Tag: housing market
The Greatest/Biggest Asset You Own May Be Under Pressure Soon – Real Estate
Real estate is one of the biggest investments of our lifetime. It’s one of our best assets but there will be times when it does very well, which we’ve recently seen, and there will also be tough times when real estate can be dormant. There will come a time where there will be better places […]
Is The Housing Market In A Bubble? [Homebuilding Stocks To Watch]
The housing market has cooled from its blistering pace of this year’s 1st half. However, demand remains robust with prices continuing to rise. So, why have homebuilders, as represented by the iShares U.S Home Construction ETF (ITB), declined over 9% in the past week? Granted, ITB and many individual homebuilders have enjoyed huge gains from […]
Timber: Falling Lumber Futures Bode Well For Home Builders/Buyers
The COVID-era housing market has been shaped and upheld by unique, counter-acting forces. Most of the media attention is flocking toward the political and governmental events that feel consequential. When the Federal Reserve recently announced their plans to maintain the already record low interest rates, for example, it quickly became the popular topic. It’s true that the […]
The Third Time Is The Charm
It’s been ten years since the housing and mortgage bubble began to unravel. While the exact date is debatable, I remember July 2007 as a very important month. It was when Bear Stearns announced two of its funds holding subprime mortgages lost most of their value. Shortly after, the marginal buyer or borrower, discovered it would become […]