A weekend topic starting with the Globe and Mail in Canada. "'When you can borrow money for 1.5 per cent a year and invest it in an asset rising 20 per cent a year, you have to be an idiot…
A report from the Daily Mail. "Anyone who has tried to sell their home recently knows the property market can be brutal. And it seems that’s true whether you’re selling an apartment in Hampshire or a mega-mansion in Hollywood. There…
A report from Bloomberg. "Homebuilders are headed for their sharpest monthly nosedive since March 2020 as the stocks get pummeled by fears of rising rates. 'It’s a headwind to everybody across the sector, nobody is completely immune,' analyst Rafe Jadrosich,…
A report from NBC News. "'As we move through the year, we will see slower sales activity,' said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors. 'Intense multiple-offer days are over… people can take their time. I think…
A weekend topic starting with the Messenger Inquirer in Kentucky. "In recent months, CNN, the Washington Post and several other national media outlets have asked if America is heading into another housing bubble. The general conclusion has been that economists…
A weekend topic starting with Reuters. "The great unwinding of bloated central bank balance sheets could start as soon as next week. While investors have been in thrall to the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish anti-inflation twist in 2022, the Bank…
A weekend topic starting with the New York Times. "The last time such home price growth occurred was in the years leading up to the housing crash. But even at the height of the bubble in 2006, only about 40%…