Do You Buy Real Estate Now Or Wait? Part 3/3

Posted by on Apr 28, 2010 in Economy | 0 comments

Is Now the Time To Buy Real Estate? Some people will arrive at this post without having read Part 1 or Part 2 an analysis of interest rates and the economic data involved in answering the question, “Do I buy real estate now or wait?” These folks might possibly jump to conclusions and post a reply without understanding the reasoning of my conclusions.  To them I recommend going back...

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Do You Buy Real Estate Now or Wait? Part 2/3

Posted by on Apr 27, 2010 in Economy | 0 comments

U.S. Dollar, GDP, Inflation, The Fed and Interest Rates – Just What Is the Fed Thinking? The U.S. Dollar is a key factor in the Fed’s decision on whether to raise interest rates.  Presently we are in a cyclical rise in the Dollar Index within a secular trend.  With the problems the EURO and the YEN appearing, the benefactor is the U.S. Dollar for now as it pushes back towards the...

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The Banking Crisis is Far From Over

Posted by on Aug 17, 2009 in Economy | 1 comment

There’s been much blame put squarely on lenders for this economic crisis.  While others like the Federal Reserve and Congress who approved spending bill after spending bill are to blame, the banks that approved less than credit worthy applications do deserve some of the blame. But have banks really learned from their mistakes or is the current banking system doomed to failure? Banks Are...

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