer. By Fall, the stragglers will begin to realize that there will be no lasting rebound for years. By then, we’ll see fewer stories of a “bottom next year”.
Patient renter in OC
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December 30, 2007 at 3:48 PM #126646
patientrenter
ParticipantHereWeGo, there won’t be any moment of panic. Air will come out of this bubble ever so slowly. Just check the last downturn, in 1990-1996. In this one, the speed down is faster, but we have a lot further to go because the run-up was much bigger than last time. So it may take about as long to fully deflate.
I agree with Ex-SD that many sellers will retain hopes of a rebound during most of Spring and Summer. By Fall, the stragglers will begin to realize that there will be no lasting rebound for years. By then, we’ll see fewer stories of a “bottom next year”.
Patient renter in OC
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December 30, 2007 at 3:48 PM #126657
patientrenter
ParticipantHereWeGo, there won’t be any moment of panic. Air will come out of this bubble ever so slowly. Just check the last downturn, in 1990-1996. In this one, the speed down is faster, but we have a lot further to go because the run-up was much bigger than last time. So it may take about as long to fully deflate.
I agree with Ex-SD that many sellers will retain hopes of a rebound during most of Spring and Summer. By Fall, the stragglers will begin to realize that there will be no lasting rebound for years. By then, we’ll see fewer stories of a “bottom next year”.
Patient renter in OC
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December 30, 2007 at 3:48 PM #126725
patientrenter
ParticipantHereWeGo, there won’t be any moment of panic. Air will come out of this bubble ever so slowly. Just check the last downturn, in 1990-1996. In this one, the speed down is faster, but we have a lot further to go because the run-up was much bigger than last time. So it may take about as long to fully deflate.
I agree with Ex-SD that many sellers will retain hopes of a rebound during most of Spring and Summer. By Fall, the stragglers will begin to realize that there will be no lasting rebound for years. By then, we’ll see fewer stories of a “bottom next year”.
Patient renter in OC
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December 30, 2007 at 3:48 PM #126750
patientrenter
ParticipantHereWeGo, there won’t be any moment of panic. Air will come out of this bubble ever so slowly. Just check the last downturn, in 1990-1996. In this one, the speed down is faster, but we have a lot further to go because the run-up was much bigger than last time. So it may take about as long to fully deflate.
I agree with Ex-SD that many sellers will retain hopes of a rebound during most of Spring and Summer. By Fall, the stragglers will begin to realize that there will be no lasting rebound for years. By then, we’ll see fewer stories of a “bottom next year”.
Patient renter in OC
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December 30, 2007 at 4:01 PM #126494
LA_Renter
ParticipantGood question. If we were to have an actual panic it would be in 2008 IMO. When do we hit a critical mass?? The holidays for me this year have been very different regarding relatives reactions to my housing bubble views. Last year they just looked at me weird and talked about it behind my back, now everything is out in the open and they are asking me questions on how this will play out. So we are at an…”OK there was a housing bubble” moment. With that said I don’t think people understand exactly how serious some of these problems are especially surrounding the credit crisis that still shows no sign of abating. I think a catalyst for a panic would be some sort of credit event in the markets ie. a large institution goes belly up, a day when the market can’t open, etc. Now combine that with an election year and all the politicians exploiting the crisis for their own benefit and having this info filter into, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Oprah…etc. You could really see a turning of the herd in the other direction. Once it really sinks in that you can be under water by 150K to 300K+ paying an reset mortgage thats soaking up to 60%+ of your income…….yea you could have a panic.
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December 30, 2007 at 4:14 PM #126509
temeculaguy
ParticipantI agree with LA on this one, the past bubbles didn’t have panic but the past bubble didn’t have the I/O, adjustables and teaser rates to extent that this one did. It isn’t just a percentage points higher, the majority of the loans from 2003-2006 were not 30 yr fixed in So Cal. The past bubble was part of a normal cycle with normal financing and for the most part the only people who owned homes could afford them and could afford to ride it out. This bubble is a whole different ball game and I think panic will hit in 2008. I think the herd has turned, I think that the holidays derailed the decline and kept inventory off the market. As the forclosures drive the comps down, even if you find a buyer in the spring, the lenders wont make the loans because they have deemed So Cal a declining market, people won’t have the downpayment, nobody will be able to move up and we will have real estate grid lock. Fasten your seat belts.
