Is your glass half empty or full?

 
I came across this video on cnbc and thought I would share.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=671479469
It’s called home value psychology and says only 16% of the people surveyed thought the economy was good and 17% think their home values will decrease. They say declines in home prices go hand in hand with negative views. I say the glass is half full.
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Breaking down the different home price index reports - part two

In my last post I discussed the S&P Case Shiller home price index report. In this post I am going to discuss the OFHEO (Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight) home price index report. The OFHEO report also uses repeat sales of single family homes. The differences are that it also uses refinances and only uses [...]

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