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...
Zillow stock plunges: impact on real estate

Zillow stock plunges: impact on real estate

    Zillow’s stock has plunged, losing 65% of its value over the last 5 years.  To put this in perspective, the Nasdaq 100 has doubled during this same period.  Why is Zillow, who was once an internet darling, now falling precipitously?  What does this mean...
2026 real estate predictions, what happens now?

2026 real estate predictions, what happens now?

    2026 was set to be the big recovery in real estate with rates lowering, setting us up for a great year.  Instead, the Iran war kicked off driving energy prices and in turn inflation up.  The rate narrative has made a U-turn with the question of when to...
When will real estate crash or will it?

When will real estate crash or will it?

  Look at the chart above of consumer delinquencies?  We are now in line with 2017, but is that the real story?  Look at 07 what do you notice?  Will the economy mirror the 08 reset or has something else fundamentally changed?  With the current delinquency rates...