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FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Also note that the sharp decline in 2010 was related to the housing tax credit policy in 2009 - and was just a continuation of the housing bust. Another exception was in late 2021 - we saw a significant YoY decline in new home sales related to the pandemic and the surge in new home sales in the second half of 2020.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

million in September 2010 to a low of 380,634 in June 2022. Bankruptcy totals for the previous 12 months are reported four times annually. For more than a decade, total filings fell steadily, from a high of nearly 1.6 Total filings have increased each quarter since then, but they remain far lower than historical highs.

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MAY 6, 2024

For Fannie, this is down 95% from the 166,787 peak number of REOs in Q3 2010. Fannie Mae reported the number of REOs decreased to 7,791 at the end of Q1 2024, down 5% from 8,403 at the end of the previous quarter, and down 9% year-over-year from Q1 2023. Click on graph for larger image. Here is a graph of Fannie Real Estate Owned (REO).

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AUGUST 13, 2024

For Fannie, this is down 96% from the 166,787 peak number of REOs in Q3 2010. Fannie Mae reported the number of REOs decreased to 7,179 at the end of Q2 2024, down 10% from 7,971 at the end of the previous quarter, and down 17% year-over-year from Q2 2023. Click on graph for larger image. Here is a graph of Fannie Real Estate Owned (REO).

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MARCH 28, 2023

Freddie's serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.17% in August 2020 during the pandemic. Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in February was 0.65%, down from 0.66% January. Freddie's rate is down year-over-year from 0.99% in February 2022.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Freddie's serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.17% in August 2020 during the pandemic. Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in March was 0.62%, down from 0.65% February. Freddie's rate is down year-over-year from 0.92% in March 2022.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 5, 2023

Dynasty’s former COO will join as president of Advisor Group RIA Solutions after leaving the former firm he co-founded in 2010.

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JULY 26, 2022

Freddie's serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.17% in August 2020 during the pandemic. Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in June was 0.76%, down from 0.80% May. Freddie's rate is down year-over-year from 1.86% in June 2021.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.32% in August 2020 during the pandemic. This is close to pre-pandemic levels. These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure".

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.32% in August 2020 during the pandemic. This is slightly below the pre-pandemic lows. These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure".

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APRIL 28, 2023

The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.32% in August 2020 during the pandemic. This is below the pre-pandemic levels. These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure".

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JANUARY 30, 2023

The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.32% in August 2020 during the pandemic. This is at the pre-pandemic lows. These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure".

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As an example, if a house price was $300,000 in January 2010, the price would be $438,000 today adjusted for inflation (46% increase). The composite 20, in real terms, is 3% above the bubble peak. People usually graph nominal house prices, but it is also important to look at prices in real terms.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.32% in August 2020 during the pandemic. This is close to pre-pandemic levels. These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure".

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Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Justin Berman details the thinking behind his move from Goldman Sachs to independence in 2010, followed by the merger with Cresset Asset Management.

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MAY 8, 2023

For Fannie, this is down 95% from the 166,787 peak number of REOs in Q3 2010. Fannie Mae reported the number of REOs increased to 8,780 at the end of Q1 2023, essentially unchanged from 8,779 in Q4 2022, and up 18% from 7,430 at the end of Q1 2022. Click on graph for larger image. Here is a graph of Fannie Real Estate Owned (REO).

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A Wealth of Common Sense

MARCH 16, 2025

Coming into 2025 the S&P 500 had just two down years out of the past 15: 2010 +14.8% 2024 +24.9% We were all probably a little spoiled. Regardless of the reason for the recent swoon, we were due.

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DECEMBER 31, 2024

cnbc.com) Gold had its best year since 2010. Markets The U.S. stock market is set for its best two-year performance since 1997-98. wsj.com) After a good start, energy sector performance has faded. axios.com) Intel ($INTC) had its worst year as a public company. msn.com) Finance Can Treasury primary dealers handle the ongoing funding calendar?

