August 2017 - Interpreting the daily data

Worth of an investment – comparison of cash, housing & stocks

By akumar38 | August 14, 2017

See today’s Chart of the day here. Value of $100k invested in Jan 2010 in cash, housing, and S&P Index at the end of Jun 2017 (see more details of this chart at Chart of day, Aug 14, 2017) In Dec 2013, we made an offer of $345k on a house in Washington County, Portland Oregon.… Read More »

Summary of Portland housing growth – in 6 charts

By akumar38 | August 3, 2017

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Last updated Aug 3, 2017. See today’s Chart of the day here. Figure 1. Lot of upswing. US home price change (in percent) for top 20 cities for 2011-2017 (Click to enlarge). Key summary: (1) After the worst year of 2011-2012, a huge upswing in 2012-2013 across the country; (2) Best gains are in South-West SF-LA-Phoenix-Vegas… Read More »