Category: Economy
Strategies to Benefit from Inflation
June 11th, 2011
The only “hedge” against inflation that we are aware of that works consistently over time, in any market, and any economy is real estate. Well bought real estate can stand the scrutiny of analyses, using historic or current data, by …Read more »
National Economic Outlook (June 2011)
June 9th, 2011
With presidential elections coming up next year, and Osama Bin Laden now dead, we're going to be hearing a lot of political talk about the old Bill Clinton mantra,"It's the economy, stupid." So, let's look at the basics. "The economy" …Read more »
Double Dip Has Come and Gone
May 2nd, 2011
The S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Indices reported Tuesday are, as usual, so far behind the curve that not only did they miss the "double dip" that has come and gone, it will be at least July or August before it …Read more »
U.S. Housing Market Intelligence Report (April 2011)
April 19th, 2011
Categories are graded from A thru F: Economic Growth: C- Economic growth trends were mixed this month, as several key metrics ticked up while others ticked down. The employment market improved once again as year-over-year employment growth has now been …Read more »
The Return of Real Estate – Fortune Magazine
April 11th, 2011
This week’s issue of Fortune Magazine proclaims the "return of real estate". I didn’t think I would see an article like this from a mainstream publication so soon – especially from one of the most trusted financial magazines. Could this …Read more »
Why You Should Buy a Rental Property
March 8th, 2011
It is an out-of-favor asset class that has attracted the attention of David Ackman, a hedge fund manager with a fondness for contrarian investments. "The best investments we've made are the ones no one else would touch," Ackman explains. That's …Read more »
Mortgage Delinquencies Decline Across the U.S.
February 23rd, 2011
According to a recent survey released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the “latest delinquency numbers represent significant, across-the-board decreases in mortgage delinquency rates in the U.S.,” according to MBA’s chief economist, Jay Brinkmann[1]. In fact, total delinquencies (not including …Read more »
Why Real Estate Investors Love Inflation!
February 10th, 2011
Investors love real estate because it acts as a hedge against inflation. This occurs for several reasons: One, on an historical basis, housing prices rise just as fast or faster than the rate of inflation. Two, although investors can’t always …Read more »
What is a Short Sale?
December 15th, 2010
You may have heard the term “short sale” and wondered what it referred to – and what kind of opportunities these types of transactions offer in the real estate market. Let’s define a short sale first. A short sale can …Read more »
