If you follow the financial news, you’ve probably noticed some talk about “the everything bubble”. Basically, it’s rising asset value prices for … everything. We know that sounds great. At least as long as YOU own the assets BEFORE they inflate. When you do, equity happens to you and it’s awesome. But until you sell, […]
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As of this writing, we’re not sure what the Fed will do with interest rates, though it’s widely expected they’ll cut. So as much as we’d like to talk about what it means to real estate investors, we’ll wait to see what happens. And even though mainstream financial media are finally paying attention to gold
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In our last edition, we discussed what gold might be revealing that the Fed isn’t … while waiting to see what Fed Chair Jerome Powell would say to Congress. But now the great and powerful Powell has spoken … and there are a couple of notable nuggets worthy of an inquisitive real estate investor’s attention.
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Booming business, a tech-savvy workforce, a diverse culture, and a flourishing downtown! This jewel of the South has proven its ability to weather economic downturns. With a low cost of living and lots of charm, Little Rock is a market on the move. Learn all about “The Rock” in this special report!
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In our last edition we took a look at this chart for clues to where we’re at in “the cycle” … Housing Price Index to Production Wage Index SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE ECONOMIC DATA HTTPS://FRED.STLOUISFED.ORG (The data came from the Fed, but the chart was put together by The Heritage Foundation here) You can see a tight
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It’s your questions and our answers. That’s right. It’s time for another segment of Ask The Guys … when we hear about the real-world challenges investors like YOU face every day. We have another great collection of questions from our loyal listeners … covering everything from infinite returns to gold, proper reserves, compressed cap rates,
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Real estate investors tend to like low interest rates. After all, low rates mean lower payments for the same size mortgage … or a bigger mortgage for the same payments. Nice. The current Wizard of Rates is Fed chair Jerome Powell. And he just showed up on 60 Minutes and told everyone … “‘We don’t
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A very big real estate story splashed across mainstream news recently, but got buried underneath (insert the sensational political headline you’re sick of) … Oregon Okays First Statewide Mandatory Rent Control Law Associated Press, 2/28/19 Okay, we admit this is a government policy … so it’s political. But politics is easy to laugh at when
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When the 2008 financial crisis hit, the mortgage industry was at the epicenter … and the disruption of funding feeding real estate crushed housing values. But it’s important to remember, the problem was NOT real estate. After all, people still needed and wanted places to live. So the demand for housing remained stable. It was
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Jacksonville Metro Market Florida’s most populous city is growing in every way. Affordable prices and a large tenant base make Jacksonville real estate a great source of CASH FLOW. Jacksonville is the LARGEST CITY by land area in the contiguous United States … And it has the PEOPLE to match! Since the 2000s, the population
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