Consumer Confidence Soars, Housing Strong

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Consumer Confidence Surges Housing
Strong (Reuters)

Consumer Confidence Surges Housing
Strong (Reuters) 07/27/2004 01:09 PM
Reuters - U.S. new home sales slipped 0.8 percent in June, a smaller decline than expected, and consumer confidence surged this month as low mortgage rates combined forces with a strengthening economy, reports showed on Tuesday.

Confidence Surges, Housing Strong
(Reuters)

Confidence Surges, Housing Strong
(Reuters) 07/27/2004 11:12 AM
Reuters - U.S. new home sales slipped 0.8 percent in June, a smaller decline than expected, and consumer confidence surged this month as low mortgage rates combined forces with a strengthening economy, reports showed on Tuesday.

Consumer Confidence Changes Little in
May (AP)

Consumer Confidence Changes Little in
May (AP) 05/25/2004 09:49 AM
AP - Consumer confidence was virtually unchanged in May after improving more than expected in the previous month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.

Consumer Confidence Disconnect

Consumer Confidence Disconnect 06/30/2004 02:37 PM
Apparently, we're confident. How come all the big retailers are warning?

Consumer Confidence Strengthens in Jan.
(AP)

Consumer Confidence Strengthens in Jan.
(AP) 01/27/2004 10:24 AM
AP - Consumer confidence strengthened in January, rising to its highest level since mid-2002, an industry group reported Tuesday.

Consumer confidence mostly steady

Consumer confidence mostly steady 07/17/2004 01:19 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sat Jul 17, 03:26 am GMT

Consumer Confidence Improves in April
(AP)

Consumer Confidence Improves in April
(AP) 04/27/2004 10:12 AM
AP - Consumer confidence improved strongly in April, helped by a brightening job picture, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.

Consumer Confidence Highest in 5 Months
(AP)

Consumer Confidence Highest in 5 Months
(AP) 12/28/2004 11:25 AM
AP - A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence jumped in December, reversing four months of declines and reaching the highest level since July, a private research group reported Tuesday.

Consumer Confidence Plummets in August
(AP)

Consumer Confidence Plummets in August
(AP) 08/31/2004 09:43 AM
AP - Consumer confidence, which had been on the rise since April, declined unexpectedly sharply in August, a private research group said Tuesday.

Consumer confidence dips slightly in
Aug.

Consumer confidence dips slightly in
Aug. 09/11/2004 02:07 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sat Sep 11, 03:49 am GMT

Consumer Confidence Highest Since
January (AP)

Consumer Confidence Highest Since
January (AP) 08/06/2004 07:39 AM
AP - Consumer confidence surged during the past month to its highest level since the beginning of the year, with Americans feeling better about their own finances and more optimistic about the future despite renewed terror threats and rising oil prices.

Consumer confidence growing stronger

Consumer confidence growing stronger 06/12/2004 12:05 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Jun 11, 07:07 pm GMT

Consumer confidence approaches year low

Consumer confidence approaches year low 06/09/2004 11:54 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Jun 9, 06:59 pm GMT

Consumer confidence improves in April

Consumer confidence improves in April 04/27/2004 12:56 PM

Consumer Confidence Hits Two-Year High
(AP)

Consumer Confidence Hits Two-Year High
(AP) 07/27/2004 09:16 AM
AP - Consumer confidence rose for the fourth straight month in July thanks to steady improvements in the job market, the Conference Board reported Tuesday, putting the indicator at a two-year high.

US Consumer Confidence Grows in December
(Reuters)

US Consumer Confidence Grows in December
(Reuters) 12/28/2004 11:25 AM
Reuters - U.S. consumer confidence grew to a five-month high in December, bolstered by improved employment opportunities and cheaper energy, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Consumer Confidence Sends Stocks Higher
(AP)

Consumer Confidence Sends Stocks Higher
(AP) 12/28/2004 11:25 AM
AP - A sharp jump in consumer confidence pushed stocks higher Tuesday, offsetting concerns about the weakening dollar overseas.

"Housing price data from Consumer
Reports; shows what's overvalued and
undervalued, etc."

