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...
Covid Vaccine, impact on real estate, biggest real estate risk on the horizon

Covid Vaccine, impact on real estate, biggest real estate risk on the horizon

Pfizer announced that their Covid vaccine in trials was 90% effective at preventing infection.  The stock market took off and traders began reshuffling their pandemic bets with Zoom down 20% and Disney, hotels, and cruise operators up substantially.  Will there be a...
Wall street the new landlord: one in ten properties

Wall street the new landlord: one in ten properties

We are seeing interesting economic times; throughout the economy there is huge consolidation within industries as the big get even bigger.  Real estate is following a similar trajectory to big technology companies.  What is causing the huge changes in real estate? ...
Ban on evictions and foreclosures for a year, impact on real estate

Ban on evictions and foreclosures for a year, impact on real estate

New eviction laws that Democratic lawmakers recently passed would prevent landlords from filing evictions for nonpayment for a full year after the bill is passed. It would further prohibit foreclosures over nonpayment over the same period and enact automatic...