“this time is different” Vaccines rollout, good news abounds, 75% probability you are wrong

“this time is different” Vaccines rollout, good news abounds, 75% probability you are wrong

There has been a flurry of good news with stocks reaching records, talks of more stimulus, and vaccines rolling out.  Small stocks like Gamestop and AMC have been off the charts minting new millionaires every day.   What does all this mean for real estate?  How will...
Work from home impact on real estate values; pay cuts coming, 75% want to return

Work from home impact on real estate values; pay cuts coming, 75% want to return

Over 50% of workers are 100% remote with another 20% sometimes working remotely due to the pandemic.  Will this trend reverse this year with the rollout of the vaccine?  How will this impact real estate in the short term and long term?  What will be the primary driver...
Treasury yields jump to highest since March. What does the GA senate race mean for real estate?

Treasury yields jump to highest since March. What does the GA senate race mean for real estate?

Happy new year to everyone. It is crazy that we are still talking about the election … it seems like it is never ending.  Fortunately the Georgia senate runoffs were the last of this cycle.  As Georgia flipped Democratic, treasury rates jumped to their highest since...
2021 real estate predictions:  What happens to residential and commercial values and interest rates

2021 real estate predictions: What happens to residential and commercial values and interest rates

What a year 2020 has been!  The pandemic struck, unemployment has hit records, there was a nice rebound in the summer, and recently a downward trend due to the spike in Coronavirus cases.  What does 2021 hold for the economy, interest rates, and residential and...
841 billion in forbearance, who will be left holding the bag? Will 2020 be a 2008 repeat?

841 billion in forbearance, who will be left holding the bag? Will 2020 be a 2008 repeat?

Almost 10% of all government sponsored mortgages entered mortgage forbearance which accounts for almost 841 billion dollars in loans.  4 in 5 workers say they live paycheck to paycheck, with around 30 million people unemployed, the numbers could be daunting. Yet the...