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Housing Prices Tumble In Q1

by Joseph Deaux, The Street National U.S. home prices are down 4.2% for 2011, according to the S&P Case-Shiller index of […]

By M Guliyev | 07 Jun 11 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

Why It’s Time To Buy

Why It’s Time To Buy The Clouds Haven’t Quite Parted, But the Long-Term Case for Home Ownership Is Looking Stronger […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

China to Clean Up Toxic Local Government Debt?

From nakedcapitalism.com site, Yves Smith, This report by Reuters, suggesting that China was about to Do Something about its local […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Jun 11 | Also posted in Asia, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Home price bargains coming this summer.

Home prices are already a third off their highs, but this summer could bring the real discounts. Buyers are still […]

By DennisGao | 01 Jun 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Housing in double-dip decline as prices fall again

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — U.S. home prices fell in March for the eighth straight month, confirming the beleaguered housing market has […]

By DennisGao | 31 May 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Cities that weathered housing bust now suffering

Derek Kravitz and Alex Veiga, AP Business Writers, On Tuesday May 31, 2011, 5:40 pm WASHINGTON (AP) — Even cities […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – May 2011 – The rise of private lenders and a contrarian investment idea

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, Crisis Leads to New Opportunities Recently, many prominent investors […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Man Behind Egypt’s Real Estate Rebellion

By Zainab Fattah and Mahmoud Kassem, Bloomberg, Hamdy El Fakhrany didn’t set out to strike a blow against Egyptian government […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 May 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East | Comments (0)

Troubled home market creates generation of renters

Derek Kravitz, AP Real Estate Writer, On Tuesday May 24, 2011, 3:44 pm EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number […]

By DennisGao | 25 May 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Get Ready for a New Home Construction Boom! Really

So soon after the rapture failed to materialize, I’m aware that the market for spectacularly good news might not be […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)