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How to time the market

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 1, 2021 | Charts, Economics, Investment, Market Watch, Real Estate | 12

When is the best time to buy, sell or hold real estate? These charts will help you anticipate the market to maximize profit.

Financial sector tests out LIBOR replacement

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 30, 2018 | Interest Rates | 0

LIBOR’s replacement will be more reliable than the scandal-ridden LIBOR.

What happened to the main players behind the financial crisis?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 6, 2014 | Real Estate | 1

The ultimate “Where Are They Now?” — catch up with the juggernauts of the...

Chase Settlement Too Lenient

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 2, 2013 | Real Estate | 0

Now you see the $13 billion, now you don’t: Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio explains why the U.S....

Getting tough with big banks (and missing the point)

by Matthew Taylor | Oct 1, 2013 | Real Estate | 1

Tighter banking regulations won’t help the struggling American consumer.

Good credit, bad credit and credit repair

by Matthew Shade | Sep 9, 2013 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 1

In the wake of the financial crisis, hundreds of thousands of Californians saw their credit scores drop. Credit repair organizations began targeting these individuals with false promises of solvency.

What’s Wall Street got to do with it?

by Jeffery Marino | Sep 1, 2013 | Real Estate | 3

Is Wall Street really the heartbeat of our real estate market? Or is it a throbbing cancer eating away at the American Dream?

Falling incomes, falling prices

by Jeffery Marino | Jul 9, 2013 | Real Estate | 3

The 1% is recovering from the Great Recession just fine, but incomes for the rest are flat. How will this gross income inequality affect California real estate prices?

What comes after foreclosure

by Bradley Markano | Sep 20, 2012 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 2

Everyone knows about the pain experienced by a homeowner in a foreclosure or short sale. But when the dust is settled and the home is lost for good, what becomes of displaced owners?

Stress tests for banks: The Fed ignores reality

by Mary Balash | Jun 8, 2012 | Real Estate | 1

In order to gauge the strength of the U.S. banking system, the Federal Reserve (Fed) required...

Lessons on the Fed: Ben Bernanke’s classroom

by Mary Balash | Apr 17, 2012 | Real Estate | 1

In a course titled “Reflections on the Federal Reserve and Its Place in Today’s Economy”, Ben...

Blame speculators for the intensity of the boom and bust

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 21, 2011 | Investment, Real Estate | 11

Real estate speculators are to blame for the intensity of the 2004-2006 housing bubble and subsequent financial crisis, as found in a study by the Federal Reserve of New York (New York Fed). Between 2000 and 2006, the share of...

Unions Occupy Wall Street — where are the Realtors?

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 18, 2011 | Finance, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 3

Are you one of the 99% represented by those participating in Occupy Wall Street? Yes (50%, 20...

10 ways to beat the real estate crisis

by Giang Hoang-Burdette | Oct 4, 2011 | Feature Articles, Interest Rates, Investment, Real Estate | 6

This article provides tips for building your brokerage practice and creating personal wealth during real estate’s enduring bumpy plateau recovery.

The rise of “zombie economics”

by Bradley Markano | Oct 3, 2011 | Real Estate | 7

The events that brought about the Great Recession, and the circumstances that have combined to transform that recession into an ongoing jobless Lesser Depression, are the result of widespread but erroneous beliefs about economic...

Rentiers and debtors: why can’t they get along?

by Bradley Markano | Sep 1, 2011 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 6

Current U.S. financial policy sustains an unbridgeable gap between the demands of those who owe and those who are owed. This article explains why things didn’t have to be this way.

The rocky roads: recession and financial crisis

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 7, 2011 | Economics, Feature Articles, Real Estate | 1

This article explains the difference between a recession and a financial crisis, and the different effects each has on the California real estate market.

What the rentiers got from working stiffs

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 30, 2011 | Real Estate | 0

Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs (Goldman) disputes a U.S. Senate report which named it a major contributor to the financial crisis. The report, released by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (the subcommittee),...

Deflation’s push on the real estate recovery

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 1, 2010 | Economics, Feature Articles, Real Estate | 2

This article explains the current deflation created by the interplay between the Federal Reserve and mortgage lenders, and how it affects the homeowners and agents scrabbling in its wake.