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<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> $17 trillion debt, annual deficits, higher taxes, Obamacare, Dodd-Frank, Green Economy, TARP, HAMP, HARP, Stimulus, QE, ZIRP, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have fixed the economy and housing right?

2013-05-17T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister There&rsquo;s No Such Thing as the Future, Just History that Hasn&rsquo;t Happened Yet -Harry Truman Bailout Will Harm Responsible... 569aa45a-0900-4701-b7d6-55a3d9b64271

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> Bloomberg Macro indicators have fallen to seven month lows as the S&P 500 sets record highs. That hasn’t happened since 2007. Macro declines, market goes up. Must be a coincidence it mirrors 2007 trend lines.

2013-05-10T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister There aren&rsquo;t any housing specific reports this week, but stick around a couple weeks to hear how housing continues on the road to... f0640d37-ec95-49ff-87ee-4ac2d3ddc4c4

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> The main store of wealth for the middle class who are the engine for the economy, is the value of their home. Artificially raising home prices to induce the ‘wealth effect’ to get consumers to spend, not save is the plan. It’s working, the savings rate is at a five year low.

2013-05-03T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister In a recent Frank and Earnest cartoon; as Frank leaves a bank he says &lsquo;they aren&rsquo;t paying interest on savings anymore&rsquo;, and... ce6da79c-0854-42bf-96e3-39d6dbdbab1e

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> One would think inventory would be tight because homes should be selling as fast as they come to market. Not this time, because it’s different. You have to have a job to qualify for a home loan regardless the interest rate.

2013-04-30T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister You have heard time and again that housing is a bright spot in the economy and is helping lead America back to recovery. Housing should be a part... 5bfecf15-5e52-4c05-8b6b-d2e606cc7104

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> Housing on the surface continues to look good, however when you peel back the layers of that onion it appears to be growing only due to bubble inducing Fed policies.

2013-04-19T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister Another act of terrorism in America by a coward(s), this time in Boston, broke the collective heart of America. The thoughts and prayers of a... 1f0891e0-9f24-45d8-934d-a562ddc855c3

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> It takes time to find things to tax to fund all things progressive. Two months to be exact.

2013-04-12T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister President Obama is batting oh for two on his last two trips to the budget plate. So bad was his performance, not even mustering one vote of... 7ec1d41b-9e91-4578-8ec5-54bb1f9752a9

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> The stand out number from the ADP report for everyone told of the great housing recovery by the Columbia regurgitators, is the number of construction jobs added in March; 0. That’s right, the great housing recovery added a whopping zero construction jobs in March.

2013-04-05T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister There is voluminous evidence now in the 46th month of the Obama recovery, worse than all eleven recoveries following recession since the Great... 6920176a-82d4-4361-89a5-90fe1582033d

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> All the great news about rising home prices creating a wealth effect is an overstatement, because consumer debt remains double that of 2001.

2013-03-29T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister Out here in flyover country there appears to be a tug of war between the Titans, Bernanke and Obama with average Americans stuck in the... 0324510b-b9b6-4a47-b77c-aaeb353d0209

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> The question for Bernanke becomes, which unemployment rate will be used to stop printing $85 billion a month out of thin air? Which inflation rate will be used? The real rates or the rates invented by government to deceive the public?

2013-03-22T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister The American idea that all men are created equal, granted unalienable God given rights is in the ICU with a decision to be made soon whether it... cf1603ea-8920-46bb-9400-9b2f298fe317

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> We seem to already be in a recession or we are reaching an inflection point and the economy is growing. Guess those are our two choices. Before we make our decision, let us consider some factors

2013-03-17T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister To Tell the Truth was a game show where celebrities would try and determine which contestant was telling the truth and which were the... 20e2fbf1-5932-4c0f-9c1c-e73ec6a35045

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> Obama thinks Americans are so stupid they would believe the miniscule 2.4% decrease in the increased rate of spending would cause a recession.

2013-03-08T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister The media and financial talking heads continue to credit housing for the recovering economy. As reported here last week the housing market... 1a051bf9-5f52-47e1-816e-8243cbe3791e

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> Perhaps you remember the rich history of Chicago? Obama reminds me of a fellow named Capone who sent out his version of Holder, Napolitano, Panetta, and LaHood to tell people; say nice business you got here, be a shame anything happens to it.

2013-03-01T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister We had an abundance of housing reports released this past week that were all positive. From my vantage point the improving market is steady but... 4287d21e-b916-43fb-9cbb-43ca02e6c812

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> The president who is a great speaker and campaigner, but terrible leader is doing one of three things; lying, demagoguing, or setting up congress to blame if the country falls back into recession. Or maybe all three.

2013-02-22T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister Just when you see things improving, and you hope that the recovering housing market can be sustained, comes President Obama telling us the... 1fa23738-c424-4d15-b0a9-60dc3934498b

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> Pent up demand is finite. After a certain period of time that demand becomes satisfied. Any sudden increase in interest rates and that demand disappears.

2013-02-15T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister What will drive demand for housing in 2013? Will it be pent up demand? That was the primary driver in 2012 when interest rates fell to the... 7b4f9b6e-c52d-4a70-980a-53b92346e27a

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> An organic recovery driven by demand emanating from real job growth adding qualified buyers to the market has not happened

2013-02-09T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister Let&rsquo;s be clear: The housing industry is one of the most regulated and manipulated sectors of the economy. The seeds of the... 2d61b692-fba9-4409-b93c-01ddde9213b8

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> Inventory will be one of the keys to how housing prices perform in 2013, however the three biggest factors remains jobs, jobs, and jobs.

2013-02-03T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister Did you read the story home prices are up due to falling inventory? Case-Shiller just reported home prices were up in their 20 city index 5.5%... ec11fce1-2110-4767-8a99-7d4bd8ebc43e

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> Holy sack of liberalism! Wasn’t that free Obamacare going to save all of us?

2013-01-25T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister Illinois you have arrived! Bloomberg has declared the dysfunction capital of the U.S. has moved to Illinois. Of course they are just feeding the... 04137d34-c602-40dc-abcf-ba7ec1484c09

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> Doctors are being charged by His Majesty to turn in any patient who they believe might become violent and wipe out people in a gun free zone. This places the doctor with two years of advanced government snitching classes in a bad position.

2013-01-19T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister We can be proud of President Obama’s ability to create one crisis after another following his response to one crisis after another. A coordinated... 5ea50ef7-10a3-452b-aa7e-49b1e9f977ef

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> If Illinois portends the future of America, we are in more danger than a conservative appearing on MSNBC.

2013-01-11T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister Somewhere along the line I remember a song about how you can take the kid out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the kid. Guess... 880698ae-135d-4c8d-84e3-4d3d2033f542

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/fritzpfister/'>Fritz Pfister Column</a><br /> The key to Obama’s deception was class warfare. People are easily fooled by class envy. Convincing them the greedy 1% who have amassed all the wealth aren’t paying their fair share, while the victim goes without, is an easy sale especially with accomplices in the media.

2013-01-04T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-18T14:24:01Z Fritz Pfister For the con man to get you to willingly hand over your possessions he must deceive your heart and mind that he cares about you. The success...