Douglas Duncan
Douglas Duncan
Douglas M. "Doug" Duncanis an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. Duncan served as County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland from 1994 to 2006. Duncan held the office longer than any other county executive in the county's history. In 2006, Duncan was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the Maryland gubernatorial election. He abruptly dropped out of the race on June 22, 2006, citing clinical depression, handing the nomination to Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley. Following his exit...
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Supply will grow less rapidly than demand and that will support housing prices.
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We're asking people, as best they can, go about your normal routine: Make sure you go to work, make sure you send your kids to school.
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We're forecasting that 2006 will be a trend growth year for the economy with an increase of about 3.5 percent in the GDP,
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We have seen a lot of pre-positioning. Boomers are buying that retirement home before they have sold their current residence.
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It comes down to what people are doing with their home equity.
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Our forecast is for long-term rates to stay around 7.25 percent through the middle of the year.
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They know it won't be long before the limit will go up. They start making the loans on the assumption that the limit will be increased because home prices have been rising.
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Companies are losing money to keep market share. The consumer is being subsidized because the competition is so fierce. For the short run, the consumer is getting a better deal.
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A fair number of first-time home purchases were brought forward because rates were so good, and a number of people also moved up in the market, when they were able to get a bigger mortgage at a lower rate. When rates move up, you won't get those first-time sales or the move-up factor. Is that offset by the benefits of economic expansion? In our view, not quite.
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I support the process and will await the ultimate resolution by the Maryland Court of Appeals. Right now, we need to focus our attention on passing a strong medical-decision making bill, and oppose Governor Ehrlich's efforts to weaken these protections.
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Jobs growth has not been strong enough for the Fed to begin raising short term interest rates at any time soon.
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For the typical American, it's the best and most generous tax break in the entire tax code.
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There are some very important signals emerging in that we have seen some pretty good companies go on the block for sale or have been sold recently, which is a clear sign that consolidation is seriously underway.
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People need to make decisions for themselves, for their families, for the groups they're associated with,