The Case Shiller Housing report is out. Just remember as you read this press release that it’s for completed home sales. Homes are often on the market a month, or two. Can it be a month to get funding, closing data, inspections, and title called up? See it myself. So, when you read this, remember … Read More
Plus, some other nifty topics this morning, including my Yaupon Hedge experiment. So, kick back with another cup and let’s think this project called Life through a little deeper… If War Is Coming We sure hope reasonable shows up at the party soon. Because the accounting for this Ukraine War (thanks to maneuvering by the … Read More
Economics runs in reasonably clear cycles. At the moment, we are at (or just past) the top of a Housing cycle. The bottom, you’ll recall, was the spring of 2009. Prices firmed into 2010 as corporations bet on running rental pools of repossessed homes. Since then, it would be hard to find a better personal … Read More
I’m (wild-ass) guessing son G2 will be back on homestead lands before Christmas. Not that making a boatload of money up north isn’t grand fun, but the fact is the Old Man can’t figure out how his assignment will keep from getting shut down when the world hits the financial skids in the next couple … Read More
Our starting point this morning is a thank-you nod to the 3806 KHz (LSB) ham radio crew which is around overnights on the weekend. Spent some quality time with ’em this morning making antenna measurements in order to figure out what’s next for the Antenna Dept. You see, Winter isn’t far off. And that’s when … Read More
Case-Shiller, S&P, CoreLogic Housing report is just out. And like we told you, be ready for useful data, but from a little way back on the calendar because it takes so long for sales to close and deals to be done. “NEW YORK, AUGUST 30, 2022: S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) today released the … Read More
Good news – and bad – about those couple of old, tired, worn-out laptops here. The good news is they are all screaming fast. Linux does that. The bad is they have forced me to look again – somewhat realistically – at the odds of the Internet going down within the next three years. As … Read More
Last weekend’s column – the part about the Chinese sailboat build? Well, that led to me mixing up another batch of Durham’s Rock-Hard Water Putty. And that – in turn – had sent me sneaking into the kitchen. Elaine and I have very different ideas on recycling certain food containers. She looks at everything as a … Read More
Too busy with doctor appointments this week (checkups and a cardiologist follow up) to get much done in the Shop or Hobby Shop this week. And it looks like things will be in go-slow mode since the next few weekends will be “Setting up for Fall” events. #1: Plant Fall Garden Fall into winter garden … Read More
With our book on do-it-yourself home power now up on Amazon, most of the week here was focused on the next book – The 100-Year Toaster. Not surprisingly, no one has yet bought a single copy of Power in the Second Depression. It’s free on the Peoplenomics.com website in the Reader Bookshelf section. The 100-Year Toaster … Read More
How would you like a brand-new home at less than half price? Not only is this possible, but there are people who do this all the time. So this morning, we push around some numbers and show you how you can build your own and make a sweet pile of equity in the process. There … Read More
Wednesday morning get braced: the Consumer Price Index (inflation gauge) will be released. Sure, this morning is quiet and all. But many pieces are moving just below the surface. Dow futures down 150-ish. Like Elon Musk blowing out of the Twitter acquisition this weekend. As we’ve been following this, looks to us like there are … Read More
Who needs Russia and Ukraine when drought is coming and famine is in the wings? As so often happens, our political tools in office are trying to fix the barn after it’s on fire and the horses are gone. The world needs water – because without it, kiss off crops and light the fuse of … Read More