Forbearance drives house prices up; no impact on “credit score”, but can’t get credit?

Forbearance drives house prices up; no impact on “credit score”, but can’t get credit?

From March 1 through the end of May, Americans deferred debt payments on more than 100 million accounts, according to credit-reporting firm TransUnion, a sign of widespread financial distress.  Millions are out of work, yet house prices are increasing in most...
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 housing market pull a V and defy all odds?

Did housing market pull a V and defy all odds?

Happy summer to everyone, hopefully you are taking some time to get outside with your friends and family to de stress .  Last week, I wrote about the general economy not following a V shaped economic pattern, which I still believe, but housing seems to be marching to...
2020 was already tough for real estate, then Coronavirus hit, what is the impact?

2020 was already tough for real estate, then Coronavirus hit, what is the impact?

We are still funding in cash.  Before the Pandemic, the United States economy was on track with the longest running bull market, record low inflation wages increasing, record low unemployment, and historically low mortgage rates.  Even with all this good news, there...
NY Bans real estate fees: residents leave, will your state/city be a winner?

NY Bans real estate fees: residents leave, will your state/city be a winner?

NY city is changing the real estate game implementing a ban on the NYC rental broker fee and making a host of other changes.  At the same time New York leads all U.S. metro areas as the largest net loser with 277 people moving every day.  What are the new laws?  How...