From the NY Times (via Election Geek):
Mr. Obama is spending 75 cents for every dollar he is taking in; Mrs. Clinton is spending $1.10.
From MSNBC:
Sales of existing homes fell in March as a severe slump in housing showed no signs of abating. The median price of a home fell compared with the price a year ago.
The National Association of Realtors said sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums dropped by 2 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.93 million units.
The median price of a home sold last month was $200,700, a decline of 7.7 percent from the median price a year ago. That was the second-biggest year-over-year price decline following a record 8.4 percent drop in February. The records go back to 1999.
Some places still have a long, long way to go with the housing decline. Look at these numbers for L.A. Even at 22% of peak prices, inventory is moving at half the rate of a couple years ago.
LA County SFR median $/sq. ft. 2006: $400
LA County SFR median $/sq. ft. 2007: $406
LA County SFR median $/sq. ft. 2008: $315 (22% drop from 2007)
LA County SFR median $ 2006: $540,000
LA County SFR median $ 2007: $565,000
LA County SFR median $ 2008: $450,000 (20% drop from 2007)
LA County SFR sales 2006: 6,838
LA County SFR sales 2007: 5,550
LA County SFR sales 2008: 2,990
Posted by: AdamCO | April 22, 2008 at 04:48 PM