Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...

Just curious on what your guys thoughts that the economic recovery will look like once this clears up? a U, V, nike shape, or something different??

Hey everyone,I'll be graduating college next May with a BBA in Economics. My ultimate goal is to eventually become a real estate developer. I've only taken a basic intro to real estate course. Other than that I have n...

I currently own two rental units in an economically depressed area. The rents are about as high as the market will allow ($400/month), yet I'm barely making more than the cost of the mortgage ($700/month). The units...

GDP, Jobs reports, Fed rates adjustments all influence the cost of money (aka long and short rates).  When the Fed announced the last rate adjustment, we all expected mortgage rates to follow.  However, the market is ...

Do you folks look at economic data before making a decision or starting out?If so what kind of data do you look at?1) jobs created in the city yoy growth2) increase in population of a area What else?

Hello there again!So as you might've heard the stock market took a hit, I've heard some rumors as this being a sign of a looming economic downturn, will it turn out like that? I'm not too sure, either way when a reces...

I am interested in researching different areas/cities of the country and how economic growth projected to play out...or isn't. I am having a hard time finding a good resource, does anybody have a good resource for thi...

Have a rental in B neighborhood that's coming up for lease renewal. The tenants have been there for the past 1 year and they have been good paying tenants for rents. If they are late for a month, they usually let me k...

Hi fellow BP members,I’d like to get everyone’s opinions on the current macro economic risks that may affect real estate investing over the next 2 years.  Specifically, I’m referring to the fact the some larger, more ...