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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/existing-home-sales-in-2020-were-highest-since-in-over-a-decade.htmlCitarExisting home sales in 2020 hit highest point since 2006, but listings are at a record lowPandemic-driven demand sent total 2020 home sales to the highest level since 2006.Closed sales of existing homes in December increased 0.7% from November to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.76 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors.Sales were 22% stronger than December 2019.Pandemic-driven demand sent total 2020 home sales to the highest level since 2006.Still, even the most avid buyers are bumping up against barriers in today’s housing market. Record low supply and record high prices are limiting the exceptionally high demand.Closed sales of existing homes in December increased just 0.7% from November to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.76 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 22% stronger than in December 2019.As unexpected as a global pandemic was, so too was the reaction of homebuyers. After plummeting in March and April, sales suddenly began to climb. Total year-end sales volume ended at 5.64 million units, the highest level since 2006 and far stronger than predicted before the pandemic. Buyers were driven by a desire for larger, suburban homes with dedicated spaces for working and schooling.“Home sales could possibly reach 8 million if we had more inventory,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the Realtors. “Mortgage rates should remain very low throughout 2021, although we may have seen the lowest already.”Strong demand exacerbated what was already low inventory of homes for sale at the start of the year. At the end of December, inventory stood at just 1.07 million homes for sale, down 23% year over year. At the current sales place, that represents a 1.9-month supply. That is the lowest number of homes since the Realtors began tracking this metric in 1982.Low supply and strong demand continued to raise the heat under home prices. The median price of an existing home sold in December was $309,800, a 12.9% increase compared with December 2019 and the highest December median price on record.Part of the sharp increase in the median price is that home sales are stronger on the higher end of the market, where there is more supply. Sales of homes priced below $100,000 were down 15% annually in December, while sales of homes priced between $500,000 and $750,000 were up 65% annually. Sales of million-dollar-plus homes were up 94% from one year ago.Steep competition for homes also has more buyers making all-cash offers.First-time buyers made up 31% of sales. They usually make up about 40% historically.It also took just 21 days on average to sell a home in December.“It is unusual, because every year during the holiday season we would see days on market increase, but not this year,” said Yun.
Existing home sales in 2020 hit highest point since 2006, but listings are at a record lowPandemic-driven demand sent total 2020 home sales to the highest level since 2006.Closed sales of existing homes in December increased 0.7% from November to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.76 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors.Sales were 22% stronger than December 2019.Pandemic-driven demand sent total 2020 home sales to the highest level since 2006.Still, even the most avid buyers are bumping up against barriers in today’s housing market. Record low supply and record high prices are limiting the exceptionally high demand.Closed sales of existing homes in December increased just 0.7% from November to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.76 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 22% stronger than in December 2019.As unexpected as a global pandemic was, so too was the reaction of homebuyers. After plummeting in March and April, sales suddenly began to climb. Total year-end sales volume ended at 5.64 million units, the highest level since 2006 and far stronger than predicted before the pandemic. Buyers were driven by a desire for larger, suburban homes with dedicated spaces for working and schooling.“Home sales could possibly reach 8 million if we had more inventory,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the Realtors. “Mortgage rates should remain very low throughout 2021, although we may have seen the lowest already.”Strong demand exacerbated what was already low inventory of homes for sale at the start of the year. At the end of December, inventory stood at just 1.07 million homes for sale, down 23% year over year. At the current sales place, that represents a 1.9-month supply. That is the lowest number of homes since the Realtors began tracking this metric in 1982.Low supply and strong demand continued to raise the heat under home prices. The median price of an existing home sold in December was $309,800, a 12.9% increase compared with December 2019 and the highest December median price on record.Part of the sharp increase in the median price is that home sales are stronger on the higher end of the market, where there is more supply. Sales of homes priced below $100,000 were down 15% annually in December, while sales of homes priced between $500,000 and $750,000 were up 65% annually. Sales of million-dollar-plus homes were up 94% from one year ago.Steep competition for homes also has more buyers making all-cash offers.First-time buyers made up 31% of sales. They usually make up about 40% historically.It also took just 21 days on average to sell a home in December.“It is unusual, because every year during the holiday season we would see days on market increase, but not this year,” said Yun.
