Tag Archives: bubble
Housing Market Already Shows Signs of a New Bubble
By Diana Olick, CNBC Real Estate Reporter NEW YORK (CNBC) — When housing began to simmer back in 2002, prices were rising around seven percent a year, then eight percent in 2004 and a stunning 12% in 2005. At the time, words like “bubble,” and “unsustainable,” were uttered with every monthly reading. No one had seen home prices soar like that since the mid 1970′s Continue reading
Poor life choice? Tattoos of logos from dot-com boom
The dotcom bubble may have burst long ago, but some of its lingering effects are permanently etched on the backsides, forearms and foreheads of a few human billboards. Continue reading
Inflation gauge may fuel housing bubble
Statistics Canada is being urged to change the way it calculates housing costs in its inflation reports, with critics saying its current method could be fuelling a housing bubble. Continue reading
Consumers getting a better handle on debt
Five years after the bursting of the borrowing bubble, American households are getting a better handle on their debt, according to a report this week. Continue reading
Toronto condo bubble concerns may be ‘overblown’
Concerns about a Toronto condo bubble may be “overblown,” with no evidence to support them, according to a Royal Bank report released today. Continue reading
Trulia Reports Interest in Super-Sized Homes Nearly Doubles in Past Year
Americans Optimistic About Housing Recovery: 58 Percent Believe Home Prices Will Return to Bubble-Era Highs Within 10 Years Continue reading
Facebook Droops and a Bubble Bursts
Even as the stock market pounds Facebook’s freshly issued shares, analysts and techies are still defending the newest public company. After Friday’s debacle, which was in part caused by technical glitches, which Nasdaq says it has now fixed, the Facebook sympathizers told us to wait. Day one wouldn’t tell the whole story. Continue reading
Tech stocks getting a bit fizzy, if not bubbly
The imminent initial public offering of Facebook renews a question that has been on the market’s collective mind: Are we in the midst of a new tech stock bubble? Continue reading
