THE HOUSING DOUBLE DIP IS HERE | PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM

This could have enormous macro impacts if this becomes a protracted decline (via Clear Capital):

Clear Capital’s latest data through October 22 shows even more pronounced price declines than our most recent HDI market report released two weeks ago. At the national level, home prices are clearly experiencing a dramatic drop from the tax credit-induced highs, effectively wiping out all of the gains obtained during the flurry of activity just preceding the tax credit expiration.

This special Clear Capital Home Data Index (HDI) alert shows that national home prices have declined 5.9% in just two months and are now at the same level as in mid April 2010, two weeks prior to the expiration of the recent federal homebuyer tax credit. This significant drop in prices, in advance of the typical winter housing market slowdowns, paints an ominous picture that will likely show up in other home data indices in the coming months.

Source: Clear Capital