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December 30, 2007 at 11:40 PM #126648
hipmatt
Participantgreat thread, great posts all. Some of my friends and family looked at me like I was crazy the last 2 years when I was calling for the bursting of the housing bubble too. I was so sure it was coming that I strongly urged a friend of mine to sell in late 2006 after selling mine in mid 2005. Luckily he got out just in time, and every time he sees me he thanks me for my advice(the worse things get) and tells me all the horror stories from his old neighborhood. The last time he saw me he said I saved him 150k, according to the recent listings.
Now that the things we’ve been talking about are coming to fruition, people take what I have to say a bit more seriously.
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December 30, 2007 at 11:40 PM #126806
hipmatt
Participantgreat thread, great posts all. Some of my friends and family looked at me like I was crazy the last 2 years when I was calling for the bursting of the housing bubble too. I was so sure it was coming that I strongly urged a friend of mine to sell in late 2006 after selling mine in mid 2005. Luckily he got out just in time, and every time he sees me he thanks me for my advice(the worse things get) and tells me all the horror stories from his old neighborhood. The last time he saw me he said I saved him 150k, according to the recent listings.
Now that the things we’ve been talking about are coming to fruition, people take what I have to say a bit more seriously.
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December 30, 2007 at 11:40 PM #126817
hipmatt
Participantgreat thread, great posts all. Some of my friends and family looked at me like I was crazy the last 2 years when I was calling for the bursting of the housing bubble too. I was so sure it was coming that I strongly urged a friend of mine to sell in late 2006 after selling mine in mid 2005. Luckily he got out just in time, and every time he sees me he thanks me for my advice(the worse things get) and tells me all the horror stories from his old neighborhood. The last time he saw me he said I saved him 150k, according to the recent listings.
Now that the things we’ve been talking about are coming to fruition, people take what I have to say a bit more seriously.
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December 30, 2007 at 11:40 PM #126885
hipmatt
Participantgreat thread, great posts all. Some of my friends and family looked at me like I was crazy the last 2 years when I was calling for the bursting of the housing bubble too. I was so sure it was coming that I strongly urged a friend of mine to sell in late 2006 after selling mine in mid 2005. Luckily he got out just in time, and every time he sees me he thanks me for my advice(the worse things get) and tells me all the horror stories from his old neighborhood. The last time he saw me he said I saved him 150k, according to the recent listings.
Now that the things we’ve been talking about are coming to fruition, people take what I have to say a bit more seriously.
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December 30, 2007 at 11:40 PM #126909
hipmatt
Participantgreat thread, great posts all. Some of my friends and family looked at me like I was crazy the last 2 years when I was calling for the bursting of the housing bubble too. I was so sure it was coming that I strongly urged a friend of mine to sell in late 2006 after selling mine in mid 2005. Luckily he got out just in time, and every time he sees me he thanks me for my advice(the worse things get) and tells me all the horror stories from his old neighborhood. The last time he saw me he said I saved him 150k, according to the recent listings.
Now that the things we’ve been talking about are coming to fruition, people take what I have to say a bit more seriously.
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December 30, 2007 at 4:14 PM #126666
temeculaguy
ParticipantI agree with LA on this one, the past bubbles didn’t have panic but the past bubble didn’t have the I/O, adjustables and teaser rates to extent that this one did. It isn’t just a percentage points higher, the majority of the loans from 2003-2006 were not 30 yr fixed in So Cal. The past bubble was part of a normal cycle with normal financing and for the most part the only people who owned homes could afford them and could afford to ride it out. This bubble is a whole different ball game and I think panic will hit in 2008. I think the herd has turned, I think that the holidays derailed the decline and kept inventory off the market. As the forclosures drive the comps down, even if you find a buyer in the spring, the lenders wont make the loans because they have deemed So Cal a declining market, people won’t have the downpayment, nobody will be able to move up and we will have real estate grid lock. Fasten your seat belts.