British PM says new variant may carry higher risk of deathLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of COVID-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality although he said evidence showed that both vaccines being used in the country are effective against it.(...)
Biden administration to discuss stimulus with lawmakers SundayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to discuss the need for economic stimulus with a group of senators on Sunday, White House national economic council director Brian Deese said on Friday, as it seeks to build support for what it sees as a critical round of new coronavirus relief.“We’re at a precarious moment for the virus and the economy. Without decisive action, we risk falling into a very serious economic hole, even more serious than the crisis we find ourselves,” Deese told reporters at a White House briefing.Democratic President Joe Biden, who took office on Wednesday, has proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package. But some key moderate Republicans have said it is too soon to move additional relief legislation following passage in December of a $900 billion stimulus package.The pandemic recession has hit Americans hard. Some 16 million are now receiving some type of unemployment benefit, and an estimated 29 million don’t have enough to eat. Women, minorities and low-income service workers have been disproportionately impacted, with Black and Hispanic workers facing higher jobless rates than white workers.
Cita de: Derby en Enero 22, 2021, 16:53:18 pmEse sentido del humor tan británico... UK sí ha nombrado embajador ante la UE .... Derby, incluso el segundo apellido del embajador parece adrede. Sir Humphrey Appleby era el legendario senior civil servant de la serie 'Yes minister'. El que explica en un episodio que el unico papel de UK en el mercado común era conseguir que no se unieran nunca. [...]
Ese sentido del humor tan británico... UK sí ha nombrado embajador ante la UE ....
Trump has given permission for the Troops to stay at Trump hotel in DC reports are saying....
La mejor serie de la historia.
Yo ya ni me inmuto ante los hechos más increíbles o aberrantes. Va todo bien. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Viene una pandemia y nos encierran a todos. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Hay deflación. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Hay un loco anaranjado a cargo del imperio. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Asaltan el capitolio. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Ganan los progres en usa. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Hay falta de liquidez en los repos. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Hay QE infinita. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Hay Brexit. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Hay vacuna. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Hay una nueva cepa más mortal y virulenta. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Sale dragui. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Entra yelen. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Bajan los hactibos y los mercaos. Suben los hactibos. Y los mercaos. Estoy viendo con mis propios ojos el "primer motor inmóvil "
Rotting fish, lost business and piles of red tape. The reality of Brexit hits BritainLondon (CNN Business).- Brexit might be done and dusted, but its specter will loom over Britain for a long time yet.For all the fanfare made when Prime Minister Boris Johnson struck a trade deal with Brussels on Christmas Eve, the inescapable reality of leaving the European Union's customs and regulatory territory has already started to bite. The fact that the deal was only agreed one week before it came into effect meant that dangerous disruption to countless businesses that relied on seamless supply chains was inevitable.Despite Johnson's repeated claims that Brexit is a great opportunity for British exporters and would lead to some kind of revival for free trade, the reality is very different: freshly caught fish are reportedly being left to rot as exporters cannot get them to the European Union while logistics firms are skeptical that both importing and exporting is going to be viable for many businesses in the long term. Fallout from Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic is pushing the UK economy into a sharp contraction in the first quarter, according to data published Friday by IHS Markit, meaning a double-dip recession is now on the cards.While it should be a source of embarrassment for the PM that his deal has made life very difficult for many of the industries that he has championed post-Brexit, Johnson's public statements on the matter suggest he is oblivious to the reality that many are facing.When asked for comment on the immediate consequences of the trade barriers implemented as a result of the deal, a UK government spokesperson told CNN Business:"From the outset we were clear that we would be leaving the customs union and single market which meant that there would be new processes after the