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Tracking Immigration, Cities & Rising Wages

Thursday, April 09

I was inspired recently by this report from the NAR (National Association of Realtors).This report clearly outlines changes in rent prices, income, mortgage payments, median home price, percentage of renter households, and owner households from 2009-2014. I decided to plot the data on rents and i...

What I'm Consuming, Top 3s

Thursday, April 02

If you have read my blog, you have read collected knowledge from many great personalities. Today I tell what I am reading and what I am listening to:What I am Reading (Top 3 Today): The Simple DollarBelt MagazineGet Rich SlowlyWhat I am Listening To (Top 3 Today): The Smart Business Revolution Po...

Can't Decide? Split the Difference

Thursday, March 19

I love Vietnamese food. The big date in my home is a short 7-train ride out to Thai Son in Jackson Heights. For those of you that live in New York, they have two affiliates in lower Manhattan: Thai Son & Nam Son. Excellent food for the price, can’t do much better around here.As well-winterize...

The View from Downtown: Salt Lake City

Thursday, March 05

I had the good fortune of traveling to Salt Lake City this week for a tech conference, held at the Little America Hotel.Salt Lake City is very nice. It's sunny, it's clean. Many of the buildings even remind me of art-deco buildings in NYC and NJ. Yet, they appear to lack the years of neglect and ...

My Hometown, Evanston, IL

Thursday, February 26

Belt Magazine described Evanston Illinois amongst the finest ‘Inner Ring’ suburbs, in their recent article: The Complications of our Deteroriating Inner Ring Suburbs. Evanston, counted amongst the midwestern greats like Grosse Pointe, MI; Lakewood, OH; and Shaker Heights, OH.My parents are in the...

On REITs, Part I

Thursday, February 19

REIT - A acronym I’ve heard on Bloomberg News.REIT - Something my brother-in-law told me to buy in 2012.REIT - An institutional investment vehicle.REIT - An institutional investment vehicle with interests in real estate.REIT - Real Estate Investment TrustInvestopedia defines Real Estate Investmen...