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Mr Risk's avatar

One interesting graph is the show hombuilder sentiment index ( bad) vs Homebuiliding stocks relative to spx and note that this is a very strange divergence with the former plunging the the later soaring.

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peer pedersen's avatar

Rudy I am so glad that you are backing posting again. I was going through some serious Haverstonian withdrawal symptoms, man.

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Andy Fately's avatar

Been too long, love these threads

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Bond guy's avatar

“In the bubble before this one, but after the other one”

Perfect

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DogEars's avatar

Glad you're still hanging around, keep doing God's work, we are going to win.

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bigfatpop's avatar

My wife and I would kill each other in 1300 sq ft. San Diego used to be one of our favorite destinations, but then Wuflu happened.

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Phil Bak's avatar

Almost like home price appreciation the last two decades were a function of artificially depressed interest rates

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Andy Fately's avatar

or excess cash floating around

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RD's avatar

I think the emotional panic I remember in 2008 has been muted by the increase in renting

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Liz Aten's avatar

Cringed listening to chatter in an Austin salon of young hairdressers discussing real estate purchases in October. Some had multiple rentals and some were flippers. It reminded me of 2006 and hearing stories of Florida pole dancers owning multiple homes for investment....

Nice having you drop a line here Rudy!

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WayneRH's avatar

Saddening, frustrating, maddening, angering, enlightening, engaging, thrilling, perplexing but NEVER boring.

Thanks, "Rudy" for your posts. Missed hearing from you! (I don't do Twit, meta or others). Best Always, (WRH, Idaho)

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Karl's avatar

"Better to sell a year too early than a day too late."

Love it... Sage advice!

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Dow Hurst's avatar

Time to hunker down and learn to love your home, wherever it is...

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RAD's avatar

u vill love zee pod

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Bitcoin Fortress's avatar

Nice update. It’s a shit show our there. Especially in CA.

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