Tag: liquidity trap

Economics update: the high cost of low inflation

by 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.

Economics update: secular stagnation officially arrives

by Jeffery Marino | Dec 8, 2013 | Real Estate | 2

You don’t have to know who Larry Summers is and you don’t need to care about macroeconomics to be interested in this story. If you are curious about the fate of the California real estate market, read on.

Little banks, big problems

by Jeffery Marino | Nov 20, 2012 | Market Watch, Real Estate | 1

Basel III is upon us.

Down payment insurance: a nice idea in Wonderland

by Jeffery Marino | Feb 5, 2012 | Real Estate | 0

People will begin buying homes again if the federal government protects their down payment from risk of loss, according to University of California economist, James A. Wilcox. Wilcox claims that there is a vast nationwide demand...