What are Real Rates?
If you’ve been following along with interest rate conversations over the past several months, it is...
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Jason Schmidt
Is the Bubble Here?
Housing prices continue to soar, rates are likely to maintain a steady upward trajectory, inflation...
2022 is off to an Interesting Start
The past several weeks have been filled with noise and statements about the Federal Reserve...
Opinion: Rates Must Rise
Blasphemous in real estate, I know, but rising interest rates are the only long-term solution we...
Everyone is Watching the Yield Curve
Today’s Market
Big Builders May Soon See Big Trouble
In the current residential environment of excess demand chasing limited supply, those who control...
Who will be Eaten Next?
This will be an empirical industry writing. It will stem from personal experience and observation....
Ignore the Noise - Focus on the Decision
With so much noise today about the direction of markets, what the Federal Reserve is going to do,...
Why are Interest Rates Rising?
In November 2021, the Federal Reserve began its tapering process, a reduction of its mortgage and...
Now is the Best Time to Own Real Estate
Inflation is at a 40-year high, supply chains are stressed, and equity markets have never been...