by Keith Weinhold | Oct 22, 2022 | Blog
In times of high inflation, what happens to rents? The freshest annual CPI inflation number reported at 8.2% on October 13, 2022, exceeding expectations. The Producer Price Index soared too. Tracking wholesale prices, it’s a more forward-looking inflation...
by Keith Weinhold | Oct 8, 2022 | Blog
Are we in a recession or not? We’ve got two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction. Nearly every part of the US economy seems to be slowing down. The semi-vibrant jobs market is the last holdout. It’s what has kept some, like the NBER, from making the...
by Keith Weinhold | Oct 8, 2022 | Blog
Never before have world central banks raised interest rates by these amounts at the same time. Mainstream media keeps reporting that it’s a bad time to buy a house amidst spiked interest rates. It’s a message for, well, the mainstream. It’s directed...
by Keith Weinhold | Sep 16, 2022 | Blog
Where is the economy and housing market headed? The Jay hath spoken. Fed Chair Jerome Powell wasn’t exactly droppin’ comedic knee-slappers at his Jackson Hole speech. Not since the Star Wars prequels have people felt this strongly that something needs to...
by Keith Weinhold | Sep 9, 2022 | Blog
Vacancy and turnover costs are a drain on landlords. Rents are increasing at a torrid pace. Single-family rents (SFRs) are up 13.4%, like I mentioned recently. But what actually happens when the rent is raised? Do tenants stay? Or do they spurn the increase and decide...
by Keith Weinhold | Aug 26, 2022 | Blog
Some like to say: “Housing prices don’t matter to cash flow investors.” C’mon now. Sure, price might not be the principal consideration. But price matters. If it didn’t, why not just pay triple the value on your next purchase? Of course,...
