Commentary on real estate related news to help you read between the lines and find the hidden opportunities.
Here’s a chart residential real estate investors should find interesting… Source: Unprecedented Spending Trends in America, in One Chart, an article from HowMuch.net, a cost information website. If you can’t quite make it out on your screen, go ahead and click on it. Don’t worry, it won’t bite. But you’ll want to see the labels. […]
SO much insight in just one chart … Read More »
Speaking at Julius Caesar’s funeral, Shakespeare’s Marc Antony gave one of the most iconic eulogies in literary history … “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones …” Now here we are … at
President Obama’s REAL Legacy Read More »
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… a time to be THANKFUL… And something all real estate investors should be thankful for is private property rights. That’s because a foundational pillar of freedom is the unalienable right to own property. It’s what allows real estate investors to build personal wealth and financial independence. Today,
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If you’re old enough, you may remember the old Pee Wee Herman movies … where Pee Wee falls off his bike and with brash bravado claims, “I meant to do that!” Well to no one’s surprise, the Fed inched up their “target” Federal funds rates by 25 basis points. So now, instead of just one-quarter of one
The Feds raised rates … now what? Read More »
America Divided… As much as Americans clamor for a UNITED states and ONE nation under (pick the deity or political leader of your choice)… From a financial perspective, and in particular in terms of real estate, America is anything but uniform. And that’s GREAT NEWS! This is why real estate is such an effective investment vehicle… and
Well, that didn’t take long… We recently alluded to the possibility of rising rates…whether the Fed raised them or not. Then lo and behold, this headline popped up in our news feed: Treasury Yields, Mortgage Rates Rising at Record Pace Of course, rates are still crazy low. But the move is noteworthy… beyond the obvious
Mortgage rates rising at record pace… Read More »
Will your tenants be able to pay rent in three months? In a year? With so many unknowns, there’s no way you can see the future. We believe the best way to be prepared is arm yourself with information – and that’s where we can help. No, we don’t have a crystal ball. We
Clues in the News – Jobs, Start-Ups, Jurisdictions and Policy Read More »
Trump and Sanders and a Bigger Economic Picture In the recent New Hampshire primary vote, Trump and Sanders brought home big wins. Donald Trump summed it up in his New Hampshire victory speech… “If we had 5 percent unemployment, do you really think we’d have these gatherings?” He could be right. In spite of “glowing” employment reports
What do Trump and Sanders primary wins say to real estate investors? Read More »
While American media is focused on the chances of a Thanksgiving weekend terrorist attack (not to make light of those concerns)…a group of international bureaucrats will be meeting to decide if the world will take a step closer to a Chinese yuan reserve currency. On Monday November 30th, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) votes on whether the yuan (the currency
What Does a Chinese Yuan Reserve Currency Mean for Real Estate Investors? Read More »
Oil matters to real estate investors. And not just for the obvious impact on the price of gasoline and your tenants’ budgets. It’s MUCH bigger than that. Let’s take a look… On November 13th we saw this headline: Crude Oil Getting Slammed This caught our attention because we’ve been watching oil for many reasons. First,
Is This Why Oil Prices Are Down? – Thoughts For Investors Read More »