Nike sales plunge 40%, Microsoft closing all their stores, What about real estate? Who will win?

Nike sales plunge 40%, Microsoft closing all their stores, What about real estate? Who will win?

Nike is a bellwether for the retail industry and general economy generating over 40 billion in annual revenue making it one of the largest athletic retailers in the world.  Since 2006 revenue has consistently increased every year.  In June, Nike announced that sales...
Did the fed accidentally trigger a housing market crash?

Did the fed accidentally trigger a housing market crash?

I hope everyone is doing well in light of the recent events. I was recently asked: “Did the Federal Reserve trigger a housing market crash?” What happened?  The Coronavirus struck, the fed had to act swiftly to mitigate the damage, but by flooding the market with...
Labor market strong. Markets drop 20 % in a week.

Labor market strong. Markets drop 20 % in a week.

  With the labor market looking up, we decided to “hire” a new employee, Luna.  She will be working out of our Colorado office and focusing on property inspections (and anything that has to do with snow).  Please welcome her to the team 🙂 The Labor...

California clean air waiver revoked by Trump, impact on real estate in 33 states?

President Trump announced the revocation of the California clean air waiver act.  Regardless of where you sit on this particular issue, the impacts will be profound on States rights, on real estate and one industry in particular.  Why are 33 states impacted?  Which...
We avoided a recession.  Impact on real estate.  Are we out of the woods?

We avoided a recession. Impact on real estate. Are we out of the woods?

We are well into 2019 and recession risks seems to have faded into the rear view mirror.  Is this a facade? Are we out of the woods yet?  What changed?  The biggest wildcard going into 2019 was the pace and number of increases from the federal reserve.   What has...