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December 30, 2007 at 4:14 PM #126678
temeculaguy
ParticipantI agree with LA on this one, the past bubbles didn’t have panic but the past bubble didn’t have the I/O, adjustables and teaser rates to extent that this one did. It isn’t just a percentage points higher, the majority of the loans from 2003-2006 were not 30 yr fixed in So Cal. The past bubble was part of a normal cycle with normal financing and for the most part the only people who owned homes could afford them and could afford to ride it out. This bubble is a whole different ball game and I think panic will hit in 2008. I think the herd has turned, I think that the holidays derailed the decline and kept inventory off the market. As the forclosures drive the comps down, even if you find a buyer in the spring, the lenders wont make the loans because they have deemed So Cal a declining market, people won’t have the downpayment, nobody will be able to move up and we will have real estate grid lock. Fasten your seat belts.
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December 30, 2007 at 4:14 PM #126744
temeculaguy
ParticipantI agree with LA on this one, the past bubbles didn’t have panic but the past bubble didn’t have the I/O, adjustables and teaser rates to extent that this one did. It isn’t just a percentage points higher, the majority of the loans from 2003-2006 were not 30 yr fixed in So Cal. The past bubble was part of a normal cycle with normal financing and for the most part the only people who owned homes could afford them and could afford to ride it out. This bubble is a whole different ball game and I think panic will hit in 2008. I think the herd has turned, I think that the holidays derailed the decline and kept inventory off the market. As the forclosures drive the comps down, even if you find a buyer in the spring, the lenders wont make the loans because they have deemed So Cal a declining market, people won’t have the downpayment, nobody will be able to move up and we will have real estate grid lock. Fasten your seat belts.
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December 30, 2007 at 4:14 PM #126770
temeculaguy
ParticipantI agree with LA on this one, the past bubbles didn’t have panic but the past bubble didn’t have the I/O, adjustables and teaser rates to extent that this one did. It isn’t just a percentage points higher, the majority of the loans from 2003-2006 were not 30 yr fixed in So Cal. The past bubble was part of a normal cycle with normal financing and for the most part the only people who owned homes could afford them and could afford to ride it out. This bubble is a whole different ball game and I think panic will hit in 2008. I think the herd has turned, I think that the holidays derailed the decline and kept inventory off the market. As the forclosures drive the comps down, even if you find a buyer in the spring, the lenders wont make the loans because they have deemed So Cal a declining market, people won’t have the downpayment, nobody will be able to move up and we will have real estate grid lock. Fasten your seat belts.
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December 30, 2007 at 4:01 PM #126651
LA_Renter
ParticipantGood question. If we were to have an actual panic it would be in 2008 IMO. When do we hit a critical mass?? The holidays for me this year have been very different regarding relatives reactions to my housing bubble views. Last year they just looked at me weird and talked about it behind my back, now everything is out in the open and they are asking me questions on how this will play out. So we are at an…”OK there was a housing bubble” moment. With that said I don’t think people understand exactly how serious some of these problems are especially surrounding the credit crisis that still shows no sign of abating. I think a catalyst for a panic would be some sort of credit event in the markets ie. a large institution goes belly up, a day when the market can’t open, etc. Now combine that with an election year and all the politicians exploiting the crisis for their own benefit and having this info filter into, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Oprah…etc. You could really see a turning of the herd in the other direction. Once it really sinks in that you can be under water by 150K to 300K+ paying an reset mortgage thats soaking up to 60%+ of your income…….yea you could have a panic.
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December 30, 2007 at 4:01 PM #126662
LA_Renter
ParticipantGood question. If we were to have an actual panic it would be in 2008 IMO. When do we hit a critical mass?? The holidays for me this year have been very different regarding relatives reactions to my housing bubble views. Last year they just looked at me weird and talked about it behind my back, now everything is out in the open and they are asking me questions on how this will play out. So we are at an…”OK there was a housing bubble” moment. With that said I don’t think people understand exactly how serious some of these problems are especially surrounding the credit crisis that still shows no sign of abating. I think a catalyst for a panic would be some sort of credit event in the markets ie. a large institution goes belly up, a day when the market can’t open, etc. Now combine that with an election year and all the politicians exploiting the crisis for their own benefit and having this info filter into, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Oprah…etc. You could really see a turning of the herd in the other direction. Once it really sinks in that you can be under water by 150K to 300K+ paying an reset mortgage thats soaking up to 60%+ of your income…….yea you could have a panic.
