See Table of Contents Read Introduction Houseonomics in the News Listen to the Authors Read the Authors' Blog Buy Now Private Consultation Customized Home Report Comprehensive Planning Login (to make a purchase or use calculators) View Cart Checkout     Home | The Authors | Excerpts | Reviews | Articles | Blog | Contact | Calculators | Services   ­ ­ • The Jersey Journal Money 101: “Think like a renter to gauge a home's worth,” by Alky Danikas, November 24, 2008. Whether you're a buyer or a seller, understanding a home's fair value, irrespective of its price, is important so you know if you're paying too much or asking too much or, for that matter, asking too little.­ • BankRate.com: “How to calculate a home’s value,” by Marilyn Kennedy Melia, October 31, 2008. Relating home prices to rents can help you decide whether there's a financial payoff to homeowning.­ • Pomona College Magazine: “Houseonomics,” by Karen E. Klein, Fall, 2008. A contrarian, common-sense approach to the housing market.. • Los Angeles Times: “Book review: "Houseonomics: Why Owning a Home Is Still a Great Investment," by Gary N. Smith and Margaret H. Smith,” by Patrick S. Duffy, August 23, 2008. “Owning instead of renting, even in the current climate, pays a financial dividend, the authors explain.” • Chicago Tribune: “Pick your spots when planning to remodel,” by Marilyn Kennedy Melia, August 7, 2008. Margaret and Gary quoted on when remodeling makes sense. • Los Angeles Times: “Should You Buy a Home Now?,” by Peter Y. Hong, August 3, 2008. Margaret and Gary quoted on why now may be a good time to buy a home. • Minnesota Public Radio: “Mortgage Relief Bill and the Impact on Home Buyers and Sellers,” July 8, 2008, interview with Kerri Miller, Midmorning on Minnesota Public Radio. • MarketWatch: “Freeze Tag,” by Amy Hoak, June 29, 2008. Gary and Margaret Smith argue that suspended or frozen home equity credit lines may be a blessing in disguise for homeowners who want to use their homes as an ATM (also in the The Wall Street Journal). • VoiceAmerica Business: “A Homeowner’s Guide to Wealth and Financial Security,” interview with Jordan Goodman, June 2, 2008. Gary discusses several themes in Houseonomics in an hour-long interview. • Chicago Tribune: “Even Now, Buying is a Smart Move,” by Gregory Karp, June 1, 2008. “Buying a home can be a smart move, even if prices stay flat over a long period, say the husband-and-wife team who, respectively, are an economics professor at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., and president of her own fee-only financial planning firm.” • Bergen County Record: “Banking on Home Ownership,” by Kathleen Lynn, June 1, 2008. “A lot of real estate books promise you can get rich quickly by flipping houses — buying them cheaply, doing a few repairs and re-selling at a profit. But California economists Gary N. Smith and Margaret H. Smith take a different approach.” • Your Money Radio: “The Big Interview,” with Chuck Jaffee, May 29, 2008. Gary discusses the current state of the real estate market and why, in many places, now is a good time to buy a home. • Forbes Investment Guide: “Your Castle's P/E Ratio,” by Stephane Fitch, June 5, 2006. • Mortgage Finance Industry Summit Keynote Speech by Gary Smith on “The So-Called Housing Bubble,” May 17, 2006. • “Six Questions: State Housing Bubble Just An Illusion?” Daily Bulletin, May 14, 2006. • Chicago Chronicle: “Chicago House Prices On the Rise,” April 18, 2006. • The San Diego Union Tribune: “Is there a bubble? Do the math. Doubts from 'bubble guru',” by Damon Darlin, April 16, 2006. • The Bay Area Housing Report, Interview with Gary Smith, KNBR, April 9, 2006. “New Math on Homes” April 1, 2006, The New York Times Two economics professors believe many markets that others are calling overpriced are probably underpriced. In a paper the two presented at the Brookings Institution this week, "Bubble, Bubble, Where's the Housing Bubble?" they said that even though prices had risen rapidly and some buyers unrealistically expected the trend to continue, "the bubble is not, in fact, a bubble in most of these areas…" • The New York Times: “Some New Math on Homes; Housing Bubble? What Housing Bubble?,” by Damon Darlin, April 1, 2006. • The New York Times: “Calculating What To Pay for a Home,” by Damon Darlin, April 1, 2006. • Newsweek: “Money: No Place Like Home,” Feb 7, 2006. • The New York Times: “Do Try This at Home: Assess Your Area’s Real Estate Bubble,” August 13, 2005. • Channel 7 News, Boston, “Special Report: Remodel or Move?” Feb 24, 2005. • BusinessWeek: “Your Home By the Numbers,” by Peter Coy, June 14, 2004. • Business Week: “A Home Buyer's Froth Detector,” by Peter Coy, June 16, 2003.