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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is widely expected to cut thousands of jobs next week as part of a long-expected restructuring that will attempt to bring the computer maker's costs in line with business and its rivals' numbers, according to industry analysts.
The exact timing and number of layoffs isn't known, though observers speculate layoffs could range between 5,000 and 25,000 positions.
I wonder how this might affect the real estate market?
Jack, I think you are thinking of Kathy(?) or the other one who recently moved into the Bay Area?
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Signs... Everywhere you look, it's possible to see the Signs that something is not quite normal in the housing market today. Depending on where you stand on the Housing Bubble debate, the signs you see might be positive or negative indicators. Your "signs" may not be that significant to other people, and vice-verca. But everyone has their own favorite "market indicators".
What are yours?
Is it Y-Y/M-M price indexes? Is it price-to-rent (PE) ratios? Y-Y/M-M Sales Volume? Price-to-income ratios? The CA/national HAI (Housing Affordability Index)? Foreclosure rates? Total/available housing inventory? Mortgage lending standards? Levels of new housing construction? Level of speculator activity in the overall market? Shifts in the types of mortgages being issued? GSE debt levels/ share of the market? Overall levels of media "chatter" about the Bubble and/or number of recent articles & interviews on the subject?
What are your favorite "market indicators" and why? Are they leading or trailing indicators? Why? Discuss.
HARM
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