Category: Economy

I've spoken many times on my radio show about how fear is used to move us. Well, recently I spotted a great example. Just last week I wrote about how a mortgage "expert" was predicting a "death spiral" in the …Read more  »

It used to be that home-ownership was a part of the American dream. Home-buyers would scour for properties that suit their needs whether it was for their growing family or for a second home. But the global economic slump that …Read more  »

One of the most exciting things about being a real estate investor is knowing what markets will produce the greatest long-term returns – especially while in the middle of a challenging housing market. In a down market, savvy real estate …Read more  »

"The bursting of the global housing bubble is only halfway through," The Economist magazine wrote recently. I disagree... Here in the U.S. at least, the housing bubble is completely over. It drives me nuts when I hear commentators say, "We're …Read more  »

If there’s one thing that Morgan Stanley would like to advise to you, it’s to take a look at single-family homes and consider it as part of your real estate investing strategy. That’s right, these properties have become hot among …Read more  »

Morgan Stanley Research released its latest real estate report, Housing 2.0: The New Rental Paradigm to provide market insights to investors. It’s interesting to know that the research team observes how more Americans have become renters instead of homeowners, attributing …Read more  »

Although the overall health of the economy is of interest to everyone, if you're a banker you particularly want to know when people will start borrowing money again. Very roughly speaking, banks typically hold equal amounts of commercial loans, commercial …Read more  »

So far, I’ve never heard the same commotion in the market and the media unlike earlier this year when the US economy earned an embarrassing downgrade. Perhaps, with all the Thanksgiving Holiday frenzy and the Black Friday storm that took …Read more  »

Sales of Freddie Mac REO homes took a dip in 3Q11 compared to the first two quarters of the year as nonperforming loans surged consistently over the previous quarter. The number of repossessed homes plunged to 25,300, falling by 13.5% …Read more  »