end of the Transition Period. These were widely communicated through our public information campaign."The starkest example of what Brexit is doing to British business comes from Scotland's fishing industry. Despite the government's claims during Brexit negotiations that the fishing industry was very near the top of its priority list, there is a real fear that the entire industry could collapse in a matter of weeks."We had an entirely new system for exporters to get their heads around that hadn't been tested prior to use. The result, somewhat inevitably, was that it started going wrong straight away," says James Withers, chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink."This isn't as simple as an IT glitch that needs fixing. In a matter of days, we went from being able to send fresh food to Madrid with a single cover sheet of paperwork. Now there are roughly 26 steps for each transaction."The real-world impact of this means that some exporters have had the European market cut off overnight. Almost every day, pictures circulate on social media of virtually empty fish markets and boats tied up. Withers has heard stories of Scottish boats sailing 48 hours to process catches in Denmark, just to get their stock into the single market. In an industry where profit margins are often thin, every hour spent working around red tape is critical to both the freshness of the product and the productivity of the business.When pushed on the matter, Johnson has said that he thinks these are merely teething issues and not the fault of his deal or the barriers it's created. His spokesman explains that the government is providing £23 million ($31.4 million) for the industry to ease the process.When asked specifically about the fishing industry earlier this week, Johnson once again denied that the problems facing exporters had anything to do with his deal, but instead were due to restaurants being shut because of the pandemic.However, Withers believes that money "will run out quickly" and without coming to some new sort of arrangement with the European Union, "this sort of exporting might not be sustainable" and will "almost certainly lead to the very people the [Prime Minister] said he was fighting for losing their jobs."The scenes in Scotland might not be as dramatic as the food shortages and lines of backlogged trucks that many predicted post-Brexit, but the damage is already showing up in economic data. Brexit issues are exacerbating a slowdown caused by pandemic restrictions, IHS Markit said on Friday, and lengthening suppliers' delivery times. While 33% of manufacturers reporting a drop in exports linked the decline directly to the pandemic, some 60% linked the drop to Brexit, according to IHS.ForagePlus, a horse nutrition business based in Wales, had dozens of parcels bound for Europe returned this week due to glitches in its shipping company's new systems for processing customs information. "It's just a shambles basically," ForagePlus founder Sarah Braithwaite told CNN Business, adding that it had been nearly a month since the company was able to ship anything into Europe due to the pandemic and Brexit.There is real concern among trucking companies and logistics firms that things are going to get much worse in the coming months.Multiple sources within the affected sectors told CNN Business that British consumers won't feel much disruption yet, as January is a typically quiet month at ports and the United Kingdom did stockpile goods to prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit. But that could change as trade volumes increase over the coming months, putting border systems under additional pressure.This could result in a gradual reduction in the variety of fresh produce available to British shoppers. According to a spokesperson for Logistics UK, "in the short term, while supply chains sort themselves out, it may be that we return to a more seasonal approach to shopping or have a more limited range to choose from." This could mean that after decades of fresh fruit and vegetables at all times of the year, Brits might have to start seeing strawberries as summer treat, for example.The region where food shortages could fast become a real issue is Northern Ireland, where images of empty supermarket shelves have circulated on social media. Due to the unique position of Northern Ireland, it has split with the rest of the United Kingdom and remained inside the EU single market, making it a lot harder to import food from Great Britain. Simon Coveney, Ireland's foreign affairs minister, said that images showing empty shelves in Northern Irish supermarkets were "clearly a Brexit issue" and "part of the reality" of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.Trade experts are concerned about the gradual decline in EU-UK trade. "The slow decline is in some ways more dangerous than sudden food shortages," says David Henig, UK director at the European Centre For International Political Economy. "I am particularly concerned about exporters being unable to fulfill orders and losing customers or just giving up completely. The long-term message that sends