Zillow stops buying houses: red flags for housing market

Zillow stops buying houses: red flags for housing market

Zillow claims that ‘operational capacity constraints’ has caused the hiccup in its home-buying business, but some analysts argue that bigger issues may be afoot.  Why is Zillow abruptly pulling back from their ibuyer program after recently announcing a huge funding...
How does a China real estate blow up impact U.S real estate?

How does a China real estate blow up impact U.S real estate?

First I hope everyone is having a good fall.  It is crazy how quickly the year has gone by.  It has been quite the ride with last week no exception as the stock market plunged.  The key culprit that started the stock market saga is the impending blow up of Evergrande,...
Consumer sentiment falls to 10 year low; not for what the media is saying.  Impact on real estate?

Consumer sentiment falls to 10 year low; not for what the media is saying.  Impact on real estate?

U.S. consumer sentiment fell in early August to the lowest level in nearly a decade as Americans grew more concerned about the economy’s prospects.  It was the lowest reading for the measure since 2011. A sudden drop of this magnitude is extremely rare for the index. ...
Seismic shift in the consumer spending: Who wins?

Seismic shift in the consumer spending: Who wins?

According to a recent Well’s Fargo economic report: the forecast for the level of services spending is expected to swell to more than four and a half years of typical spending packed into nine months. What does this transition from goods to services mean for real...