Archive for the 'california-equity-giants' Category

Mark to fantasy model of real estate accounting. California property assessments down only 4 percent from peak but home values are down by 37 percent. FHA default rates surge.


The manic real estate pricing in Huntington Beach – When dropping prices by $2,950,000 and rising prices by $1,950,000 on the same home is a tactic to sell. The disconnect between household incomes and home values.


The three faces of the California housing correction – a Burbank condo, a single family home in Hacienda Heights, and an investment property in Burbank.


The reluctant California home seller – 35 percent of homes bought pre-2000 in California yet sellers still expect unrealistic prices. Market dominated by distressed properties of foreclosures and short sales. La Mirada wakes up to mid-tier shadow inventory correction.


The California problem of making too many renters into home owners – Home ownership rate back to levels last seen in 1993. From 2000 to 2010 population increased by 10 percent but owner-occupied housing jumped by 25 percent. Prime Encino zip code with 6 MLS foreclosures but 96 properties in the shadow inventory.


Lies, Damned Lies, and Shadow Inventory. Shadow inventory may be improving on a nationwide scale but not for California – Notice of defaults rise approximately 70 percent in latest month of data. Beverly Hills shadow inventory nine times the size of MLS public foreclosures.


The financial siren call of low mortgage rates – Federal Reserve continues to artificially lower mortgage rates to keep shadow inventory values inflated for banking allies.


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