Category Archives: Language & Jargon

Falling Inventory Has Created a Housing “Pre-Covery,” not “Recovery”

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Jonathan Miller

I was speaking at the New York Real Estate Bar Camp recently and asked the audience what to call the state of housing market right now, since I objected to the use of the word “recovery” and “a period of… Read More

Posted in Economy, Homebuying Process, Housing Index, Language & Jargon | Tagged Case-Shiller, Robert Shiller | 14 Comments

‘Structured By Cows’ and other Candid Catchphrases

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

American Banker has a great slideshow on catchphrases that evolved during the financial crisis. Check it out. Some of my favorites are: Structured By Cows – “We rate every deal. It could be structured by cows and we would rate… Read More

Posted in Credit, Language & Jargon, Mortgages & Lenders | Tagged American Banker | Leave a comment

Sandy Language Summary: Snor’eastercane, SoPo and a Sturdy Mailbox

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

Remember this mailbox? It’s been through a lot. The photo is of my street in my CT home town, one of many downed trees and wires on my street. It’s been a long work week, especially since I haven’t been… Read More

Posted in Manhattan, Connecticut, Language & Jargon, Weather & Natural Disasters | Tagged Power, Sandy | 3 Comments

Recovering From The Use Of “Recovery” In Housingspeak

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

Last week I was quoted in a few articles pontificating about the use of the word recovery that I felt was a misleading characterization of the state of housing: Business Insider (Jill Krasny): JONATHAN MILLER: Don’t Buy The Hype About… Read More

Posted in In The Media, Language & Jargon | Tagged Diana Olick, Roland Li | Leave a comment

Luxury Housing: Does Anyone Really Wear White Gloves?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

This weekend’s New York Times Real Estate article by Vivian Toy about a “white glove” co-op listing got me wondering…do doorman actually wear them? Seems like an incredibly dated uniform requirement that speaks to a prestige symbol of another era…. Read More

Posted in Language & Jargon, Luxury | Tagged silk stocking, white glove | 2 Comments

Podcasts

09/23/2012

[The Housing Helix Podcast] Barry Ritholtz Part 2

Video

05/13/2013

Bloomberg Surveillence TV with Tom Keene, Sara Eisen and Adam Davidson

Had a fun interview with Tom and Sara this morning on the always MUST watch/listen Bloomberg Surveillance. We talked housing, rentals, vacancy and inventory. An added bonus was the addition of Adam Davidson – co-founder and co-host of Planet Money... Read More