Can the animals predict our next “storm”? Should we all be listening to our “primal” instincts a bit more? We probably should. I was doing a long trail run last week in the Colorado backcountry outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. …
Unfortunately, this isn’t Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory up for grabs, but Amazon’s proposed Headquarters 2. This new factory would cost about 5 billion to build and employ about 50k highly paid tech workers. Why is the new HQ for Amazon…
Trump wants to curtail flood insurance in flood prone areas. This all seems logical, so why is this such a big issue? As many environmentalists cheered, homebuilders were aghast. Trumps new plan would radically overhaul the 1968 program which protects…
Will the housing crisis happen again? Are you ready to bail out the mortgage industry to the tune of $100 billion? What can you do to protect yourself from the next downturn? Can you identify the areas that are most…
After getting out of bed this morning, it was tough learning that I, Glen Weinberg, was worth roughly the price of two Starbucks coffees. Not that it made me feel any better, but so are you. I assume (unless you…
What do JPMorgan Chase, Home Depot, Michaels Stores, Target, Dairy Queen, and now Equifax all have in common? They’ve all been hacked and your info could have been compromised. If you missed the news Equifax released last week that 143…
This is a bedrock of the 5th amendment that says private property can’t be taken without just compensation. So why did the federal government decide to take property at will in Texas with zero compensation. What tough choices were made…
One home in Houston valued at 115k flooded 16 times in 18 years netting the homeowner 800k! Did you know that in highly damaged areas in Houston only 15% of property owners had flood insurance! How does Houston impact every…
There are some new rules coming down the pipe for banks that will drastically alter the lending landscape and impact everyone in real estate. What are they and should you care? I’m amazed that there has not been more…
Probably not although I doubt any closings happening. But, I did have to give a shout out to this guy who I will nominate as “best dressed” for the upcoming eclipse. I think the metal “hat” adds the little…