Well, hello … 2020! It’s a new year and a new decade … and it’s a TERRIFIC time to talk about the top trends in real estate investing. Many factors are affecting the path real estate is heading down this year … demographics, economics, technology, politics, energy, and interest rates. So sit back and take […]
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We’re just back from yet another EPIC Investor Summit at Sea™. If you missed it, be sure to get on the advance notice list for 2020. It’s hard to describe how transforming and powerful the Summit experience is. So we won’t. Instead, today’s focus is on the flip side of the Fed’s flop on interest
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“You can’t handle the truth!” – Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men Neither optimists or pessimists can handle the truth.Optimists refuse to acknowledge the part of reality that’s negative … … while pessimists can’t see the ever-present opportunities hidden behind the problems. While we’d rather be optimistic than pessimistic, maybe it’s better to be BOTH.“The
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Hard to believe it’s nearly 10 years since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapsed and were taken over by Uncle Sam. Time flies when you’re getting rich. It’s been a GREAT run for residential real estate investors … especially apartment investors. Free money in the punch bowl can really juice up a profit party. But
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On March 26th, the Chinese launch their yuan-denominated oil contracts. Is that a big deal? Some people think so. Some say it’s just another incremental step towards a gradual shift in global economic power. Some say it means nothing. Most people have no idea it’s happening … and even if they do, have no idea
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Listen in to hear part two of our 2018 Predictions Panel! In this episode of The Real Estate Guys™ show, we sit down with three expert economists. Our guests hail from Fannie Mae, the international finance sector, and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Together, we’ll look back on the economic trends of 2017 …
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In one of his many excellent commentaries, our good friend and multi-time Investor Summit at Sea™ faculty member Simon Black points out the last time this happened the market crashed. The market he’s referring to is the stock market … and the event is stock brokerage firm Charles Schwab opening new accounts at the highest pace in 17
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In our latest episode, we take you to lively Las Vegas, where we’re at the National Association of Broadcasters Show. Visiting this city brings back a lot of memories. You see, we witnessed firsthand the glut of real estate in Las Vegas pre-recession and the freefalling prices that followed when the market crashed in 2008.
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Just six weeks into 2017 and it seems there’s sunshine everywhere. In fact, according to a recent article, Fannie Mae’s chief economist Doug Duncan told a group of financial professionals he sees no recession in sight. The Naples Daily Times reports Duncan’s team “forecasts economic activity in the U.S. will grow by a conservative 2
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So it’s not every day you get to sit down with a bona fide presidential candidate face to face and ask whatever you want. In our case, we got to do it TWICE in one day! Very fun. Now whatever you political bent, the issue isn’t what YOU think SHOULD happen. What we’re interested in