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29 June 2022 | 4 replies
Traditionally we have purchased individual policies for homes (ranging from 1-3 units), but if there is a blanket policy that is more economical we would certainly like to look at it.
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30 June 2022 | 32 replies
Things are simply NOT operating as they should in our economy, I mean from an economics and math perspective, things don't add up, and it's this whole array of things that are not operating as they should be. 45% is the "safe" maximum threshold for housing cost against household incomes, we recently exceeded 56% on median.
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22 June 2022 | 1 reply
As a side note, its always interesting to read economic literature to put things into perspective.
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23 June 2022 | 1 reply
I am on the pre-law track with concentrations in science, technology, and law and philosophy, politics, and economics.
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27 June 2022 | 1 reply
And economists at Realtor.com expect a rebound in July, August, and September, as fears about the pandemic subside, and buyers return to the market with pent-up demand from a lost spring season.2But given safety concerns and the current economic climate, is it prudent to jump back into the real estate market?
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28 June 2022 | 9 replies
Obviously, the potential economic downturn makes STRS much riskier.
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30 June 2022 | 0 replies
It left and went overseas.So you've got a lot of conditions economically that we had in the 1970s where we had stagflation which is basically you've got inflation but the economy is kind-of stagnating.
2 July 2022 | 4 replies
Not specific to real estate but since all RE is local I personally think it's more important to try to get a reading on economic issues as a whole instead of drilling down too deep into one component.
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9 July 2022 | 41 replies
But, the current economic environment is hurting the rich more than the poor.
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30 July 2022 | 11 replies
Nobody likes the idea of needing to replenish their savings after making a major purchase like buying a house, but sometimes you have to.There's only a handful of ways to keep recycling the same money over and over again and each of those methods require additional work which may or may not be realistic with having a full time military job (as do I).The method that I am shifting to more and more in the current economic climate is to buy homes subject to the existing loan.