could be very damaging for inward investment," he adds.There are legitimate questions as to why things have been so bad, despite the United Kingdom having years to prepare for the cliff edge. "We've known about the risks of not being prepared for five years," says Anna Jerzewska, founder of Trade and Borders, which assists exporters and importers across Europe.Jerzewska says that her clients are reporting numerous complaints, but most worryingly a failure of support from the UK government to resolve their issues. "Getting an answer to a technical question could take 48 hours, which is obviously a problem for fresh produce. People in the call centers can only really point to guidance, but the guidance isn't currently fit for purpose."And despite everyone involved working hard to resolve the early issues, Jerzewska fears this won't be enough to save struggling British exporters. "At the moment it's shock, but the underlying costs are not going away. And for traders who work at thin profit margins, an extra couple of percentage points could be the end."Many of Johnson's Conservative lawmakers are struggling with how to reply to their constituents. "The party gave us lines to read out when the deal came through presenting it as a huge success, but as time goes on, it's clear there's quite a lot of nasty surprises in Pandora's box," says one Conservative member of parliament who is not permitted to speak on-the-record about government policy outside of their brief.Others say that small local businesses are up in arms at finding out that if they want to visit Europe to sell their goods, they might need a work permit from foreign governments or paperwork allowing them to move goods into the European Union.There isn't much optimism that things will improve in the near future among moderate Conservatives. Many are extremely worried that the gradual decline caused by Brexit will ultimately lead to Europe trying to lure Britain's golden goose to the continent: The City of London, which hosts many of the world's biggest banks."Once the fog of Covid lifts, financial and professional services firms looking to expand globally will see London and realize that we have given up quite a lot of our competitive advantage," says the Conservative member of parliament.The trade deal Johnson signed bizarrely didn't address either of these, despite them making up a huge part of the UK economy. Banks and traders in London are now hoping to be granted "equivalence" by the European Union, a designation that would allow them to continue serving EU clients with limited disruption."If no deal is reached on equivalence for financial services or data, that could kickstart a squeeze on the city from EU regulators and leave businesses wondering what the benefit of setting up in London is if you want to serve the European market," says Henig.The European Union and United Kingdom are supposed to reach an agreement in March on financial services, but the mood music from both London and Brussels right now suggests that the United Kingdom is unlikely to be pulled back into the EU regulatory sphere any time soon.Many Brexiteer lawmakers felt vindicated when the world didn't fall off its axis in the immediate aftermath of Brexit, as plenty of the anti-Brexiteers' worst nightmares failed to materialize. However, if the current trajectory of gradual decline continues, the slide could become uncontrollable.Those politicians will have to explain to voters why they encouraged their prime minister to pursue such a hard Brexit despite the warnings of its consequences. They have a couple of months before things get really bad to put pressure on Johnson to start engaging with the reality of Brexit a little more.The question that matters most to those struggling is how bad things must get before those who most vocally supported Brexit are willing to break ranks and admit the truth: that leaving the world's largest trading bloc has immediate consequences.
Dado que Consumo y Ahorro son contrarios y que el Ahorro es el presupuesto de la Inversión, engaña quien proclama que «comprar vivienda es invertir».
Cita de: asustadísimos en Enero 22, 2021, 23:00:55 pmDado que Consumo y Ahorro son contrarios y que el Ahorro es el presupuesto de la Inversión, engaña quien proclama que «comprar vivienda es invertir».Este silogismo nunca se había expuesto directamente, y me ha gustado mucho.Vivimos en una perversión.La perversión de lo ilógico, que solo puede ser la antesala del caos. No se si ya ha salido en TV, otra muestra de lo sumamente podrido que está todo.https://twitter.com/i/status/1351843463919243265
Reedición de:https://www.transicionestructural.net/index.php?topic=2549.msg189331#msg189331para mejorar el meme de los 100 euros —antiguo meme «99-99-99»: 99 euros, 99 años, 99 metros cuadrados—:— 100 euros al mes es la amortización de una vivienda de 120.000 euros (150.000 dólares), una buena vivienda básica de varios dormitorios con garaje y trastero (100 euros X 12 meses x 100 años = 120.000). Por lo tanto, el alquiler de una vivienda básica de provisión pública no debiera ser superior a 100 euros mensuales.
