National Economic Outlook (September 2012)
Let's do the jobs math. In August, as in the preceding months, the number of jobs was 1.4 percent higher…
Just How Cheap is US Housing?
Consider Minneapolis, Minn. You could’ve bought, out of foreclosure, a three-bedroom, two-bath house of 1,356 square feet on a quarter…
An Investor-Driven Recovery
Investors are buying homes at a more rapid pace than ever before, and this time their investments actually make sense. …
Bottom Dwellers Waiting to Pounce
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times both published articles in the past six weeks stating that the…
Analyze Your Market Using the MAD Method
There are many complicated ways to analyze the market conditions in your local area, enough to confuse and boggle the…
National Economic Outlook (July 2012)
Why has this economic recovery been so sluggish? In a normal recovery, job growth would be accelerating at this point,…
On the Trail of the Housing Recovery
One crisp fall Sunday afternoon under bright blue skies, my wife and I visited five homes up for sale. We…
How to Invest with a Declining US Dollar
The Federal Reserve was supposed to protect the value of the U.S. dollar – at least that’s how it was…
Real Estate Cycles: Where Are We Now?
Real estate prices, as with most financial markets, tend to follow a pattern. For the purpose of this article, we'll…
