The housing market is finally getting unglued: less than a week after Case Shiller (which reports home prices with a substantiakl laga) reported the first negative monthly change in home prices…
Newsfeed: Home Prices Crash At Fastest Pace Since Lehman Bankruptcy Read More »
After new- and existing-home sales tumbled, it should have been no surprise that pending home sales dropped in April.
US Macro Surprise data slumped for the 5th straight week, back into negative territory at its weakest weekly close since Nov 2021…
Newsfeed: Dow Suffers Longest Losing Streak In 99 Years, Bonds & Bullion Bid Read More »
Some people may be asking a very important question these days … “Is it too late to invest in real estate?” We bring in real estate superhero Ken “Multi-Man” McElroy to discuss this dilemma as we consider whether or not it’s too late to invest in real estate. Ken is a multi-state, multi-decade multifamily real
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Most investors don’t really know what it means … or what to do about it … Real estate investors are more likely to be interested in grading slopes than yield curves. And the Fed’s balance sheet? That’s REALLY esoteric and boring. BUT … the Fed is the most powerful and influential financial force in the world …
This ONE chart tells a BIG story … Read More »
The person who chases two rabbits catches neither … Another week and a thousand sub-plots and angles to the COVID-19 story and how all this might affect real estate investors. In a run-of-the-mill market gyration, those are usually fun and relevant rabbit-trails to go down. But there will be plenty of time for that later.
Which rabbit to chase? Read More »
Although there may be some debate about the true origin, cause, and date of the COVID-19 virus … there’s no doubt about its presence and impact today. And just as the health crisis began quietly, before exploding onto the scene, so it may be with the subsequent financial crisis. After all, if you’re not both an epidemiologist and paying
And now the REAL contagion begins Read More »
Welcome to Part 2 of our discussion on the root cause of the current coming financial crisis and what you can do to survive and thrive. We got a lot of positive feedback on Part 1 (thanks for that!) and folks have been anxiously waiting for this Part 2. Fair warning: This is a whopper … and
Doing what you can to weather the storm … Read More »
Last week the Fed pumped over $200 billion of freshly printed cash into the repo market. Since then, the Fed’s upped the ante to $400 billion … and counting. For those young or asleep during the 2008 financial crisis … … back then, the Fed provided an infusion of $85 billion per month to keep
Now the Fed’s up to $400 billion … Read More »
It’s been a busy week of alarming financial news! Of course, events that rattle financial markets sometimes barely register to real estate investors. That’s because rents and property values aren’t directly involved in the high-frequency trading casinos of Wall Street. So while paper traders frantically scramble to avoid losses or skim profits from currency flowing
The Fed pumps $200 billion into system in THREE days … Read More »