At the Gazelles growth conference last week, I had the opportunity to see Jim Collins speak. One of the things I liked most about his speech, is the depth of research that he has done to examine what makes companies truly great. Jim has made a life study out of the differences between high performing companies and those who failed to excel. He comes to some interesting conclusions that are often left out of the popular media. One of the things I found most interesting according to his … [Read more...]
Where is the bottom of the housing market?
April 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A good leading indicator of future activity in the new and resale housing markets is the volume of mortgage applications. As the number of mortgage applications moves higher, It means that more people are negotiating a purchase of a home. Therefore, a higher number over time, might signal a bottom of the housing market. Yesterday the weekly survey came out and the top line number showed growth in mortgage applications. From the report: ".....a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was … [Read more...]
UK Housing Market
April 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I'm back from the United Kingdom and a little jet-lagged today. We had some great meetings and met some really smart people. It seems from talking to all that the housing market in the UK has softened quite a bit as well. It can't be all bad though if houses like THIS are still selling. Cheerio! … [Read more...]
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