Signs of Recovery Are Mounting – Kind Of

The mainstream view of our current economic situation: After the worst downturn since the Great Depression, signs of recovery are mounting — albeit tinged with ambiguity. Despite worries that American consumers might hunker down for years — spooked by debt, lost...

Home Sales up 27% Month over Month! Will it Last?

Big numbers coming in from the real estate industry: Sales of newly built homes shot up 27 percent in March — the largest monthly gain in nearly five decades — as mild weather and a lucrative tax credit pumped up demand for homes in all four regions of the...