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Hear from our very own real estate and stock market luminary Mike Shapiro, as he brings you the latest in Residential Real Estate trends. Mike has been a thought leader in the real estate market for over a decade, and writes on topics ranging from fluctuating interest rates and regulatory updates to economic patterns and real estate forecasts.
A buffet of Buffett, Munger and market madness
These are strange times, so strange, in fact, that I can’t even follow my own advice, to read the tape, because I can’t get my head around what’s happening now. In more than 30 years of trading, I’ve never experienced markets quite as bonkers as these.
Q1 2022 round up: Ukraine fights, Covid dims, interest rates climb
In this post, we’ve got a quick review of the first quarter of 2022. Indeed, things have certainly changed since I began posting two years ago. But as I always say, things always come back, they just come back differently. Let’s see how we’re doing.
How to manage investments in uncertain times
Today’s post is about the discomfort of things we don’t know and how it’s those that can hurt us most, financially, and otherwise, depending on how we react.
Geopolitical unrest + ongoing challenges = likely recession
No one can predict just how long this war will last or how far Putin will go in his quest to reunite the Soviet Union. But certainly, the vast and deep sanctions by dozens of countries and pullbacks by a growing number of global business leaders will eventually hit home for Russian citizens. And while Americans are incredibly fortunate if our most significant impact, overall, is economic in nature (unlike the people of Ukraine), it will still hurt. The question is, just how bad will it be?
(The Threat of) War and the US Economy
A leading headline these days is the situation on the Russia/Ukraine border, which seems to be on the verge of something big, ugly and painful at any moment. Many sources point to Russia’s escalation of troops as proof of impending military action; others say that even if Putin is egotistical and driven, he’s not likely to put Russia, Europe, the US and, of course, Ukraine and others – including possibly Russia’s ally, China – into World War III.
Population and housing: the long-term outlook
I typically look at how I think things will pan out over a relatively brief timespan: a week, a month, a quarter and, perhaps, a year or so. And yet, I often talk about investing for the long term—holding onto value stocks or buying a house that you’ll keep for a decade or two, for example. Given this, I thought it would be interesting to look at some current data about long-term US population trends and how I interpret them in regard to residential real estate.
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