Dr. Housing Bubble Blog » real-estate http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com How I Learned to Love Southern California and Forget the Housing Bubble Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:56:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Doubling down on rentals – Las Vegas market dominated by investors but is the market saturated? 50 percent of all purchases last month came from cash buyers with the median price of $82,000. Over 1,000 postings on Craigslist showing free rent for rentals. http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/doubling-down-on-rentals-las-vegas-real-estate-las-vegas-rentals/ http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/doubling-down-on-rentals-las-vegas-real-estate-las-vegas-rentals/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:56:56 +0000 drhousingbubble http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/?p=5317 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/doubling-down-on-rentals-las-vegas-real-estate-las-vegas-rentals/feed/ 11 The new American Dream of renting – 5 reasons why renting is a better economic choice than buying a home in 2012. The benefits of renting are rarely promoted unlike the large lobbying groups for home buying through the banking industry. http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/new-american-dream-of-renting-5-reasons-why-renting-is-a-better-economic-choice-than-buying-a-home-in-2012/ http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/new-american-dream-of-renting-5-reasons-why-renting-is-a-better-economic-choice-than-buying-a-home-in-2012/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:23:01 +0000 drhousingbubble http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/?p=5309 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/new-american-dream-of-renting-5-reasons-why-renting-is-a-better-economic-choice-than-buying-a-home-in-2012/feed/ 44 The rise of the investor and affordable home buyer class – Southern California has hit a lost decade when it comes to nominal home prices. Median home price of Southern California back to 2002 levels. Record number of absentee investors purchasing homes. http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/rise-of-investors-fha-buyers-california-2012-prices-back-to-2002-levels-reos-cheap-real-estate-dominates/ http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/rise-of-investors-fha-buyers-california-2012-prices-back-to-2002-levels-reos-cheap-real-estate-dominates/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:58:33 +0000 drhousingbubble http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/?p=5267 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/rise-of-investors-fha-buyers-california-2012-prices-back-to-2002-levels-reos-cheap-real-estate-dominates/feed/ 47 The other CA bubble – Canadian housing bubble ripe for popping. Vancouver real estate increased by 142 percent from 2002 to 2011. Average detached home in Vancouver costs roughly $1 million while the median household makes $67,000 per year. http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/canada-housing-bubble-ripe-for-popping-vancouver-housing-bubble-2012-pop-real-estate-canada/ http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/canada-housing-bubble-ripe-for-popping-vancouver-housing-bubble-2012-pop-real-estate-canada/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:18:33 +0000 drhousingbubble http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/?p=5260 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/canada-housing-bubble-ripe-for-popping-vancouver-housing-bubble-2012-pop-real-estate-canada/feed/ 108 5 charts exploring the financial quicksand that real estate is stuck in for 2012 – Public debt now larger than GDP, entitlement challenges, post-bubble lows for housing, two lost decades for income, baby boomer demographics not looking positive for real estate. http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/5-charts-exploring-financial-quicksand-real-estate-baby-boomers-real-estate-housing-home-equity-income/ http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/5-charts-exploring-financial-quicksand-real-estate-baby-boomers-real-estate-housing-home-equity-income/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:36:24 +0000 drhousingbubble http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/?p=5207 http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/5-charts-exploring-financial-quicksand-real-estate-baby-boomers-real-estate-housing-home-equity-income/feed/ 31