U.S. home prices have fallen more than in Great Depression

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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Tue May-31-11 01:35 PM
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U.S. home prices have fallen more than in Great Depression
U.S. home prices as measured by the Case-Shiller index have now fallen by more than they did during the Great Depression, according to Capital Economics.

Paul Dales, senior U.S. Economist at Capital, said the Case-Shiller index released earlier on Tuesday — which tracks prices of single-family home in 20 major U.S. cities — are now 33% below the 2006 peak and back at a level last seen in the third quarter of 2002, edging out the 31% dip seen in the Depression of the 1930s.

“On that occasion, the peak in prices was not regained until 19 years after they first fell,” Mr. Dales said.

“The similarities between the current downturn and that seen during the Great Depression are striking,” Mr. Dales said in a note. He pointed out that on both occasions, prices initially fell by 31% and, after a temporary rebound, dropped back by 7%, the dreaded double-dip.


http://business.financialpost.com/2011/05/31/u-s-home-p...

http://www.democraticunderground.com...ss=439x1202954

But.....I thought obama was going to be the knight in shining armor. Of course it's all bushs fault.

[FDK]

http://www.democraticunderground.com...ss=439x1202954

But.....I thought obama was going to be the knight in shining armor. Of course it's all bushs fault.

And it doesn't sound like the article takes into account what OBAMA has done and will be doing to the value of a dollar.

[Apache]

And it doesn't sound like the article takes into account what OBAMA has done and will be doing to the value of a dollar.

Rainbows and unicorn farts.... you know ;)

[Rockntractor]

Since Great Depression is taken can we use Extreme Depression?

[fettpett]

I was listening to Mark Belling a couple weeks ago and he was discussing this very thing, except it was quite the different spin, it's THE BEST buyer's market since the end of World War 2.