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December 30, 2007 at 4:01 PM #126729
LA_Renter
ParticipantGood question. If we were to have an actual panic it would be in 2008 IMO. When do we hit a critical mass?? The holidays for me this year have been very different regarding relatives reactions to my housing bubble views. Last year they just looked at me weird and talked about it behind my back, now everything is out in the open and they are asking me questions on how this will play out. So we are at an…”OK there was a housing bubble” moment. With that said I don’t think people understand exactly how serious some of these problems are especially surrounding the credit crisis that still shows no sign of abating. I think a catalyst for a panic would be some sort of credit event in the markets ie. a large institution goes belly up, a day when the market can’t open, etc. Now combine that with an election year and all the politicians exploiting the crisis for their own benefit and having this info filter into, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Oprah…etc. You could really see a turning of the herd in the other direction. Once it really sinks in that you can be under water by 150K to 300K+ paying an reset mortgage thats soaking up to 60%+ of your income…….yea you could have a panic.
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December 30, 2007 at 4:01 PM #126755
LA_Renter
ParticipantGood question. If we were to have an actual panic it would be in 2008 IMO. When do we hit a critical mass?? The holidays for me this year have been very different regarding relatives reactions to my housing bubble views. Last year they just looked at me weird and talked about it behind my back, now everything is out in the open and they are asking me questions on how this will play out. So we are at an…”OK there was a housing bubble” moment. With that said I don’t think people understand exactly how serious some of these problems are especially surrounding the credit crisis that still shows no sign of abating. I think a catalyst for a panic would be some sort of credit event in the markets ie. a large institution goes belly up, a day when the market can’t open, etc. Now combine that with an election year and all the politicians exploiting the crisis for their own benefit and having this info filter into, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Oprah…etc. You could really see a turning of the herd in the other direction. Once it really sinks in that you can be under water by 150K to 300K+ paying an reset mortgage thats soaking up to 60%+ of your income…….yea you could have a panic.
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December 31, 2007 at 12:05 AM #126658
bubba99
ParticipantVery soon we will have employment/unemployment numbers for 2007. Initially they will be O.K. The statistical model that BLS is using ignores the 5% of the work force that has been out of work for a year or more, and 80% of the remainder of the employment number is based on population, not real/actual employment numbers.
Since population is still headed up, the employment numbers will still be O.K. despite the construction, real estate, and finance layoffs. We will continue to see un-employment numbers below 5% through the middle of 2008, and most of America will still believe that we are not in a real recession, just a real estate slow down. The real un-employment numbers are already about 10% and growing.
The real kicker is that inflation will continue to grow, and is already in the neighborhood of 10% per year if calculated the same way it was in the 1970’s. The “new” way ignores most upticks by geometrically weighting increases and changing the “bread basket” to include a lot of “magic” calculations to lower the CPI in order to overstate the GDP. GDP is already negative and has been for some time if inflation is calculate in a non-political way.
So America has probably been in a recession for most of 2007, but the media and most of American do not know, nor understand why or what it means. So as long as the talking heads tell everyone that the economic numbers look good, the market and housing will stay “bubbled”. Even if ma and pa kettle are underwater, they will believe that a turn around is just ahead. Or at least until a real economic event like the trillions is credit default swaps based on mortgages explode.
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December 31, 2007 at 8:25 AM #126717
jyurasek02
ParticipantThat is very interesting figures. I know that there has been some serious hand waving by the fed in the case of inflation, since it doesn’t include energy. How do you do your calculations? Is there an internet site that calcs true inflation?
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December 31, 2007 at 9:34 AM #126753
kev374
ParticipantMy opinion is that the ones that have substantial equity are not part of the “must sell” inventory and these will not budge on their prices. They do not need to sell their properties and will do so only if they can realize substantial gains. Otherwise they will not bother.
Fortunately it’s the foreclosures, which is “must sell” inventory, that will set the comps.
The transactions that don’t materialize (i.e. sellers taking homes off the market or having prices too high) are totally irrelevant because they have no effect on the market comps.
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December 31, 2007 at 9:34 AM #126913
kev374
ParticipantMy opinion is that the ones that have substantial equity are not part of the “must sell” inventory and these will not budge on their prices. They do not need to sell their properties and will do so only if they can realize substantial gains. Otherwise they will not bother.
Fortunately it’s the foreclosures, which is “must sell” inventory, that will set the comps.
