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Lloyd Segal Economic Update (Monday, March 8, 2021)
8 March 2021 | 0 replies
The official unemployment rate, meanwhile, slipped to 6.2% from 6.3% (although economists widely believe the real rate is much higher).
Bob Ross Is it a bad time to buy a home now?
13 February 2022 | 21 replies
Follow the economists, they predict the market and are the best way to gauge our economic future.
Tariq Hakeem Why the luxury RE market is doing so well
17 March 2021 | 0 replies
Thursday’s data don’t show how wealth is distributed across income levels—an important asterisk at a time when many economists say the gap between rich and poor is likely widening due to the pandemic’s outsize impact on low-wage workers, women and minorities, Paul Kiernan reports.Tariq note: all of the other articles we’ve seen shows that the top 10% has harvested almost all of this gain in net worth from stocks.
Stanley Pearse The End of Real Estate Investing is HERE! (Thoughts??)
1 April 2021 | 14 replies
(There is no #2, for single family homes).At least this is my view; what do I know, I'm not an economist.
Tariq Hakeem Tight Supply Is Limiting Home Sales at Start of Spring
23 March 2021 | 1 reply
The level was down 29.5% from February 2020, a record annual decline, according to NAR.The inventory shortage was the key reason why existing-home sales dropped 6.6% in February from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.22 million, said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.
Luis Navarro Properties in Texas...any ideas?
27 March 2021 | 8 replies
84 out of 100 Economists interviewed by Zillow picked Austin as the best place to invest in the whole US. 
Lisa Kay Townhome Purchase on Oahu, Hawai'i! Looking for your Insights!
25 September 2020 | 6 replies
Regarding the points you make: (1) Kapolei as a 'second city' has been toted for over 30+ years, but I'm not sure what that really means anymore - how much more industry is going there, I'm not sure; (2) the rail project is, well, fraught with scandal and misappropriation of funds, and I'm not sure if the usage is going to be what was projected at the beginning - the cost of the rail is an endless pit, which I'm pretty sure more taxes will need to take care of; (3) how much more appreciation will be needed to recapture the additional 15% to refi and eliminate the PMI - are you positive that it can appreciate that much more; (4) Remember, Covid really hit Hawaii hard and economists expect that the economy won't return for a couple of years.
Lloyd Segal Economic Update (October 5, 2020)
5 October 2020 | 1 reply
Every month, the employment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the most highly anticipated and closely watched by economist to gage the condition of our economy.
Frank Jiang Nonresidential Construction is about to take a dip
9 October 2020 | 2 replies
Had a nice keynote speech from an economist today. 
Arthur P. 17 year cycle Market crash coming?
22 November 2020 | 3 replies
I remember the big brain economist in 2004 saying we are in 17 year cycle and next peak will be 2021/22 then a crash.