El riesgo de quiebras masivas de empresas amenaza la recuperación postcovidLas empresas europeas necesitan hasta 600.000 millones de capital. La restricción del crédito, el retraso en los pagos a proveedores y las nuevas olas desafían la recuperaciónLa resiliencia del sector empresarial está cada vez más en entredicho según se prolonga la crisis del coronavirus y hay nuevas olas de contagio que no dejan ver su final. Y eso que hay una primera paradoja a lo largo de Europa que se hace más notable en España: el número de concursos cayó en picado en 2020. Un resultado artificial que muestra que las ayudas favorecen a empresas viables y a las inviables, y que no disipa la amenaza de quiebras masivas. Los informes empiezan a apuntar directamente a la solvencia futura de las empresas por distintas vías, como el déficit de capital, la restricción del crédito, el retraso eterno en el pago a los proveedores de administraciones públicas y grandes compañías o la depresión en los niveles de ventas de los sectores más golpeados, como turismo y aerolíneas.Los frentes con los que tendrán que lidiar las empresas empiezan a acumularse sin que la financiación con aval público o los expedientes de regulación temporal de empleo (ERTE), principales medidas desplegadas en España, sean suficientes. Así al menos lo avisa un informe de la Asociación de Mercados Financieros de Europa (AFME) y PwC, que estima un déficit de capital en las empresas europeas de entre 450.000 y 600.000 millones, y señala que el 10% de las empresas tiene efectivo para sobrevivir solo seis meses más. "Si bien la deuda y el apoyo estatal han supuesto el rescate a corto plazo de empresas de toda Europa, ahora tenemos que ir más allá de la financiación puente a corto plazo y centrarnos en la reparación y recuperación a largo plazo", avisa Adamn Farkas, director ejecutivo de AFME. A escala europea el daño sobre el capital de las empresas por las pérdidas asumidas hasta ahora roza el billón de euros, según AFME y PwC, mientras que en España es de 155.000 millones. Una cifra que no se compensa con los créditos avalados por el Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) ya que, como dice Farkas, sirven para sobrevivir a corto plazo sin asegurar la solvencia postcovid al elevar la deuda. El análisis alerta de que las pérdidas seguirán creciendo con las nuevas olas que, pese a que ya se están desplegando las vacunas, retrasan los pronósticos de recuperación. Esta semana, BBVA Research y S&P rebajaron la previsión de crecimiento en 2021, cinco décimas hasta el 5,5%, y 1,7 puntos hasta el 6,5% respectivamente. En el caso de S&P, las nuevas estimaciones apuntan a una expansión de un 6,4% en 2022, frente al 4,3% anterior. Es decir, se retrasa el inicio de recuperación y se aplana el perfil. De media, la calificadora crediticia explica que, según sus cuentas, hay industrias que ya tuvieron el nivel de ventas de 2019, como el sector de distribución relacionado con alimentación, tecnología o 'utilities'. Sin embargo, para la mayoría la fotografía es mucho peor.El pronóstico es que la recuperación de las ventas de 2019, antes del covid, llegue en 2022 para los sectores salud, transportes, 'real estate' y 'gaming' (relacionado con los videojuegos). En 2023 será el año para gas y petróleo, publicidad, ferias comerciales, comercio electrónico relacionado con viajes, minería, hoteles, ocio fuera de casa y cruceros. Mientras que las aerolíneas tendrán que esperar hasta 2024, según S&P. De hecho, algunos sectores como medios de comunicación, 'retail' u ocio relacionado con viajes tienen más de un cuarto de sus empresas con una calificación de CCC, que S&P otorga cuando considera que la compañía está en calidad crediticia pobre con posibilidad de impagos. En el segmento de ocio relacionado con viajes el porcentaje rebasa el 50%. Estos datos ponen de manifiesto el golpe vía resultados que sufren las empresas con el covid, pese a que el año