Mark Lundeen at Gold Eagle asks: How could GDP have increased 2.8% and yet electrical power consumption in the US declined by 5.04%? [1]
The latest from the Dr. Housing Bubble blog: Southern California and the MLS Myth: Why the MLS does not Provide an Accurate Picture of Housing Inventory. Shadow Inventory, Foreclosures, and Fantasy Housing Numbers [2].
Red State Ranger sent us this: You Can Negotiate Anything [3]. BTW, I recommend that you read my archived article on savvy bartering [4], for some more negotiating tactics.
(The Economatrix is snowed in today, with no Internet service available.)