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31 March 2022 | 37 replies
The last one actually has an example of economists attributing, with causation, that real estate values went down because real estate mortgage rates went up (emphasis on the "because," as opposed to "at the same time as," which are not the same thing, as highlighted by our "I rolled snake eyes, ______ I blew on the dice" example).
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20 October 2022 | 4 replies
This is kind of old news but the real impact hadn't really hit me until I had a good conversation with an Economist friend.
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22 October 2022 | 5 replies
Assuming the recession and job losses are as anticipated by many 'economists' there will be an increase of distressed and defaulted properties.
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26 October 2022 | 2 replies
It will be interesting to see how this affects builders.Key points:Experts say the decades-long U.S. housing shortage is only going to get worse in the next year.Top economist for homebuilders says due to rising mortgage rates, the 2023 market will be "weak."
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18 February 2022 | 20 replies
I've heard economists state that that can put upward pressure on the housing market for the next 20-25 years.
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5 May 2022 | 26 replies
Likely highest negative rates in our history.I'm not an economist, but it seems a flight out of cash into hard assets is the only way to save your finances.
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9 August 2021 | 0 replies
I was reading the Economist last week and came across the following blurb from an article within about the eviction moratorium: “These policies have been highly effective.
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10 August 2021 | 0 replies
So right now I'm tentatively looking at that market to start to correct where you will see it somewhere in Q1 and Q2 of 2022.Now there are underpinnings of the market already collapsing and that's been discussed by several economists in the country.
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20 August 2021 | 64 replies
As for the statement, so totally wrong and every economist will be able to answer the same in 17 seconds with a chuckle because the math is so blatant on this front.
21 June 2021 | 115 replies
I'm not an economist, but I believe there is some truth to this argument.