Friday, July 25, 2008

The Distortionist

From Realtor.org: Existing-Home Sales Down In June.

Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – fell 2.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 4.86 million units in June from a pace of 4.99 million in May, and are 15.5 percent lower than the 5.75 million-unit rate in June 2007.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said first-time home buyers are critical to the health of the housing market.

Yun said there is a downward distortion in the price data.


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHHHHHH!!!

They can't bring themselves to say that "prices are falling".

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHHHHHH!!!

By this logic, an avalanche is a "downward distortion in skiing conditions".

A thunderstorm is a "downward distortion in sunny weather".

A genocide is a "downward distortion in human lives".

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHHHHHH!!!

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