GLG News by Homebuilding Joint Venture Experts

There are many proponents of the theory that the industrialized nations will face declining wealth through the coming century. The United Sates is not thought to be excluded from this effect by these thinkers. Those who believe otherwise as the article indicates feel there is no one else to assume the...

Consolidation will occur in the industry The strongest companies will survive the downturn five years from now there will be significant changes to the industry  

Wall Street has abandoned housing and the mortgage markets, the default ratios are up, consumer confidence is way down, wages are not keeping up with rising costs. The litany goes on through the press. Rarely do you see a positive note in the news as everybody is on the bandwagon now. The only recent...

Banks report increased delinquencies and overall lower earnings as the economy slows and housing drags. The reporting style here is yet corporate positive as CFO’s mirror the earlier performances of the major home builders, the Realtors and the Mortgage Bankers Association in denying housing issues....

The financial markets are primarily the product of the successes of government policies. That’s why the United States has led the world in wealth for the last century. That is, the benign nature and fertility of its land and the industrious behavior of its citizens have combined with the free but regulated...

The FHA plan discussed in this article puts the burden of poor individual and lender decisions on the government and taxpayers, perhaps not a burden many of us believe we should be required to bear. However, considering the magnitude and the possible effect on the markets if the 2.2 million resets...

The subject article talks about the concentration of Hispanic immigrants in the Phoenix metro area. The Hispanic population has always been an important component of Valley residents and now is even more so. I also refer the reader here to a further article entitled Valley salary growth lags behind...

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Tightening lending requirements of remaining players and higher home loan rates will push the housing demand lower, adding further downward pressure to home prices and increasing the likelihood of Fed intervention.

The gas pump is easier to contemplate now that every twenty gallon tank-full is twelve dollars cheaper. Demand slipped and the big refiners and marketers chose the only way out by reducing the sticker at the corner. Oil is going to be beaten up when corn ethanol is substituted in whole or in part. We...