The transactions that don’t materialize (i.e. sellers taking homes off the market or having prices too high) are totally irrelevant because they have no effect on the market comps.
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December 31, 2007 at 9:34 AM #126921
kev374
ParticipantMy opinion is that the ones that have substantial equity are not part of the “must sell” inventory and these will not budge on their prices. They do not need to sell their properties and will do so only if they can realize substantial gains. Otherwise they will not bother.
Fortunately it’s the foreclosures, which is “must sell” inventory, that will set the comps.
The transactions that don’t materialize (i.e. sellers taking homes off the market or having prices too high) are totally irrelevant because they have no effect on the market comps.
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December 31, 2007 at 9:34 AM #126990
kev374
ParticipantMy opinion is that the ones that have substantial equity are not part of the “must sell” inventory and these will not budge on their prices. They do not need to sell their properties and will do so only if they can realize substantial gains. Otherwise they will not bother.
Fortunately it’s the foreclosures, which is “must sell” inventory, that will set the comps.
The transactions that don’t materialize (i.e. sellers taking homes off the market or having prices too high) are totally irrelevant because they have no effect on the market comps.
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December 31, 2007 at 9:34 AM #127014
kev374
ParticipantMy opinion is that the ones that have substantial equity are not part of the “must sell” inventory and these will not budge on their prices. They do not need to sell their properties and will do so only if they can realize substantial gains. Otherwise they will not bother.
Fortunately it’s the foreclosures, which is “must sell” inventory, that will set the comps.
The transactions that don’t materialize (i.e. sellers taking homes off the market or having prices too high) are totally irrelevant because they have no effect on the market comps.
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January 1, 2008 at 12:06 PM #127211
bubba99
ParticipantThe best site I have found for statistics is
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January 1, 2008 at 12:06 PM #127372
bubba99
ParticipantThe best site I have found for statistics is
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January 1, 2008 at 12:06 PM #127381
bubba99
ParticipantThe best site I have found for statistics is
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January 1, 2008 at 12:06 PM #127450
bubba99
ParticipantThe best site I have found for statistics is
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January 1, 2008 at 12:06 PM #127474
bubba99
ParticipantThe best site I have found for statistics is
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December 31, 2007 at 8:25 AM #126876
jyurasek02
ParticipantThat is very interesting figures. I know that there has been some serious hand waving by the fed in the case of inflation, since it doesn’t include energy. How do you do your calculations? Is there an internet site that calcs true inflation?
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December 31, 2007 at 8:25 AM #126887
jyurasek02
ParticipantThat is very interesting figures. I know that there has been some serious hand waving by the fed in the case of inflation, since it doesn’t include energy. How do you do your calculations? Is there an internet site that calcs true inflation?
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December 31, 2007 at 8:25 AM #126955
jyurasek02
ParticipantThat is very interesting figures. I know that there has been some serious hand waving by the fed in the case of inflation, since it doesn’t include energy. How do you do your calculations? Is there an internet site that calcs true inflation?
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December 31, 2007 at 8:25 AM #126979
jyurasek02
ParticipantThat is very interesting figures. I know that there has been some serious hand waving by the fed in the case of inflation, since it doesn’t include energy. How do you do your calculations? Is there an internet site that calcs true inflation?
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December 31, 2007 at 12:05 AM #126816
bubba99
ParticipantVery soon we will have employment/unemployment numbers for 2007. Initially they will be O.K. The statistical model that BLS is using ignores the 5% of the work force that has been out of work for a year or more, and 80% of the remainder of the employment number is based on population, not real/actual employment numbers.
Since population is still headed up, the employment numbers will still be O.K. despite the construction, real estate, and finance layoffs. We will continue to see un-employment numbers below 5% through the middle of 2008, and most of America will still believe that we are not in a real recession, just a real estate slow down. The real un-employment numbers are already about 10% and growing.
The real kicker is that inflation will continue to grow, and is already in the neighborhood of 10% per year if calculated the same way it was in the 1970’s. The “new” way ignores most upticks by geometrically weighting increases and changing the “bread basket” to include a lot of “magic” calculations to lower the CPI in order to overstate the GDP. GDP is already negative and has been for some time if inflation is calculate in a non-political way.
