Commentary on real estate related news to help you read between the lines and find the hidden opportunities.
This is part 2 of a multi-part series on the “great debt ceiling debate” written as an accompaniment to our radio show broadcast and podcast, “Raising the Roof – How the Great Debt Ceiling Debate Impacts You”. You can download the episode on iTunes or find it on our Listen page. How does the Fed […]
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This is part 1 of a multi-part series on the “great debt ceiling debate” written as an accompaniment to our radio show broadcast and podcast, “Raising the Roof – How the Great Debt Ceiling Debate Impacts You”. You can download the episode on iTunes or find it on our Listen page. As the debate rages
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The Real Estate Guys™ Radio Show podcast just went over ONE MILLION DOWNLOADS! Okay, so we’re not Lady Gaga or the Black Eyed Peas (though we did think about changing our name to Real Guy Guys or the Gray Haired Guys), but we still have our big #1 foam fingers on. But WHY should YOU
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Central banks around the world have been pumping “liquidity” into their respective economies since 2008. In the USA, the Fed has gone through two rounds of “Quantitative Easing” (QE1 and QE2) and has been talking about a third. Meanwhile, the government is piling up debt at a record pace. What does it all mean? And
2/20/11: The Coming Wave of Inflation – Profiting When the Levee Breaks Read More »
Most people believe bubbles “burst”. When people talk about the decline of tech stock values at the turn of the century, they say “the tech bubble burst”. Of course, lately it’s all about the “real estate bubble” bursting. Over the last two years, The Real Estate Guys™ have taken some criticism over one of our
If you’re a die hard, true blue Democrat, you’re bummed. And if you’re a progressive liberal with a groupie crush on Barack Obama, you’re borderline suicidal. On the other hand, if you’re a dyed in the wool, gun-toting Republican, you’re thrilled. And if you’re an ultra-conservative, Obama demonizing, big government conspiracy theorist, you’re euphoric –
Historic election stunner in Massachusetts! What does it mean? Why should you care? Read More »
If you’re a regular follower of The Real Estate Guys, you know we like to see the opportunity in every problem. This is the time of year when all the reports on the previous year – as well as the the predictions for the New Year – are all over the airwaves and internet. One
Oh no! Vacancies are up! Read More »
Here we are the end of the first decade of the new millennium. For old geezers like us who remember when George Orwell’s 1984 and Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey were speculations into the future, just saying “2010” is weird. And if you’re not in the geezer group, you might not even recognize the
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign Read More »
We noticed an interesting headline it today’s Wall Street Journal. “House Flipping Makes a Comeback”. That brought back fond memories of easy equity during the days of “irrational exuberance” in real estate. Of course, there’s a dark side to irrational exuberance which we’re sure you don’t need to be reminded of. So why did this
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No, we aren’t advocating becoming the next Bernie Madoff. We just read Robert Kiyosaki’s article on Yahoo Finance called The Biggest Scam Ever. It’s about 401k plans and he’s commenting on the cover story Time Magazine recently published on the subject. Time says their sources estimate that 44 percent of Americans (a chunk of
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