We also offer some pretty cool free resources like our radio shows where we interview everyone from the mortgage fraud division of the FBI to chief economists of national organizations and associations.

Such work is the business of few real estate economists, people like Dr.

However, some economists warn that a wave of construction layoffs could be on the horizon as new projects take longer to have an impact on employment than in the past.

Generally if you follow news outlets such as the Economist, Wall Street Journal or here in Austin we use the Austin business journal.

I know economists and some politicians think the gold standard is a great idea and going off the gold standard was the beginning of the end.  

But, what do you say to those economists that are predicting a sustained deflationary period?

I'm ANYTHING but an economist, but the optimist in me hopes for weeks/months, but the pessimist in me is REALLY worried about a protracted recession. 

Just saw an economists report today that confirms on macro scale everything my clients have been explaining... cost of real estate is spiking up. 

San Mateo county is different from Santa Clara county.I'm not a real estate economist but with Oracle moving from Redwood City to Texas the east side of highway 101 commercial rental rates may take a hit but not that much.

Some economists estimate that we are 5+ million housing units behind the demand.This housing shortage continues to drive rents ever higher, yet home values remain suppressed.