Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

I'm interested to hear what investors think about Donald Trump as President as it pertains to real estate investing. Here's some of the things I'm thinking about:Demand for Rent: Presidential elections do not change t...

                                                  Economic Update
                                           (Monday, August 17, 2020)
The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...

Of all things to prosper in this economy, who would of thought that Americans are rushing out to buy SAFES.

There is a run on safes in America.

It makes sense, really.... a place to save our money, our valuables, ou...

This is a monologue, but I'm interested to see reactions. I've been mulling over a number of high level things, and think that economic reality in 2022 is very different than people (media, left, right, etc.) perceive...

Hello all,Unless I am just not putting in the right search parameters, I am not finding any posts regarding the possible implications on the housing market in the very possible scenario of our country entering into wa...

interesting article talking about how institutional money is merging with competitors.does anyone see this as sign of the top of the market or is there another way to look at this trend since American Homes 4 Rent and...

I was just having a casual conversation with a couple of realtors an office manager and one of thier vendors and these guys think I'm a conspiracy theorist based on what we talk about here everyday.

I mean I'm sighti...

Curious to hear thoughts on investing in foreign RE given strong USD now (recently up ~40% vs AUD/NZD, ~25% vs Norway/Swedish Krona). Lending concerns: haven't researched too much yet, but could probably cash-buy and ...

So I was just reading through the book Battle Cry of Freedom by James Mcpherson about the Civil War, and came across this section and thought it was interesting how many people's mindset in the early years of our coun...