December 9, 2025 For the past several weeks we have been touting the fact that the Federal Reserve will have an avalanche of data to consider when they meet in December. Well, the December meeting starts today and certainly there is a whole bunch of data to consider. However, the most important data indicating the […]
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December 2, 2025 The government shutdown caused a major back-up of government data, and we are in the midst of seeing the spigot of data being released. This is very timely because the Federal Reserve is scheduled to meet one week from today and, unlike their last meeting, they are likely to have some, but […]
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November 25, 2025 It certainly has been a very tumultuous year for the real estate sector. And as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, it makes sense for us all to take a breather and give thanks for the good things in our lives. The first thing we would like to give thanks for is the […]
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February 4, 2025 The economic new year is now rolling along. While the markets await the anticipated results of the new Administration’s policies, the economy does not wait for anyone. Last week was the first big economic event of the year – a meeting of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee. Most were predicting a […]
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September 27, 2022 Well, the Federal Reserve raised short-term rates by 0.75%. This was not a surprise, as predictions for a 0.75% increase had been circulating for more than a month. And there were so many speeches and statements by Fed members delivering tough talk about how they were going to stay the course against […]
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March 8, 2022 It has been quite a busy two years. First, we had the pandemic. This was followed by a sharp recession. During the recession and recovery, we had shortages of many things, including consumer goods, cars, employees and houses. This caused inflation, which is now prompting rates to rise. The latest jobs report […]
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March 9, 2021 What is the definition of a “K-shaped” economic recovery? A “V-shaped” is a quick and sharp recovery and a “U-shaped” recovery is more gradual. The “K-shaped” recovery is bifurcated. This means that certain segments of the recovery are happening at different speeds. In this case, the real estate sector definitely represents the […]
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October 20, 2020 Could anyone had predicted one year ago that a major topic in Presidential debates and campaigns would revolve around mask-wearing? It has been that crazy of a year. We actually started the year with some semblance of normalcy, at least for a Presidential election year. But in late winter the entire world […]
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August 25, 2020 There have been plenty of negative headlines this year — COVID-19, recession, civil unrest and more. The one constant positive throughout the majority of 2020 has been the lowest interest rates in history. These historic low rates continue to support the recovery from this COVID-induced recession. The beneficial effects of low rates […]
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