Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...

Nobody knows how long mortgage interest rates will stay high, but one can start preparing by thinking what is likely to happen if/when they become lower, say in a year or two.  Most people seem to take it for granted ...

As we move closer to having self driving cars (predicted to happen by the year 2020) how will this affect the rental market? Will people be willing to live further away from big cities since driving will be less stres...

‘Tremendous increase’ in corporate relocations, expansions to Texas since pandemic hit
Gov.'s office: Phone calls rolling in from companies shuttering on coasts. Despite some companies pausing projects due to the pan...

I ran into a group of city planners and politicians today.  They were celebrating the success of the Cultural Trail.  I wrote a quick and short blog post about it.  Enjoy! http://www.fshouses.com/the-cultural-trail-ma...

The Fed is pleased with inflation coming down and hints at cutting rates in 2024. Most analysts are saying there will be multiple rate cuts in 2024. What will this do to home prices and demand if we have 6% or lower m...

Economic Update
(Monday, July 13, 2020)
Not since the 1960s has the United States experienced social upheaval like it is experiencing today. We have protests, an upcoming national election, and a massively divide...

Economic Update
(Monday, June 14, 2021)
For a period of time between 2018 and the beginning of 2020, the “Real House Price Index” (which calculates inflation in the Housing Sector) was falling, because Americans’ bu...

New Listings were up in the Charlotte region by 3.5 percent to 3,484. Pending Sales increased 3.9 percent to 2,765. Inventory shrank 14.8 percent to 6,526. Prices moved lower as Median Sales Price was down 0.8 percent...

I left my job last year after realizing a large gain in crypto in order to figure out a better way to spend my time. I decided I'd like to focus on real estate investing in order to preserve wealth and build cash flow...