Property tax bomb coming to a city near you?  Are you ready for skyrocketing taxes?     

Property tax bomb coming to a city near you?  Are you ready for skyrocketing taxes?     

It seems nobody is talking about the property tax bomb coming to almost every major city.  What is causing the huge decrease in property tax revenue even though your individual property taxes have skyrocketed?  Why will your property taxes continue to skyrocket? I’m...
Can the government “take” you property for unpaid taxes

Can the government “take” you property for unpaid taxes

  Over the last 100 years or so counties have operated under the assumption that if property taxes (or in some cases water/sewer, etc…) are not paid then the county can “take” the property for the unpaid taxes.  A recent supreme court ruling radically alters this...
Global Real Estate Market Faces $175 Billion Debt Spiral: survive until 25

Global Real Estate Market Faces $175 Billion Debt Spiral: survive until 25

  The bank mantra over the last 3 years has been survive until 2025.  2025 is when bankers were predicting a sharp decline in rates that would ultimately bail out the beleaguered commercial property market.  Here we are at the dawn of 2025 and 10 year treasuries and...
Is one company responsible for surging rents?

Is one company responsible for surging rents?

  We all know rents have increased, but the reason seems to be alluding our elected officials.  The new scapegoat for rising rents is being pinned on artificial intelligence as the root cause of high rents and one company in particular.  Why is the government now...
Pretend and extend, will commercial real estate take down the economy in 25?

Pretend and extend, will commercial real estate take down the economy in 25?

There is a mantra being used in small/regional banks that is “survive until 2025”.  In essence the theory is that rates will drop precipitously and basically “bail out” many banks’ portfolios.  Banks are in turn pushing out maturity dates hoping for a market bail out....
Shortage of homes will keep prices high… think again; Is there really even a shortage?

Shortage of homes will keep prices high… think again; Is there really even a shortage?

I just saw an article on CNBC with the headline: America is short 5 million houses.  The media is proclaiming a housing crisis throughout the country due to the shortage.  Ironically at the same time the US has hit a record for the slowest population growth in the...