Real estate has been exploding higher for months now. Many real estate markets completely dwarf their peaks during the so-called housing bubble of 2007 (so-called because it’s nothing compared to right now). I would suggest watching this horizontal as a turnaround point.
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My Own Private Bubble
As a young man, I bought my house for the same reasons most people do: I was married and wanted to raise a family there. I wanted a nice big yard so I could have dogs. I wanted room to expand. I wanted to live in a safe, quiet neighborhood. So, in 1991, I was able to do all those things. It was a stretch, but we bought a small, run-down home on a large lot in a nice neighborhood in Palo Alto.
I didn’t buy it to make money. I didn’t buy it as a speculative investment. I just wanted a place to live. And yet……….
Real Estate Reversal via the CCI
I realize the markets are surging (ES up 21 and NQ up 50 as I am typing this), but in the spirit of selling into strength, I wanted to share the real estate ETF below. Take note of recent commodity channel index action and what kind of moves have taken place in the past. My view is that rising interest rates are not going to be a boon to real estate.
Shorted Realty Income at Triangle Retrace
Enchantment Awaits
Anyone who has ever opened up a newspaper is all too familiar with the flowery language real estate agents will use to push their wares. Here in Palo Alto, with housing prices at historic highs, the thesaurus is in heavy use. Increasingly petite properties at ever-rising prices are becoming more difficult to perfume with prose.
This morning I stumbled across this beauty:
