This week: blazing home sales-price growth, OK job growth, and a major housing-policy nomination.
An OK jobs report, with some clouds:
Strong growth in home prices:
- Home Prices Rise at Highest Rate in 7 Years (Washington Post)
President Obama nominated a new director for the agency that regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:
Finally, anyone who uses data needs to read this:
- Six Ways to Separate Lies From Statistics (Bloomberg View)
Up next week: Trulia’s monthly Price and Rent Monitors, Tuesday morning. Also, from this week, check out the Trends post on homes from every decade – with pictures of snail showers, popcorn ceilings, and more – and the Luxe post on which celebs prefer to live in the past or the present.