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Wall Street Believing in a Fairy Tale?  Tesla stock went from about $17/share the other day to the current $28/share - a nosebleed level - given that it has no sales.   They plan to sell a 50k car - but that will come out in 2011 - a year when people really aren't in the market for that price.......

The Gap Gauge is a new presentation of housing trends by MacroMarkets. MacroMarkets was founded by housing economist Robert Shiller (of the Case-Shiller Index.) Altos Research data allows you to see market trends beyond just prices. It allows you to discover the difference between the current lev...

Buying a foreclosure can be a great way for the inexperienced to lose a lot of money. Stacy Johnson explains! Would you like more information on foreclosures and how NOT to get burned? Contact us, and we'll answer any questions you may have. Buyer Broker Chicagoland is an exclusive buyer's agency...

Financial Reform Bill Details The terms of financial reform will be voted on by both houses of Congress in the coming days. Stock brokers and annuity peddlers are still not required to act in their customers’ best interest.  (Just like the Real Estate industry has not been cleaned up - with all t...

New Home Sales Figures Weak -- Not Much of a Surprise Everyone expected that New Home Sales would be weak, but not that weak.  That is - except for Real Estate agents who know what is happening in the market at the moment.. In May, new homes were selling at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 30...

Deadline to Close For Homebuyer Tax Credit - Extended to Sept 30th 2010 Update - June 18 2010 -- "A cloture vote failed last night 56-40 (Sen. Ben Nelson and Sen. Lieberman voted against it, and Sen. Byrd was absent). Democrats are meeting today to come up with a new strategy, but at this point t...

Fannie and Freddie De-Listed / Home Construction Permit Largest Monthly Drop Since 1991  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Symbols - FRE and FNM)  plan to delist their shares from the New York Stock Exchange.  Their shares will now trade on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.  Fannie shares have been ...

The number of people applying for a mortgage to purchase a property fell to the lowest level in 13 years last week.  Purchase applications are now 35 percent below their level of four weeks ago, as homebuyers have not yet returned to the market following the expiration of the homebuyer tax credit...

CNN Money Article About Why Housing May Not Be Recovering For Some Time It is a good article.  I'd have to agree... -- One thing they didn't mention - was the upcoming Option ARM tidal wave -- They did mention mortgage originations-- dropping off a cliff in May (ie - new contracts on homes.) -- O...

Market Statistics for the Wynstone Subdivision in North Barrington IL - Listed Property vs. Sold Homes - Past Month Out of 62 properties for sale in the Wynstone Subdivision (many of the homes are on a beautiful Jack Nicklaus golf course within the community) only one has closed in the past three...