Consumer Price Index (CPI) | firsttuesday Journal

Behind the curtain of the Fed’s latest rate hike

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jun 17, 2022 | Economics, Forecasts, Interest Rates, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

Real estate professionals are preparing for the impact from the Fed’s most recent rate hike.

Rising inflation influences three-out-of-four homebuyers

by Madison Hart | Jan 14, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

Inflation and rent are continuously rising – both of which are having major impacts on the decisions homeowners make.

Super-charged inflation has the Fed re-thinking their interest rate strategy

by Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 1, 2021 | Economics, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

The Fed assures today’s high level of inflation is temporary, but this is contradicted by rapidly rising rents.

Tax Benefits of Ownership: inflation, appreciation, and taxes

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 29, 2021 | Feature Articles, Finance, Real Estate, Tax | 0

The following excerpt is from the current edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership, which gives an...

Tax Benefits of Ownership: Proposition 13 and the transfer of assessed value to a replacement residence

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 25, 2019 | Real Estate, Tax | 9

This excerpt from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership delves into the basics of property taxes, 1979’s aging Proposition 13, and a residence purchased as replacement property.

Today’s consumer price index change: tomorrow’s residential rents

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 29, 2019 | Charts, Economics, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate | 2

The consumer price index is a useful tool for real estate agents – if you know how to use it.

Wage increases remain steady, home prices rush on

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Charts, Economics, Real Estate | 1

Home prices have doubled since 2000. The same can’t be said about incomes.

California price-per-square-foot analysis

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 25, 2018 | Bay Area, Charts, Feature Articles, Home Sales, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate, San Diego | 4

Want a deeper understanding of your local real estate market? These charts show the price-per-square-foot history of home sales in communities across California.

Oakland approves emergency rent moratorium

by Amy Thomas | May 9, 2016 | Bay Area, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

The city takes its first drastic measure to relieve its overly impacted rental market.

The gold standard lost its shine a long time ago

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 18, 2013 | Economics, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 3

The recovery is slow. The Fed circulates more money. Inflation hawks call for a return to the gold standard. Who’s right?

Looking back for a look forward: the first tuesday year-in-review

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 2, 2013 | Feature Articles, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate, Tax | 1

To know where California real estate is going in 2013, one must look back on 2012. In this article, first tuesday provides a comprehensive analysis of the 2012 economic landscape, with a keen eye to the future.

The votes are in: core inflation is misleading!

by Jeffery Marino | Dec 6, 2012 | Economics, Features, Market Watch, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 1

Readers weigh in on topics affecting the California real estate industry.

Inflation at its core

by Jeffery Marino | Oct 29, 2012 | Feature Articles, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 9

Is it misleading to remove the cost of food and energy from the CPI measure of inflation? Do rising food and energy prices – commodities – alone portend a coming age of hyperinflation?

Popping the money illusion bubble

by Jeffery Marino | Jun 28, 2012 | Economics, Market Watch, Real Estate | 6

That’s right, you heard it from the lips of the great home pricing guru himself, Robert Shiller....

Back to basics: inflation 101

by Jeffery Marino | Jun 10, 2012 | Economics, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Real Estate | 0

This article is an introduction to the fundamental economic concept of consumer price inflation.

The state of real estate pricing

by Jeffery Marino | May 7, 2012 | Feature Articles, Market Watch, Real Estate | 0

This article examines various methods for determining residential real estate’s “fair” price and argues for a mean pricing model when establishing the value of a parcel of real estate.