the macro stuff is great if... you're an economist at goldman sachs or something.you need to know some neighborhoods really well. 

He's not an economist. 

“Homeowners have told us repeatedly of late that high mortgage rates are the top reason why it’s both a bad time to buy and sell a home, and so a more positive mortgage rate outlook may incent some to list their homes for sale, helping increase the supply of existing homes in the new year,” Fannie Mae Deputy Chief Economist Mark Palim said in a statement Monday.

(Peter Navarro, born in 1949, is trained as an economist, & he has been-is special assistant to Pres.

Account Closed Hey Rob, I'm not sure you're level of current economic expertise, but The Instant Economist is a good book.

Again, I do not have a crystal ball and am definitely not an economist.

Furthermore, many economists predict a decrease in college enrollment in the next 7-10 years, which will disproportionately effect New England (https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-30/college-enrollment-bust-is-headed-this-way-by-2026). 

These are not Economists, they are salesmen for a product which is UBI so question their every word. 

Most economists predict that will not happen for the next downturn. 

Economists and realtors can make educated predictions but we never know what’s around the corner.