Monthly Archives: September 2022

Upgrade your house … on Joe

Posted on September 11, 2022 by grim

From CBS News: Biden’s inflation law offers up to $14,000 for home upgrades. Here’s how to qualify. President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act takes on climate change by helping Americansreduce their carbon footprint. A key element in that push is offering up … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 206 Comments

The power of positive thinking

Posted on September 9, 2022 by grim

From Bloomberg: US Consumers See Home Prices Falling for First Time Since 2020 For the first time in two years, US consumers expect home prices to fall over the next 12 months. An August survey by Fannie Mae found that respondents see … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 107 Comments

Ain’t gunna happen?

Posted on September 8, 2022 by grim

From the Washington Post: It’s a Housing Slump, Not a Crisis I’m in the process of building a house, so I recently met with the head of a real estate brokerage to discuss selling my current home in about a … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble | 61 Comments

Will services save us from recession?

Posted on September 7, 2022 by grim

From Quartz: The service economy is keeping the US from slipping into a recession As US manufacturing activity slows down, spending on services is keeping the American economy afloat, recent data suggests.  Growth in the services sector accelerated in August … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 68 Comments

Who pops first?

Posted on September 6, 2022 by grim

From MarketWatch: ‘An increasing squeeze on list prices.’ 3 top economists and real estate pros on the housing markets where home prices will drop the most this year Buyers in some markets are already getting — or may soon get … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 128 Comments

Feelin’ hot hot hot

Posted on September 2, 2022 by grim

From CNBC: Afternoon – any initial thoughts about if you need to rearrange resource alignment to accommodate for any changes in the portfolio structure? Job growth in August likely slowed from July’s frenzied pace, but it is still expected to … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 163 Comments