Housing Bubble
August 2002
News reports on the housing bubble August 2002
Investors build on the real estate boom
International Herald Tribune (online edition) August 31, 2002
The Conjoined Twins of Real Estate
www.financialsense.com (Financial Sense Online) August 30, 2002
Greenspan speech parsed for housing bubble views
www.Forbes.com August 30, 2002
Refinancings may have hit peak
www.philly.com (The Philadelphia Enquirer) August 30, 2002
As safe as what? - Disillusioned investors have turned from shares to housing. A bubble, anybody?
The Economist August 29th, 2002
Mortgages dip again - Average on 30-year loan under 6.25%
www.CBS.MarketWatch.com (registration required) August 29, 2002
Rate cuts said inflating real estate bubble - Goldman report says lower U.S. dollar key to global recovery
www.nationalpost.com (National Post) August 29, 2002
US housing executives offload stock
www.ft.com (Financial Times) August 28, 2002
Greenspan still at the money pump - The U.S. Reserve chairman now presides over a real estate bubble
www.canada.com (The Vancouver Sun) August 27, 2002
Record Home Sales - New Homes A Record, Existing Stays Strong As Low Rates Do Trick
www.businesscycle.com (Economic Cycle Research Institute) August 27, 2002
Toll Brothers' Profit Dips, Demand Remains Healthy
www.SmartMoney.com August 27, 2002
New-home sales at record pace - Resales also gain as rates stay low
Chicago Triubune (online edition) August 27, 2002
New-Home Sales Hit Record Level in July
Reuters August 26, 2002
Mortgage rates rise from 32-year low
UPI August 23, 2002
Leading Housing Price Index - Economic Forecast Group ECRI Sees No Housing Bubble
www.businesscycle.com (Economic Cycle Research Institute) August 21, 2002
Home Buyers Turning to Interest-Only Loans
LA Times August 20, 2002 (requires free registration)
Is there a housing bubble? Prices continue to rise, but some analysts are concerned about affordability
www.miami.com (The Miami Herald) August 18, 2002
Housing Starts Dip but Consumer Sentiment Stable
Reuters August 16, 2002
Housing Prices Just Keep Climbing
www.ctnow.com August 15, 2002
Real estate syndicators are back - Drive for dividends, price appreciation fuel new interest
www.CBS.MarketWatch.com August 13, 2002 (requires free registration)
Mortgage industry sees record year
www.msnbc.com August 12, 2002
Will the housing bubble burst too?
Boston Globe August 09, 2002
"Isn't it illogical for [House] prices to rise when demand falls?"
CITS DEBT WATCH August 09, 2002
Housing Next?
Gold Digest August 9, 2002
Fixed-rate mortgages set another record low - Rates spur record wave of mortgage applications
www.CBS.MarketWatch.com August 8, 2002 (requires free registration)
Foreclosures Cloud Sunny Home Economics
www.Realtytimes.com August 8, 2002
Mortgage Loan Applications Reach Record High Last Week
Mortgage Bankers Association of America August 7, 2002
Homeowners Cash Out Amid More Bubble Talk
Wall Street Journal - Real Estate Journal August 5, 2002
The Run-Up in Home Prices : Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble?
Center for Economic and Policy Research August 5, 2002
Housing affordability slips - Rising prices overcome lower interest rates in Q2
www.CBS.MarketWatch.com August 2, 2002 (requires free registration)
