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Monthly Archives: October 2012

David Blitzer to Provide Keynote Address at Real Estate and Alternative Investments: 2012 and After

Dr. David Blitzer will be presenting the keynote address on Thursday, November 8th from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Hofstra University’s seminar: Real Estate and Alternative Investments: 2012 and Beyond. The half-day seminar will examine the trends and issues of investing in real estate and alternative investments in 2012 and after. Uncertainty, market volatility [...]

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Latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Results

According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, home prices continued to rise in August 2012.  For the complete press release, click here.

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131 of 212 Largest Cities See Foreclosures Decline

RealtyTrac® , reported on October 25th,  third quarter foreclosure activity decreased from a year ago in 131 out of the nation’s 212 (62 percent) metropolitan areas with a population of 200,000 or more. Third quarter foreclosure activity decreased from the previous quarter in 134 of the metro areas tracked in the report (63 percent).   Foreclosure activity [...]

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The New York Times Article by Professor Robert Shiller: Housing Fever Can Work Both Ways

Professor Robert Shiller, co-founder of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, discusses the social epidemics that drive the economy and the role of expectations during the home buying process in a recent article for the New York Times.  Click here to access the full article.

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U.S. Housing Finance Agencies Tap Alternative Funding Sources To Counter Changing Market Conditions

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CNBC ꞌWorldwide Exchangeꞌ Interview with David Blitzer on the 25th Anniversary of Black Monday

David Blitzer, Managing Director and Chairman of the S&P Index Committee, discusses Black Monday with CNBC.  Watch the video clip

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CBS Evening News Video Clip: Consumer Credit Default Rate Plunges

CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley covers the Latest Trends in Consumer Credit Defaults Based on the Latest Results of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices

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U.S. Housing Starts Surged By 15.0% To 872,000 In September

U.S. housing starts surged by 15.0% to 872,000 units in September.  It was much stronger than the 770,000 expected by consensus and comes after the prior month was upwardly revised to a 758,000 unit rate (was 750,000 units).  Both components were stronger.  Single-family starts jumped by 11.0% over August, while multi-family starts surged by 25.1% [...]

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More Upbeat Housing News

The National Association of Home Builders confidence index rose to 41, the highest level since June 2006 and the National Association of Realtors reports a further drop in houses, town-houses, condos and coops listed for sale, down 17.7% over the last year.   Major cities in California were among those locations reporting the largest year over year [...]

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Most Consumer Credit Default Rates Hit New Lows in September 2012 According to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices

S&P Dow Jones Indices released today the latest results for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices.  Data is through September 2012.  To access click:  S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices – October 2012

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