Using the yield spread to forecast recessions and recoveries
The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.
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by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 5, 2020 | Charts, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate | 29
The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 22, 2018 | Laws and Regulations, Tax | 0
California stands to benefit the most from this proposal due to its infamously high home values.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Sep 24, 2018 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0
What is the greatest concern voiced by today's buyers? Price inflation. (47%, 30 Votes) Rising...
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 12, 2017 | Economics, Feature Articles, Interest Rates | 2
Mortgage rates interact closely with the U.S. inflation rate.
Read Moreby Amy Thomas | Apr 25, 2016 | Bay Area, Property Management, Real Estate | 5
The San Jose city council voted to make significant changes to the city’s 37-year-old rent control ordinance, including a new rent increase cap.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Aug 24, 2015 | Real Estate | 0
Holdouts for the gold standard believe gold’s fixed supply will create stable, reliable currency. Here’s why that’s not the case.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 16, 2014 | Real Estate | 0
The Federal Reserve explains how current inflation rates forecast future inflation trends. Related...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jul 28, 2014 | Real Estate | 0
The Federal Reserve explains the negative effects of low inflation on price stability.
Read Moreby Jeffery Marino | Apr 7, 2014 | Economics, Market Watch, Real Estate | 1
Is anybody in the real estate industry worried about our dangerously low inflation rate? They ought to be.
Read Moreby Jeffery Marino | Nov 18, 2013 | Real Estate | 0
The ritual flogging began on Capitol Hill this week to test Janet Yellen’s worth as the next Chairperson of the Federal Reserve.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 16, 2013 | Market Watch, Real Estate | 0
Will Yellen’s ties to California and her commitment to jobs and transparency help our housing recovery?
Read Moreby Jeffery Marino | Jun 2, 2013 | Real Estate | 0
If aliens visited earth today, they might conclude that we have a very strong economy.
Read Moreby 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?
Read Moreby Jeffery Marino | Jan 4, 2013 | Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 2
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) has promised to continue its expansionary efforts of pumping more money into the economy well into 2015.
Read Moreby Jeffery Marino | Dec 30, 2012 | Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 1
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) is starting to sound like a needy lover — willing to say anything to...
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby Jeffery Marino | Nov 20, 2012 | Economics, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Real Estate | 5
Do buyer expectations ultimately shape real estate prices? This article examines both sides of the real estate bubble and proposes that ending vicious real estate cycles will remove the power of herd mentality.
Read Moreby 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?
Read Moreby Jeffery Marino | Sep 16, 2012 | Economics, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Real Estate | 18
The Federal Reserve has tripled the monetary base over the last four years and inflation remains below two percent. Despite the Fed’s money pumping, hyperinflation is not afoot.
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