January 14, 2020 The numbers are in for 2019. We will start with jobs, as the December report was just released last week. The month’s numbers generally were slightly disappointing, which is good news for the economy and interest rates, as it is in line with predictions of slower growth but no recession. For the […]
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December 24, 2019 The end of the year is in sight as we enjoy the final holidays of 2019. As we have mentioned previously, it has been a very interesting year to say the least. Highlighted by lower interest rates, a strong stock market, a slower growing economy and trade wars. The next question is–how […]
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December 17, 2019 It was no surprise to the markets that the Federal Reserve Board did not decide to raise or lower interest rates at their meeting last week. After three decreases this year, the Fed had given plenty of signals that they have moved into neutral mode as they await further changes in the […]
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December 10, 2019 You only have to read these predictions to understand the importance of this week’s employment report — Two Federal Reserve estimates of U.S. economic growth are predicting that gross domestic product will hardly expand in the fourth quarter. The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow estimated that growth is likely to come in at just 0.3%, down […]
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November 26, 2019 This is the time of year we give thanks. We believe we have a lot to be thankful for this year. Not only has the economy continued its expansion, but lower interest rates favored the real estate market for the latter two thirds of the year. That was a surprise to analysts […]
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November 12, 2019 Many economists are predicting somewhat of a mild recession in 2020. However, their predictions are not unanimous and those who believe the economy will continue to grow are pointing to the real estate sector having the potential to keep us out of a recession. Certainly, we can see the economy has slowed […]
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November 5, 2019 Today is Election Day. If you watch the news every day you might get the impression that the only important races are Federal. However, in the “off” years, there are a slew of local races and even a few state-wide races being contested. The local representatives you vote for today might become […]
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October 29, 2019 This is a very busy week. We start with a very important financial release on Wednesday. The first reading of economic growth for the third quarter will give analysts an idea as to whether the economy is slowing as many have expected. And we expect that the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market […]
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