Tag: Housing
Is The Housing Market In A Bubble? [Homebuilding Stocks To Watch]
The housing market has cooled from its blistering pace of this year’s 1st half. However, demand remains robust with prices continuing to rise. So, why have homebuilders, as represented by the iShares U.S Home Construction ETF (ITB), declined over 9% in the past week? Granted, ITB and many individual homebuilders have enjoyed huge gains from […]
Homebuilders Spiking… What To Do Now!
In February, I pointed toward housing stocks as the place to be. In March, Corey Williams wrote about the tidal wave of pent up demand for housing. That came on the heels of Warren Buffett’s comment about housing. In his annual letter, Buffett said “that within a year or so, residential housing problems should largely […]
A Follow-up On Housing…
In early February, I reported on two big movers in the homebuilding industry… DR Horton (DHI) and Beazer (BZH). Both companies were announcing huge blockbuster earnings. The earnings were all fake. They were created by accounting and tax gimmicks. Anyone looking closely at the numbers could see it clearly. Regardless, both companies reported huge earnings […]
Apartment REITs Benefit From Housing Crisis
I’m an optimist. Ask anyone in my family. I always have been and probably always will be. Sometimes being an optimist can hurt you as an investor. You might overlook a small detail that another investor would see as a huge problem. I know this, and that’s why I always try to go the extra […]