Sacramento Office Vacancy Rate Surges Over 20%

Turmoil in the housing market has led to fears that home prices will drop precipitously….. But the projected losses have been wildly exaggerated. Most Americans have not experienced any significant declines in the value of their homes – nor are…
In my previous post, I wrote about how the government is essentially propping up the housing market with all its programs and stimulus. Well, two of those programs are set to expire shortly. The $8,000 1st time homebuyer tax credit…
Homebuilder Lennar (LEN) reported 2nd quarter earnings today and they were not pretty (LEN Earnings Release). I put together a chart of Lennar’s new homes delivered and backlog going back 5 years which pretty much tells the story: LEN New Homes…
Today’s report shows that we are in a crisis situation. – NAHB Chairman Sandy Dunn When I heard Diana Olick report this number on CNBC a few minutes ago I had to chuckle. You have to realize that a number…
Data from DataQuick show that Sacramentans extracted $2 billion less (-34%) from their homes in 2007 – via refinancings, home equity loans, outright sales – than they did in 2006. For the state of California, it was $25 billion less (-21%) (Sac and…
The data tables in this front page Sacramento Bee article from yesterday are incredible. Default notices and foreclosures in the 8 county Sacramento area are absolutely surging: up 158% and 516%, respectively, from the year ago period. In fact, default…