Jeff Reeves and I chat about the prospects for the housing market.  Read Jeff’s comments from his write-up on The Slant: Charles Sizemore stopped by the office last week to talk about the current state of the housing market, and demographic trends that could mean long-term growth for real estate even if the short-term outlook is rocky....Read More

Quietly, under the radar, all signs are pointing to a strong recovery in the housing market.  Sales of both previously occupied homes and new homes rose sharply last month, as did building permits.   Building permits are up a whopping 22% over the past year. Mortgage applications are rising. And prices are rising in most markets....Read More

One of my favorite scenes in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed is the exchange where Jack Nicholson asks Leonardo DiCaprio what a nice kid like him was doing in the South Boston projects. “And if I can slander my own environment, it makes me sad, this regression.” Unfortunately, I find myself asking the same question about...Read More

Last week, I announced to the world what a momentously bad investment I had just made (see “I just made a horrible investment”). Yes, dear reader, I was dragged kicking and screaming against my will into homeownership by my wife and two-year-old son.  My days of enjoying my Saturday mornings as an urban yuppy, drinking...Read More

Charles Sizemore gave his thoughts on the recovery in the housing market to the Wall Street Journal’s Quentin Fottrell: The unexpected surge in new housing construction may have helped boost stocks Tuesday, but some analysts say neither investors nor homebuyers should be too encouraged by the news. U.S. home building climbed to the highest level...Read More