Tuesday, January 15, 2013

A graphical look at home prices

Is the corner turned?

chart-of-the-day-home-prices-climbed-at-the-fastest-rate-since-may-2006

That's the steepest price increase since May 2006. Nothing makes Americans happier than rising home prices (except, maybe, falling gasoline prices). The question is, does this reflect a substantive improvement in the economy, or is it a symptom of monetary policy looser than a... well, you can imagine, right? If the latter, are we only sewing the seeds of the next mess?

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