On Fox Business discussing the Wall Street Crisis

Resources to explain the current housing & financial crisis

Like much of the country, I've been consumed and fascinated by the financial bailout discussions over the last few weeks. It's pretty amazing how all roads are leading back to housing prices, something that I spend a lot of thinking about at Zillow.... Read More
Topics: house prices , home values , politics

Home Prices

I was on Bloomberg television last week talking about home prices. I wish the news weren't so depressing, but here you go:  ... Read More
Topics: house prices , home values , TV

The psychology of a listing price

Chalk this one up in the "sad but true" category. Not all listing prices are created equal, even if the numbers are the same. There are many examples of sellers who list their home for X and don't sell. They then lower the price to Y (or even... Read More
Topics: house prices , home values , buyer tips

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Topics: home values , TV , celebrities

European housing trends

Deutsche Bank published an excellent report comparing US home prices with Europe. Here's the key takeaway:"US home prices will decline significantly further in 2008, begin to stabilize in the first half of 2009, and remain depressed forsome time... Read More
Topics: house prices , home values

The New York Times tells us to feel sorry for investment bankers (sort of)

There was an amusing article in the New York Times this week about investment bankers in New York who are having a hard time making it past co-op boards. As a former New York investment banker, I can say with authority: please don't feel sorry for these... Read More
Topics: house prices , home values

On CNBC talking about real estate trends

I was on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning talking about home prices.... Read More
Topics: house prices , home values , TV

Interesting Donald Trump interview on CNBC

Listen to The Donald's thoughts on the real estate industry on CNBC. As usual, entertaining and interesting, and always bombastic.... Read More
Topics: house prices , home values , TV

Housing prices case study: Minneapolis

I did a radio interview this morning on Minneapolis home prices on WCCO-AM radio. Here are the highlights:home prices in the Minneapolis MN area were down 5% from a year agoCondos are faring worse than houses, especially smaller condoscondos worth less... Read More
Topics: house prices , home values