Category: Bubble (Or Not)

After three bids, the HousingBubble.com domain name sold for $2,225 (slightly below the sellers “buy it now” price of $250,000). Apparently there’s not much “froth” in the HousingBubble domain name…

Realty Baron coined the phrase, we just borrowed stole it. In any case, here’s the auction update: HousingBubble.com: one day left and only one bid of $1,000 (but over 900…

No doubt you’ve heard that the HousingBubble.com domain name is up for auction. But what happens if a bubble fails to materialize? Well here’s your opportunity to put all those…

Entrepreneurs from coast to coast are creating investment funds and ancillary businesses to capitalize on any downturns in the real estate market. One such “opportunity fund” has a stated plan…

Bubble buzz phrase of the week: ‘Greater Fool Theory‘. Even National Public Radio joined the debate this weekend.  And like the old Saturday Night Live skit, it just begs the…

James Stewart at SmartMoney hits the nail on the head. If you’re a first-time buyer looking to purchase a primary residence and you can easily afford the down payment, ongoing…

As sales prices have risen, and rents have dropped, San Francisco’s residential “rent ratio” has climbed to a nation-wide high of 34.1 (according to The New York Times). We’re higher…

We don’t know whether to be extremely terrified or slightly intrigued. Quite honestly, we’re a little bit of both. Promoted as an opportunity to “Hedge, Speculate, and Invest” in specific…

In a self-described rant on Inman News, columnist Lou Barnes shares his perspective on the recent explosion of financial press coverage regarding a real estate “bubble”. In Lou’s own words:…

While dismissing a national bubble, Alan Greenspan acknowledged signs of market “froth” and local housing bubbles during his address to the Economic Club of New York this evening. A couple…