How Can Subprime Be Contained When You Don’t Know Who’s a Subprime Borrower?

An article from the Online Journal quotes Henry Paulson:
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson delivered an upbeat assessment of the slumping real estate market on Friday saying, “All the signs I look at” show “the housing market is at or near the bottom.”
Paulson added that the meltdown in subprime mortgages was not a “serious [...]

The Phoenix Housing Market- A Bedtime Fairy Tale

As you can imagine, as the mother of five, I know a fairy tale when I see one.  Consequently I recognized this one right away from the Arizona Republic:  [Hat tip M.R.!]  It was entitled U.S. Housing Market Worsens as Valley Improves.  Like all works of fantasy suited to the minds of children, I recognized [...]

New Home Sales- Worst March Since 1998, But MSM Says Sales are Up

The Marketwatch headline today?  New-Home Sales Inch Higher in March:
Boosted by warmer weather in the Northeast and Midwest, sales of new homes increased by 2.6% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 858,000, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
That is of course month-over-month.  Year-over-year, [YOY] sales are down 23.5%.  According to the Commerce Department:
Sales [...]