Jolene Trimm
NY Universal Rent Control Bill introduced
Julia Salazar has 2 bills in the NY Senate committee- one for Good Cause eviction and another that makes rent control apply to ALL apartments in ny state including an automatic lease renewal of 1 or 2 years. I was thi...
Eugene Fedotov
The first US town to demand a rent decrease
This is a very long article pinning landlords and tenants against each other. Anyone who thinks about increasing rents after purchasing properties with under market rents should give it a second thought. How long befo...
Jason Malabute
Nationwide Rent Control: A Quick Fix with Long-Term Consequences
Rent control policies have been a hot topic in recent years, with many cities and states already implementing their own versions. However, the proposal by President Joe Biden to implement nationwide rent control is a ...
Tyler Holzer
Any recommendations for how to track the real estate market?
I'm fairly new in real estate, and understand the importance of knowing my local market, and I hear a lot in the podcast about the an impending recession. Does anyone have a good free source for learning about the cha...
David Ivy
Austin Market Update - July 2023
The July 2023 real estate market numbers are out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). The median home in Austin sold for $550,000, which is down 12% from July 2022. The greater Austin metro had a slightly lower ...
David Ivy
Austin Market Report - November 2023
The November 2023 market report from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) shows that home prices in the City of Austin remained stable over the past 12 months, rising 1% from a year ago to $518,000. The greater metro ...
Corey Dutton
Bank Crisis and Recession in Europe Ignored By Most U.S. Media Giants
Watch Fox News tonight and you’ll see news about the upcoming U.S. Election, the U.S. Housing “Recovery,” and of course the Olympic Games. What you won’t see, is any news about the banking crisis in Europe and the re...
Jeff Takle
Why are taxes so ridiculously difficult?
Just a very short rant here, but I can't help myself. Just finished my taxes and it came to 136 printed pages! That is absolutely NO exaggeration. That's a book. Uncle Sam is requiring his citizens to write a book f...
Jack B.
Seattle area: buy more now or wait for downturn?
Most economists are in agreement that we should be heading into another downturn in 2018. This seems to hold true from my own personal observations as well; there does appear to be a downturn every few years almost li...
Jerry Langley
Zero or negative interest rates. Upcoming recession?
I've been reading about the Fed possibly lowering interest rates to zero or negative percentages. I've also read that other countries are selling U.S. debt/treasuries and more economists are predicting a recession. I...