"Housing price data from Consumer
Reports; shows what's overvalued and
undervalued, etc." 04/14/2005 03:59 PM

Considering A Fifth C: Cheap: Revenue of
Online Jewelers Swells With Consumer
Confidence in the Internet

Considering A Fifth C: Cheap: Revenue of
Online Jewelers Swells With Consumer
Confidence in the Internet 12/31/2003 10:51 PM
Washington Post Dec 31 2003 10:09PM ET

Strong consumer buying, notebooks drive
PC sales

Strong consumer buying, notebooks drive
PC sales 01/18/2004 02:46 PM
Manila Times Jan 18 2004 3:43PM GMT

Cymfony Launches Digital Consumer
Insight to Analyze Blogs, Message
Boards, Discussion Forums and Other
Consumer-Generated Media for Market
Intelligence

Cymfony Launches Digital Consumer
Insight to Analyze Blogs, Message
Boards, Discussion Forums and Other
Consumer-Generated Media for Market
Intelligence 02/01/2005 09:20 PM
Breakthrough Solution Helps Fortune 1000 Companies Understand, Measure Digital Influencers and Gather Market Intelligence from Blogs, Discussion Forums, etc. [PRWEB Jan 25, 2005]

Syntax Groups' Olevia Brand of LCD TVs
Brings Value & Affordability to Micro
Center Consumer Electronics
Consumers--National Debut at Micro
Center Gains Rapid Consumer Acceptance

Syntax Groups' Olevia Brand of LCD TVs
Brings Value & Affordability to Micro
Center Consumer Electronics
Consumers--National Debut at Micro
Center Gains Rapid Consumer Acceptance 08/09/2004 02:05 AM
Syntax Groups continues its market momentum for delivering high value LCD TVs at consumer-friendly, affordable prices. It's Olevia brand LDC TVs are now available at Micro Center’s network of technology stores throughout the United States. [PRWEB Aug 9, 2004]

i-Buddie USB 2 HDD Housing

i-Buddie USB 2 HDD Housing 11/18/2003 11:34 AM
vnunet.com Nov 18 2003 10:29AM ET

Confidence

Confidence 01/01/2004 04:00 PM
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finally, affordable housing!

finally, affordable housing! 03/17/2005 03:20 AM
Build a huge house for only $782?! Low-cost housing for the masses! Unfortunately, you have to travel back in time to build houses for less than $1000. How many of these homes are in your town or on your block? (courtesy of J-Walk)

So Why Are Housing Prices Still Rising
Here?

So Why Are Housing Prices Still Rising
Here? 03/08/2004 11:18 PM
SF Chronicle: Offshoring's giant target. Jobs are more likely to be shipped overseas from Silicon Valley than any other region in the nation, placing the Bay Area's economic engine directly in the path of the global freight train known as offshoring.

Freddie Mac: No Housing Bubble

Freddie Mac: No Housing Bubble 07/30/2004 12:20 PM
Salim Haji gets the scoop on why Freddie Mac believes that the U.S. real estate market today is rational.

The Housing Bubble Builds

The Housing Bubble Builds 07/08/2004 02:12 PM
The real estate market remains strong despite rising interest rates.

Nailing the Housing Market

Nailing the Housing Market 03/22/2005 06:34 PM
KB Home reports excellent first-quarter results. But investors beware.

Annals of the Housing Bubble

Annals of the Housing Bubble 05/21/2004 10:01 PM

Mercury News (reg req): Median home prices pass half-million mark. The median price of resale houses sold in the Bay Area reached $520,000 last month -- the first time that figure has exceeded the half-million point.

Lunacy.

Pop Goes the Global Housing Bubble

Pop Goes the Global Housing Bubble 06/17/2005 04:21 PM
The Global Housing Price Bubble is bursting. Prices are already declining in Australia and Britain. The Economist has another story that outlines how a global bursting of this bubble could be deleterious to the world's economy. The bubble is bigger than the stock market bubble of the late 90s. Will there be a smooth landing or will spending collapse when it cannot be funded on housing price gains?

Housing Bubble, Continued

Housing Bubble, Continued 04/11/2004 01:19 PM

Mercury News: As offers pour in, cutthroat market a boon for sellers. The fast-paced, competitive nature of this spring's Bay Area housing market has participants and observers alike speculating on the reasons -- particularly after three years of severe job losses.

