Comments on: Existing Home Sales Fall More Than Expected to 4.86 Million Rate http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/existing-home-sales-fall-more-than.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:08:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/existing-home-sales-fall-more-than.html#comment-11911 Anonymous Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/existing-home-sales-fall-more-than-expected-to-486-million-rate/#comment-11911 11:41 AM anonymous:<br/><br/>Amen. (Though I would accept continued use of "expected" as long as "George Bush" was attached to every instance. As in, "more than George Bush expected" or "less than George Bush expected.") 11:41 AM anonymous:

Amen. (Though I would accept continued use of “expected” as long as “George Bush” was attached to every instance. As in, “more than George Bush expected” or “less than George Bush expected.”)

]]> By: S http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/existing-home-sales-fall-more-than.html#comment-11910 S Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/existing-home-sales-fall-more-than-expected-to-486-million-rate/#comment-11910 A host of banks have noted in the past week that house prices are expected to decline through 2010. Pimco Bill gross is subtly hinting that in a Bloomberg article that a "very smart" investor friend of his is whispering that the Gov't could buy up $1 Trillion of houses and fix the problem of falling house prices. This guy becomes more of a laugher every time he speaks. A host of banks have noted in the past week that house prices are expected to decline through 2010. Pimco Bill gross is subtly hinting that in a Bloomberg article that a “very smart” investor friend of his is whispering that the Gov’t could buy up $1 Trillion of houses and fix the problem of falling house prices. This guy becomes more of a laugher every time he speaks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/existing-home-sales-fall-more-than.html#comment-11909 Anonymous Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/existing-home-sales-fall-more-than-expected-to-486-million-rate/#comment-11909 I think the phrases "more than expected" and "less than expected" have become such boring cliches they should be banned from public discourse until the end of this crisis, or the end of the US as we know it, which ever comes first. I think the phrases “more than expected” and “less than expected” have become such boring cliches they should be banned from public discourse until the end of this crisis, or the end of the US as we know it, which ever comes first.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/existing-home-sales-fall-more-than.html#comment-11906 Anonymous Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:21:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/existing-home-sales-fall-more-than-expected-to-486-million-rate/#comment-11906 "People are waiting until prices hit bottom, and credit is still difficult to obtain" implies sales will return to previous levels. What if previous levels (2004-2005-2006) were in fact abnormally high ? Why will sales levels not simply settle at 1998 levels ? “People are waiting until prices hit bottom, and credit is still difficult to obtain” implies sales will return to previous levels. What if previous levels (2004-2005-2006) were in fact abnormally high ? Why will sales levels not simply settle at 1998 levels ?

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