Kind of a big deal, no?  Anyone care to share their thoughts on this?  Start of major blood letting or just a blip before stabilization and the bull run continues?  And let's say there is a sizable correction over the...

I see no compelling evidence that buy and hold forever can produce real returns on capital north of what can be had in equities markets with very few exceptions. Please try to poke holes in my arguments below. Id love...

Hey, with all this talk of rising rates and inflation, would one gather it would not be the best time to get into note investing since the money you’ll receive won’t be worth as much OR that since rates are rising, yo...

Look Beyond Your Nose

When I got out of high school, I went to work for a construction company driving an extremely large belly-dump at an earth dam project for a new lake.

Once a week there was a manda...

Real Estate News in Brief
A string of favorable data (lower inflation, higher unemployment rate) has convinced the market that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting short-term interest rates in September, and mortga...

In 2024, back-to-school and back-to-college spending has dropped as consumers adopt a more cautious approach following the pandemic surge. The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports declines of 6.5% in back-to-schoo...

The stock market is showing weakness, the bond market is showing rising rates, inflation is rising and likely not transitory, the current administration is a disaster.  Are you in or out?  Real Estate, Stocks, Other A...

I am reading a book on hyperinflation and depression right now. This seems to be a popular target with all of the mess going on so I figured I would try to educate myself some more. The author is a renowned REI auth...

Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, from one real estate investor to another. Coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Intereste...

As a Mortgage Broker, I hear a lot of "expert" opinions about where mortgage interest rates are heading. I am more curious as to what the word is out there amongst the folks actually buying and selling real estate day...