What Worked In The Past Won't Work Now

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'I’ve felt a massive drop,' says Sabrina Must, who in the height of the pandemic could command more than $1,000 per night on a holiday weekend in Encinitas, California but now has her rates starting around $275 on Airbnb. 'I am so beyond stressed by...
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Winter Is Here For Investors

A report from 5280 in Colorado. "This past summer Point2 showed metro Denver homes, on average, increased in price $94 each day between 2011 and 2021. As interest rates increased and the economy started to slow in mid-2022, real estate agent Daniel Dixon began hearing from potential millennial...
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An Asset Which Produces Nothing

A report from KTNV in Nevada. "Some Las Vegas sellers are getting creative to get more offers. Zoom in towards the area of St. Rose Parkway and I-15 and you'll find a home listed for only one dollar. 'It is not a mistake,' says local agent Lana Boley, 'You basically have to talk to the listing...
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The Biggest Drawback Of Helicopter Money

A weekend topic starting with Fortune. "In 2005, Fed Chair Alan Greenspan told Congress that a 'bubble in home prices for the nation as a whole does not appear likely.' Of course, not only had a housing bubble formed, it was nearing its peak just as Greenspan delivered that message on Capitol Hill....
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