Category: Economy

Housing Shortage in the U.S. The United States is facing a housing shortage, and it is affecting millions of Americans. The demand for housing has increased dramatically in recent years due to factors such as population growth, a strong economy, …Read more  »

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently reiterated that the fight against inflation is far from over and that more interest rate increases are likely in the near future. Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee, Powell indicated that the decision …Read more  »

Signature Bank Failure Update: What's Next? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced its plans to sell the commercial real estate holdings left over from Signature Bank. FDIC has announced a framework for selling off approximately $60 billion in …Read more  »

Is the Housing Crisis Over in America? The housing crisis is not over in the U.S. There is a shortage, or housing underproduction, in all corners of the country. The major coastal cities are known for their exorbitant real estate …Read more  »

You do not need a degree in economics to become market-literate, just an understanding of how local real estate economies work, fluency with the terminology, and good sources for local data on sales, prices, values, and inventories. Add your professional …Read more  »

Absorption rates and months of inventory in real estate. What are they, and why are they significant? This information is useful since it represents the liquidity of a market. As a real estate investor, you can help maximize your profits …Read more  »

Ten years ago we published Strategies to Navigate 5 Stages of the Housing Cycle.  To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of those analyses, we are sharing the graphic we produce each month that shows where 33 major markets are positioned in …Read more  »

Recent studies have found that saving for retirement has become a bit of a financial afterthought, as more Americans are actually saving for an upcoming vacation than they are for economic security in their golden years. In fact, a 2017 …Read more  »

Online retail giant Amazon Inc. has received multiple offers of tax breaks as a part of the company's national competition for Amazon's second headquarters. According to Reuters, the HQ2 competition came to an end on Thursday, October 19, and will …Read more  »