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Tuesday, June 08, 2004

Sell OCA
I may post some more about OCA in the near future but for now I have sold my position. They have altered the way they report their financial and this new reporting (which appears to better reflect the underlying economics of the business) indicates that the business is in fact fairly valued. Given my low opinion of management and little upside on the valuation I think selling OCA is the best course of action.

More on the housing bubble
This link shows four fantastic graphs that show

The price of a house versus what you can get in rent is at a 50 year high (similar to the market PE)

The price of a house versus incomes is at a 50 year high

The price of a house versus it's replacement value (Equivalent of Tobin's Q in the stock market) is at a 50 year high

Owner-Occupied Residential Real Estate Leverage is at a 50 year high

These graphs mirror the stock market bubble in late 2000.

posted by Neil  # 10:10 PM 0 comments

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