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14 October 2018 | 12 replies
But I'm no economist--I could be way off
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31 October 2018 | 54 replies
I sold my duplex in Long Beach, CA last year and bought a duplex and 3 single family homes here in Austin with a 1031 exchange. 118 people moving here every day and every economist saying Austin, the 11th most populated city in the nation, will double in size in the next 20 years.
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21 April 2019 | 39 replies
@Vlad Denisov there was just an article posted the other day about the inability of economists to correctly predict recessions/downturns/depressions etc by examining claims and market cycles over the past 100 years or so.
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10 April 2019 | 22 replies
Most experts and economists feel there is some more juicing of the economy to be squeezed before it runs out.Just remember when it does go down some prices might get cheaper but lenders also start tightening LTV's and amount down.
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3 March 2019 | 86 replies
If I knew better I would have more properties or deals within that time frame, but I'm not these savvy economist that can predict the future.
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23 March 2019 | 64 replies
I've seen a few economists predicting 2019 will be OK but 2020 will be a bit sketchy.
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18 March 2019 | 15 replies
Becker, a Duke economist, does a good job laying out the financial realities of MHP living.
16 January 2019 | 10 replies
As far as where the market is at, most economists think we've bottomed out and will start adding jobs again in 2019.
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22 November 2018 | 7 replies
Economist seem to feel housing marking will be good for another 2 years, and who knows afterwards.
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7 November 2018 | 0 replies
Most economists state that a healthy housing market will have homes listed for sale for around 60 days.