Andreas Mueller
A Skeptical Dude's Market Insights - No Job, No Problem Loans Making a Comeback??
Welcome to A Skeptical Real Estate Dude my weekly post on market insights coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all y...
Joshua Dorkin
Breaking News: JPM Chase to Acquire Bear Stearns for $2
After a stunning collapse on Friday (close to a 50% fall) due to exposure in shaky securities linked to subprime mortgages, it was reported today that Bear Stearns, one of the Big 5 Investment Banks, will be acquired ...
Account Closed
Winterizing Retirment in a Recession
Last week I was having a conversation with my dad about retirement. Like most people, the majority of his retirement investments are done via his 401k. I came away from that conversation thinking, “If I was in his pos...
Joshua Dorkin
Real Estate, Housing, Mortgage News - Do You Care?
I'm interested in hearing how many of you pay attention to what's happening in the news - as it pertains to real estate?
- Do you keep up with what's going on in the local real estate press?
- Do you follow nationa...
Neil Narayan
Amazon reportedly leasing 441,000 sq-ft campus in Round Rock
Continuing its rapid expansion in Austin, Amazon signed a lease for a new distribution center in Round RockAmazon has leased more than 441,00 square feet in Round Rock as a distribution center, according to a report f...
Robin Simon
Great Day for Rates and Mortgage Bonds
Should see some further rate relief in the coming days as the markets interpreted Fed Chairman's speech today as dovish and indicating lesser rate hikes / sooner pause. Some good recaps from Mortgage News Daily:"Powe...
Bryan Noth
$10 billion airport plan, plus Vegas-like resort near Tesla factory in Austin, TX
Work on the project, now named Greenport Airport, has ramped up in recent months, Austin Business Journal has learned. Marketing material posted online sketch a plan for a 5,000-acre “World Trade Center Austin,” with ...
Jeff Tumbarello
King County Washington = The State of Florida - SIV Debacle comes to roost
Most here would read this and think "those IDIOTS, what were they
THINKING?".
Soon, those folks would learn the State of Florida's "investment" in the same SIV is just as toasty, but not yet "revealed" as to its rea...
David Gross
Has the cost of Lumber decreased?
Hi everyone!Seeing lots of news about the future market dropping for the price if wood. Are you seeing this reflected at retail? Has the cost of wood/material decreased? If so how much? Im rehabbing something in Hudso...
Patricia Steiner
Wells Fargo Stepping Back from Housing Market
Source CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/1...KEY POINTS
1. Instead of its previous goal of reaching as many Americans as possible, the company will now focus on home loans for existing bank and wealth management c...