Are we in a recession? (Data on eating out & new loans)

[Lane Kawaoka]

Many of you have been hearing me show my frustrations over the lack of deals since we are in a seller's market. I don't have the answers but I do ask the right questions... and that question is are we 'already in a recession'?

Recessions are loosely defined as two-quarters of stagnant GDP growth. I don't really know what goes into those numbers but I can tell you that the explosive rent growth in markets like Dallas are starting to stagnant (still increasing though).

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-11/restaurant-sales-traffic-tumble-industry-hasnt-reported-positive-month-february-2016

[Americans are minimizing discretionary spending on Main Street]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-10/us-weeks-away-recession-according-latest-loan-data
[The real Americans are decreasing their home purchasing]

Thoughts?