pasado hubo un descenso en los concursos. La caída fue superior al 30% en España, solo inferior a la de Francia (40%) entre las economías más importantes de la Unión Europea. Una paradoja que se explica por la financiación masiva que hubo el año pasado y por el cierre de juzgados primero y la lentitud de los procedimientos después. Pero es un espejismo, según alertan los expertos. Hay empresas inviables que siguen subsistiendo a golpe de deuda y son compañías 'zombies'. Y otras viables a largo plazo que igualmente tendrán problemas en cuanto termine el plazo de carencia de los créditos con aval público, que se amplió de uno a dos años. Por ello, el ‘lobby’ financiero de AFME reclama instrumentos híbridos para la inyección de capital que permita a las empresas sobrevivir sin endeudarse más. En España ya ha empezado a funcionar el fondo de rescate del Gobierno con 10.000 millones, con algunas operaciones para grandes empresas como Air Europa, Duro Felguera o Tubos Reunidos.El problema es discernir cuáles son las empresas viables. Por lo pronto, el año pasado se concedió financiación a través de la banca con aval del ICO un total de 944.588 préstamos por valor de 114.647 millones. Pero los estímulos del Banco Central Europeo (BCE) con tipos al 0%, penalización de las reservas con hasta el 0,5% y liquidez para los bancos a través de los LTRO a tipos de hasta el -1% no son suficientes para que el grifo del crédito siga abierto. Las entidades financieras ya han avisado que esperan un endurecimiento de los criterios y las condiciones del crédito a empresas y familias durante los próximos tres meses. La trampa de la liquidez que describió Keynes, que alude a la pérdida de eficacia de la política monetaria, cobra más impulso. Primero, por el volumen de depósitos sin invertir de las familias ante la falta de alternativas rentables con riesgo limitado; y segundo, porque la banca empieza a amenazar la transmisión monetaria. En cualquier caso, la restricción del crédito supone una amenaza extra para las empresas, que han contado con esta vía para sobrellevar la crisis. Algunas han usado préstamos avalados para asegurar el circulante y no cerrar, y otras han elevado sus depósitos pese a que los bancos ya suelen cobrar por ellos. Los depósitos de las empresas españolas alcanzan los 293.700 millones y han marcado récord en esta crisis, según los datos del Banco de España.La prórroga de los ERTE hasta el 31 de mayo supone un balón de oxígeno para las empresas que siguen teniendo problemas de liquidez. Estas dificultades aumentan con el incumplimiento sistemático de la Ley de Morosidad, que fija en plazos máximos de 30 días a las administraciones públicas y 60 días a las empresas el periodo de pago. El problema en el segundo caso es que deja abierta la puerta a que ambas partes acuerden un plazo mayor, con lo que entra el poder de negociación entre grandes y pequeñas compañías. "Las empresas han tenido que pedir créditos por el incumplimiento de una ley, que amenaza la supervivencia de las empresas por falta de liquidez", denuncia Antoni Cañete, presidente de la Plataforma Multisectorial contra la Morosidad (PMcM). El último informe del Ministerio de Hacienda, que corresponde al mes de noviembre, apunta a que las comunidades autónomas tienen un promedio de 32,26 días, la Administración Central de 28,65 días y las entidades locales en 66,49 días. De hecho, la plataforma recuerda que hay ayuntamientos pagando a más de 1.000 días. Asimismo, el problema también se expande en las relaciones entre las empresas. Especialmente entre las compañías más grandes. Así, según estimaciones de PMcM a partir de los informes tras el cierre del primer semestre de 2020 (últimos disponibles), las empresas cotizadas pagan a un periodo de 183 días. "Si las empresas del IBEX pagaran en plazo se inyectarían 56.488 millones de euros, salvando a muchas pymes y autónomos", señala Antoni Cañete, presidente de la asociación.