The story goes on to offer all the usual reasons, such as a shortage of houses and low interest rates. But there's another very good explanation: rampant speculation of another kind, inducing panic buying like the kind that occurred in the stock market in the late 1990s. This is a bubble that will deflate eventually. It's happening elsewhere, as this NY Times story notes today. The mania will end here, too, and it'll be ugly.

Who Cares About the Housing Bubble?

Who Cares About the Housing Bubble? 04/13/2004 10:07 AM
A swig of Pepto and a small perspective shift is overdue.

UK housing boom continues

UK housing boom continues 04/29/2004 05:01 AM
House prices have picked up again, rising by 2.1% during April, but may cool in the second half of the year says the Nationwide.

Dow Down 43 After Drop in Housing Starts
(AP)

Dow Down 43 After Drop in Housing Starts
(AP) 02/18/2004 08:15 PM
AP - A drop in housing starts and a rally in the U.S. dollar on currency markets sent stocks lower Wednesday as the news gave investors an incentive to collect profits.

Housing curbs for new EU migrants

Housing curbs for new EU migrants 04/26/2004 06:45 PM
Tony Blair will announce curbs on "economically inactive" migrants from new and would-be EU states.

DIY Underwater Camera Housing

DIY Underwater Camera Housing 06/21/2004 01:43 PM

This do-it-yourself waterproof camera enclosure is pretty involved, and isn't the sort of thing you'd want to screw up, even a little, but if you're handy with the heat gun and aren't afraid to get your handheld deburring tool with swiveling cutter a little dirty, you can take pretty much any type of camera you'd like into the drink. Of course, if they make an underwater housing for your camera, it would probably just be easier to buy that, and maybe a little more reliable. Also, just for the record, this will work with your pet turtle Sub Captain Sandy, but only for about three minutes or so.
Read [mit.edu/~tim via GeekDIY]

No compassion in housing proposal

No compassion in housing proposal 09/22/2004 10:33 AM
Funny, we didn't hear any of the Republicans who used New York City as the backdrop of their convention last month talking about the administration's plans to fo rce poor families to either pay hundreds of dollars in extra rent or go homeless. But we're sure George Pataki, Michael Bloomberg, and Rudy Giuliani are going to talk to their Republican friends in Washington and take care of this pronto.

The Housing Bubble, Continued

The Housing Bubble, Continued 06/19/2004 12:14 PM

Mercury News (reg req): Economy boosts valley home prices. The median price of a home in Santa Clara County reached $590,000, up 20.2 percent from May 2003, according to DataQuick Information Systems. A total of 2,149 resale houses changed hands in the county last month, a nearly 30 percent increase from a year earlier.

It's much more than the economy at work here. It's a mindless, dangerous bubble that shows what a short attention span human beings have when they are infected with greed and/or panic. This particular news story ends witha local public defender who found a lender that offered a "zero-down" loan -- that is, loaned the full selling price with no down payment. I can understand the borrower's motive, though I think it's an incredibly risky move, but the bank making this loan is just irresponsible. So is the real-estate industry that promotes this kind thing, but that's par for the course. Of course, the lender will now push this mortgage into the national market, offloading it to some other company. This is how we have such liquid markets, and the system was a boon in the past, greased as it has been by the likes of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the giant federal home-loan operations that act as though they have the full faith and credit of the U.S. taxpayer behind them even though they do not. But it is not sustainable, yet nobody in power dares mess with this machinery. What we'll see eventually, if we don't find a way to slowly deflate this bubble, is a massive collapse of the housing market that will in turn spark a severe recession. The truly scary scenario, still not the most likely but growing in probability every day, comes when falling prices for housing lead to massive collapses in the financial industry. But if that occurs, the Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs and the money-center banks with big exposure will be considered too big to fail. We taxpayers will bail them out to the tune of several trillion dollars, an amount that'll make the S&L bailout of the 1980s seem tiny. And the only way that will work will be to re-ignite inflation on an absolutely massive scale, because the only way to make it work will be to ratchet up the money supply in unprecedented fashion. This is a bubble. It will deflate. If it doesn't deflate gently, the nation is in for the worst kind of pain.

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