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

from June to July , a trend not seen between 2010 and 2019, when price increases averaged 0.5% As 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages neared 6% this summer, some prospective homebuyers pulled back, helping ease overheated and unsustainable price growth. Notably, home prices declined by 0.3% by July 2023.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

For in depth description of these issues, see Jed Kolko's article from 2014 "Let’s Improve, Not Ignore, Seasonal Adjustment of Housing Data" Note: I was one of several people to question the change in the seasonal factor (here is a post in 2009 ) - and this led to S&P Case-Shiller questioning the seasonal factor too ( from April 2010 ).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The all-time high for August was 110 thousand in 2005, and the all-time low for August was 23 thousand in 2010. In August 2022 (red column), 55 thousand new homes were sold (NSA). Last year, 55 thousand homes were sold in August. This was well above expectations, and sales in the three previous months were revised up, combined.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

This graph shows the unemployment rate for the Inland Empire (using MSA: Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario), and also the number of construction jobs as a percent of total employment. The unemployment rate was falling before the pandemic and was down to 3.6% (down from 14.4%

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Despite the recent increases, the newest totals remain far lower than in December 2010, when filings peaked at just less than 1.6 Bankruptcies fell especially sharply after the pandemic began in early 2020, despite some COVID-related disruptions to the economy. Click on graph for larger image.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.32% in August 2020 during the pandemic. This is almost back to pre-pandemic levels. These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure".

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Portfolio 328

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AUGUST 1, 2024

As an example, if a house price was $300,000 in January 2010, the price would be $432,000 today adjusted for inflation (44% increase). The composite 20, in real terms, is 2% above the bubble peak. People usually graph nominal house prices, but it is also important to look at prices in real terms.

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JULY 26, 2022

The all-time high for June was 115 thousand in 2005, and the all-time low for June was 28 thousand in 2010 and in 2011. In June 2022 (red column), 49 thousand new homes were sold (NSA). Last year, 61 thousand homes were sold in June. This was well below expectations, and sales in the three previous months were revised down significantly.

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

The all-time high for November was 86 thousand in 2005, and the all-time low for November was 20 thousand in 2010. In November 2022 (red column), 46 thousand new homes were sold (NSA). Last year, 54 thousand homes were sold in November. This was above expectations, however sales in the three previous months were revised down.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

by June 2023, bringing home price growth close to the long run average from 2010 to 2020. Though annual appreciation was still strong, it slowed from the previous month for the second consecutive month, reflecting reduced buyer demand in part due to higher mortgage rates and worries about a slowing economy.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Red dots are the decennial Census homeownership rates for April 1st, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. The homeownership rate of 65.6 percent was not statistically different from the rate in the third quarter 2023 (66.0 percent) and virtually the same as the rate in the second quarter 2024 (65.6 emphasis added Click on graph for larger image.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Freddie's serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.17% in August 2020 during the pandemic. Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in October was 0.66%, down from 0.67% September. Freddie's rate is down year-over-year from 1.32% in October 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

As an example, if a house price was $300,000 in January 2010, the price would be $432,000 today adjusted for inflation (44% increase). The composite 20, in real terms, is 2% above the bubble peak. People usually graph nominal house prices, but it is also important to look at prices in real terms.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The second table shows the change in construction and manufacturing payrolls starting in 2006.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

Freddie's serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.17% in August 2020 during the pandemic. Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in September was 0.67%, down from 0.70% August. Freddie's rate is down year-over-year from 1.46% in September 2021.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Freddie's serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.17% in August 2020 during the pandemic. Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in November was 0.66%, unchanged from 0.66% October. Freddie's rate is down year-over-year from 1.24% in November 2021.

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MARCH 6, 2023

We had very low interest rates for more than a decade – 2010 to 2020 – and inflation remained subdued. October 7, 2022) Transitory Is Taking Longer than Expected (February 10, 2022) Wealth Effect Rumors Have Been Greatly Exaggerated (November 16, 2010) 10 Questions For. Where is it different? What are the similarities?

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AUGUST 12, 2024

October 2, 2017) Deficit Chicken Hawks vs Ronald Reagan (July 13, 2010) Politics & Investing The post Catastrophizing Debt appeared first on The Big Picture.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

The billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates first initiated his transition plan in 2010.

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