While we all expected house prices to slow and even fall in bubble markets like Ireland, the UK and Spain, it comes as news to me that prices are slowing in Germany as well. I was just in Germany this past month, and while there were economic concerns, the atmosphere felt entirely different than it does in a place like the US.

Recently, I have started to shift my focus out of the U.S. and abroad as the subprime crisis has become a global credit crisis. The myth of global de-coupling (assumption that other economies could thrive without the help of the American consumer) is being dispelled daily. Countries to watch are Canada, Mexico, China, [...]

This blog entry will serve as a timeline to track housing prices over time as they are reported.
US: S&P/Case-Shiller Index
2007 03 27 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index Declined 0.2%
2007 04 24 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index Fell 1% in Year
2007 05 29 U.S. Home Prices Drop for the First Time in 16 Years
2007 06 26 U.S. Metropolitan [...]

While I am not particularly optimistic about house prices in the U.S. nationally over the medium term, a recent Washington Post article suggests that prices in the Maryland suburbs of DC are not suffering like other jurisdictions around the country.
Bucking the Trend, Md. House Prices Edge Up
“Unlike their neighbors across the Potomac, home sellers in [...]