So America has probably been in a recession for most of 2007, but the media and most of American do not know, nor understand why or what it means. So as long as the talking heads tell everyone that the economic numbers look good, the market and housing will stay “bubbled”. Even if ma and pa kettle are underwater, they will believe that a turn around is just ahead. Or at least until a real economic event like the trillions is credit default swaps based on mortgages explode.
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December 31, 2007 at 12:05 AM #126827
bubba99
ParticipantVery soon we will have employment/unemployment numbers for 2007. Initially they will be O.K. The statistical model that BLS is using ignores the 5% of the work force that has been out of work for a year or more, and 80% of the remainder of the employment number is based on population, not real/actual employment numbers.
Since population is still headed up, the employment numbers will still be O.K. despite the construction, real estate, and finance layoffs. We will continue to see un-employment numbers below 5% through the middle of 2008, and most of America will still believe that we are not in a real recession, just a real estate slow down. The real un-employment numbers are already about 10% and growing.
The real kicker is that inflation will continue to grow, and is already in the neighborhood of 10% per year if calculated the same way it was in the 1970’s. The “new” way ignores most upticks by geometrically weighting increases and changing the “bread basket” to include a lot of “magic” calculations to lower the CPI in order to overstate the GDP. GDP is already negative and has been for some time if inflation is calculate in a non-political way.
So America has probably been in a recession for most of 2007, but the media and most of American do not know, nor understand why or what it means. So as long as the talking heads tell everyone that the economic numbers look good, the market and housing will stay “bubbled”. Even if ma and pa kettle are underwater, they will believe that a turn around is just ahead. Or at least until a real economic event like the trillions is credit default swaps based on mortgages explode.
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December 31, 2007 at 12:05 AM #126894
bubba99
ParticipantVery soon we will have employment/unemployment numbers for 2007. Initially they will be O.K. The statistical model that BLS is using ignores the 5% of the work force that has been out of work for a year or more, and 80% of the remainder of the employment number is based on population, not real/actual employment numbers.
Since population is still headed up, the employment numbers will still be O.K. despite the construction, real estate, and finance layoffs. We will continue to see un-employment numbers below 5% through the middle of 2008, and most of America will still believe that we are not in a real recession, just a real estate slow down. The real un-employment numbers are already about 10% and growing.
The real kicker is that inflation will continue to grow, and is already in the neighborhood of 10% per year if calculated the same way it was in the 1970’s. The “new” way ignores most upticks by geometrically weighting increases and changing the “bread basket” to include a lot of “magic” calculations to lower the CPI in order to overstate the GDP. GDP is already negative and has been for some time if inflation is calculate in a non-political way.
So America has probably been in a recession for most of 2007, but the media and most of American do not know, nor understand why or what it means. So as long as the talking heads tell everyone that the economic numbers look good, the market and housing will stay “bubbled”. Even if ma and pa kettle are underwater, they will believe that a turn around is just ahead. Or at least until a real economic event like the trillions is credit default swaps based on mortgages explode.
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December 31, 2007 at 12:05 AM #126919
bubba99
ParticipantVery soon we will have employment/unemployment numbers for 2007. Initially they will be O.K. The statistical model that BLS is using ignores the 5% of the work force that has been out of work for a year or more, and 80% of the remainder of the employment number is based on population, not real/actual employment numbers.
Since population is still headed up, the employment numbers will still be O.K. despite the construction, real estate, and finance layoffs. We will continue to see un-employment numbers below 5% through the middle of 2008, and most of America will still believe that we are not in a real recession, just a real estate slow down. The real un-employment numbers are already about 10% and growing.
The real kicker is that inflation will continue to grow, and is already in the neighborhood of 10% per year if calculated the same way it was in the 1970’s. The “new” way ignores most upticks by geometrically weighting increases and changing the “bread basket” to include a lot of “magic” calculations to lower the CPI in order to overstate the GDP. GDP is already negative and has been for some time if inflation is calculate in a non-political way.
So America has probably been in a recession for most of 2007, but the media and most of American do not know, nor understand why or what it means. So as long as the talking heads tell everyone that the economic numbers look good, the market and housing will stay “bubbled”. Even if ma and pa kettle are underwater, they will believe that a turn around is just ahead. Or at least until a real economic event like the trillions is credit default swaps based on mortgages explode.
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