The latest data from Zillow indicate that American homes will have lost more value by the end of this year than they did in 2009 – down a total of $1.7 trillion in 2010 vs. a $1 trillion decline a year ago. Richard Florida produced a helpful chart of the 2010 decline by region (click to enlarge), showing how uneven the fall was this year – four regional areas were actually up:
While inflation may have peaked last summer, the future road may not be a one-way street to the downside, and the Fed will continue to operate under the assumption it ‘has more work to do’ to bring inflation under control.
Opal Financial Group is hosting two upcoming conferences on emerging managers and alternative investments.
Here are a few important things to watch in the upcoming reports.
It may be too early to come back into the stock market in a big way
