Why Real Estate Gloom May Be Overdone
Monday, October 12
This week, we’re talkin’ Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say they’re buying mortgage bonds in “large quantities,” but their own monthly filings say the buying peaked in April. Washington has added almost $17 trillion of debt since Covid. Inflation is not going away as long as fuel prices are high, and...
As Building Costs Fall, the Price of Owning a Home Keeps Rising
Monday, October 05
Welcome to the Skeptical Investor blog right here on BP! A frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another. Today’s Read Time: 10 minutes This week, we’re talkin’ the cost of building versus owning. Homebuilder Lennar can now put ...
The Fed Is Fighting a Gas Pump, Not Inflation
Monday, September 28
Welcome to the Skeptical Investor blog right here on BP! A frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.---This week, we’re talkin’ interest rates. They jumped again, and the headlines want you scared. The problem: it’s the pri...
The Apartment Recovery Is Real.
Monday, September 21
Welcome to the Skeptical Investor blog, right here on BP! A frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another. ---- This week, we're talkin' apartments. The apartment market has turned the corner. But the doomer headlines say Nashvi...
If You Can't Build It, You Lose It.
Monday, September 14
Welcome to the Skeptical Investor blog right here on BP! A frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another. Today's Read Time: 15 minutes (totally worth it, we go deep!) ------This week, we're talkin' one thing: how hard is it to ...
The Credit Score Cartel
Monday, September 07
Welcome to my weekly article, right here on BP! This week, we’re talkin’ the hot jobs number triple, the shrinking federal workforce, and the end of FICO's 31-year monopoly on the mortgage credit score. Let’s get into it. --------Today’s Interest Rate: 6.89% (☝️ .08% from this time last week, 30-...