There are many trend forecasters and economists that have predicted a complete economic collapse.

It came to me clearly tonight: I am not a politician, I am not an economist, and to be honest, I am not really all that smart.

It's actually bad overall for local economies according to about 90% of economists.

There exists not a single economist, whether Austrian, Keynesian, Chicago or any other school or thought, whether from a liberal or a conservative school of thought that supports rent control.https://reason.com/blog/2019/01/18/oregon-likely-t...https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/...MODERATOR NOTE: Discussion of rent control is allowed.

Can one of our resident economists jump in and educate us on how much the Fed will or will not drive interest rate increases for real estate if investors perceive higher inflation rates in the future?

Friday’s disappointing jobs report surprised analysts, many of whom had expected job creation to rebound from a slump in May. “Any way you cut this data, it’s lousy,†Diane Swonk, a senior managing director and chief economist for Chicago-based Mesirow Financial, told CNBC Friday.

Most economists would say it's just the opposite...If anything, the tightening of lending in this country over the past several years will create a bigger disparity between rich and poor than it will level the playing field.

Jones, PhD Chief Economist – Stewart Title Guaranty Company 2014 saw the U.S. return to a normal economy: •The U.S. has more jobs than ever before •The last time the U.S. was growing as many jobs (average per month for the prior 12 months) was 2006 •Almost 60 percent of the jobs created in 2014 had salaries greater than the U.S. median income Real estate has essentially got back to normal—in both the housing and commercial markets.

These are his notes taken from a presentation he attended given by the lead economist for NAR (National Association of Realtors).

I am not an economist, but it seems safer, that corporations and people in general are overall more cautious than before.