Case Shiller confirms that home prices across the country rose 11.3% in 2013 and anticipates that number to shrink in half for the 2014 year (don’t shoot the messenger). Speaking of lower prices: Retail Sales rose by just 0.1% in April, way under the 1.2% increase in March. So it’s a great time to go stock up on lots of stuff that you don’t need. The S&P Index just hit 1,900 for the first time ever before slinking back down under that mark.
