by irdadmin | May 9, 2022 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
I’m starting to believe that the housing market may have hit a wall in April. The graphic below is my reconstitution of the two charts sourced from Reventure Consulting (RC). It’s self-explanatory: Amusingly, I’ve noticed articles in the mainstream...
by irdadmin | Jun 27, 2019 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
“We are confident we can produce further improvement in our results in the second half of this year” – KB Homes CEO in reference to its “returns-focused” growth model “Returns-Focused Growth Model.” Has a nice ring to it,...
by irdadmin | Jun 19, 2019 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
“The latest University of Michigan consumer confidence report noted that its index tracking those who think it’s a good time to buy a home has fallen by a hefty eight points in the past two months even as mortgage rates have dropped.” – Danielle...
by irdadmin | Feb 26, 2019 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
I don’t know if it was the intent of the Fed, but Jerome Powell has managed to trigger a rush into stocks more frenzied than the one that engulfed the last days of the dot.com/techbubble. The vertical ascent since Christmas in the Dow/SPX is unprecedented on a...
by irdadmin | Dec 17, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
A couple of my subscribers emailed me expressing frustration over the fact that their recent homebuilder puts are either not moving higher or losing value despite the sell-off in the overall stock market. There’s two factors. First, the homebuilder sector has...
