February 20, 2018 Several weeks ago, we spoke about the negative effects of economic growth. The two factors we cited were higher interest rates and higher oil prices. Now we are starting to see the markets react to this new reality. Many are blaming rising interest rates for causing what we can now call a […]
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The Queens NY Real Estate Market Continues to boom Below is a list of the top 10 biggest real estate sales deals in Queens, New York during the Fourth quarter of 2017: 1. 711 Seagirt Ave, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Purchase Price: $135 Million Sale of 916 residential units and eight commercial units in Far Rockaway. 2. […]
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January 30, 2018 As we have mentioned previously, it has already been a busy year with major storms, wildfires that turned into mudslides, a new tax plan and the in-fighting in Washington seemingly getting worse. And that is just the first month of the year. We end the first month and start the second month […]
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January 23, 2018 The stock market is setting records. We have a new tax plan which lowers taxes significantly for companies and moderately for individuals. We just had a decent retail holiday season with higher home sales closing out the year. In other words–everything is looking up for the economy. Most economists are cautiously optimistic […]
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January 16, 2018 Mid-January 2018 – Economic Commentary Believe it or not, we are halfway through the first month of the year. While a few weeks passing may not seem like much, these are very exciting times. Americans are reacting to a new tax plan, stocks have already broken records and we have had the […]
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December 19, 2017 As expected, the Federal Reserve Board decided to raise its benchmark interest rates by .25%. The reaction of the markets was tame because this action was widely anticipated and there was no surprise .50% hike. While each Fed rate hike does signal an overall increase in interest rates, it also does not […]
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December 5, 2017 This week we will see the release of the November employment numbers. The key question we will be watching is whether we will be moving closer to a rate increase or further away with respect to the Federal Reserve Board’s meeting next week. According to the minutes of the last meeting, the […]
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November 28, 2017 As we approach December, we can see that we are in for a busy month with regard to the economy. With the recovery continuing from the Hurricanes, the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee will also be meeting with the consensus pointing to another increase in short-term interest rates. Outside of major […]
Read MoreNovember 7, 2017 The storms are over. The regions hit by the storms are recovering to various degrees. We all thought that the third quarter would see a pause because of the storms’ devastation. However, with a preliminary reading of 3.0% economic growth, a lot of forecasters were surprised. What this number tells us is […]
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