Job Market 2009
March 30th, 2008
Will American highly-qualified workers soon have no other option but to get a job at companies from the very countries they were calling third-world not so long ago?
San Francisco home prices increased .18% in April 2007
June 26th, 2007
S&P Case/Shiller data for the month of April 2007 and earlier months is available here.
Biggest drops were in Detroit, MI (-2.45%) and Miam, FL (-1.21%).
Biggest gains were in Seattle, WA (+1.31%) and Dallas, TX (+1.29%).
Real 07Q1 U.S. GDP increased by 0.16% from 06Q4
June 1st, 2007
According to data published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis available here, the 0.16% quarterly growth (equivalent to ~0.6% annualized rate) is the worst since 02Q4 when it had increased by only 0.05% from the previous period (equivalent to 0.2% annualized rate).
San Francisco home prices increased .15% in March 2007
June 1st, 2007
According to the S&P Case/Shiller® published last Tuesday, home prices in San Francisco have increased by .15% since February 2007. This the first uptick since May 2006.
Since May 2006, San Francisco home prices have dropped by 3%. This is to be compared to a 8% increase between May 2005 and May 2006, which leaves me with the feeling that the correction is not over yet.
The data is available here.
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