Rents plummet, is this a trend or blip?

Rents plummet, is this a trend or blip?

    Rents have made a quick U turn.  After rising substantially over the last decade, they are quickly reversing course.  Why are rents now falling?  Is this just a trend or a blip.  Look at the chart below, how does this alter the predictions on rents? ...
Rates make a u turn; should you panic?

Rates make a u turn; should you panic?

      Look at this chart above, out of nowhere yields have made a U-turn with long term treasury yields surge to almost 20-year highs and predictions exceeding 6%.  This is exactly the opposite of what economists had predicted at the beginning of the...
New flood and fire risk scores radically alter values

New flood and fire risk scores radically alter values

  Recently Realtor.com and Zillow have been promoting “risk scores” for properties to reflect environmental risk from fires and floods.  These new scores are radically altering real estate prices. What is included in the new scores? Are you impacted? How accurate...
More expensive to live outside a city than in a city

More expensive to live outside a city than in a city

Over the last 30+ years it has historically been more expensive to live inside a city versus the suburbs.  The demand for urban living was huge over the last 20 years.  This narrative is now changing with the suburbs in many major cities poised to overtake urban...
Will real estate prices rise? Are the predictions wrong?   

Will real estate prices rise? Are the predictions wrong?   

Every major economist is predicting real estate prices remaining flat to falling modestly in 2026.  How accurate are these predictions?  Is there a scenario where prices buck every prediction and rise later this year?  A prior survey shows a radically different...