Cody Bellinger’s splendid diving catch seals Yankees’ sweep

Aaron Boone cried out, “Now, belly!” as a possible game tying hit flew into the air. At the top of the nine innings with a tied runner for two bases and a nine-inning inning, Royals MJ Melendez rocked the ball with a rope to the right field. And despite the stumbling, Cody Bellinger laid out, […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America (March 2024 Update)

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Biggest Price Drops from 2022 Peak: San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Phoenix, Dallas, Las Vegas 20-City Index drops for 3rd month in a row, forming Double Top. Only Washington DC sets a new all-time high. The home price index for the 20 metros that the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, June Update

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes 2nd Overall YoY Price Drop since 2012. Biggest in Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Diego, Portland, Dallas… It’s spring selling season, when prices always rise month-to-month, and they did, but it wasn’t enough. It’s still spring selling season when sales volume and prices nearly always rise on […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America

Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute September Update: Spring Bounce Fades. 20-City Index -0.6% from Peak in 2022, Flat Year-over-Year. San Francisco -11% from the peak, Seattle -10%, followed by Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland, Denver, Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Tampa. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released today, for the 20 metros […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America (April, 2024 Update)

New Highs in Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Chicago… The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released today and dubbed “March,” is a three-month moving average of home prices whose sales were entered into public records in January, February, and March. So that’s the time-frame we’re looking at here. It reflects Rate-Cut Mania that commenced in […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, April 2024 Update. Biggest Price Drops from 2022 Peak in San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Portland, Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas

New Highs in Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Chicago… The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released today and dubbed “March,” is a three-month moving average of home prices whose sales were entered into public records in January, February, and March. So that’s the time-frame we’re looking at here. It reflects Rate-Cut Mania that commenced in […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, December 2023 Update

Down from 2022 highs: San Francisco -12%, Seattle -11%, Portland -6%; Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas -5%; Dallas -4%, San Diego -2%, Los Angeles -1%. But new highs in 8 metros. Today’s S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for “October” is a three-month moving average of home prices whose sales were entered into public records in August, September, […]