Higher Housing Prices Ahead

Even if food and energy costs decline, rising rents could sustain inflation Is 6.2% a lot? That was the year-over-year inflation rate in the United States in October, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the most popular price gauge.  That means average prices rose at their fastest pace since 2008. The Federal Reserve, … Continued

Zillow: Flippin’ Lucky Despite Prophetic Losses

illow Group Inc. (ZG), which has generated an unbroken series of annual losses since its initial public offering in 2011, has figured out how to lose even more money—a lot more money—and at the same time boost revenue and make its shares jump: house flipping. In its most recent quarterly earnings report, Zillow disclosed the … Continued