Home Ownership and Happiness A country’s homeownership rate is not positively correlated to its happiness or GDP. Real Estate News Homeownership and Happiness Countries with the Highest Home Ownership Rates Are Neither The Richest Nor the Happiest. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) constantly promotes and incessantly lobbies for increased home ownership touting the supposed … Read More →
Home Equity Loans Home equity loans are back as home prices rise. Is the housing market setting itself up for yet another collapse? Real Estate News Home equity loans are back as home prices rise. “Borrowers Tap Their Homes at a Hot Clip” blurted a recent Wall Street Journal Headline. It was bound to happen … Read More →
Negative Interest Rates and European Central Banks The ECB’s decision to institute negative interest rates will increase demand for interest bearing US Treasuries allowing the Fed to exit quantitative easing. Buy Physical Silver Online Podcast Summary 0:00-5:50 Introduction European Central Bank Opts for Negative Interest Rates Helping the Fed Exit QE 5:50-10:20 Discussion of the … Read More →
The European Central Bank has opted for negative interest rates. Is this why “Belgium” has emerged as a large buyer of interest paying US Treasuries? How to Buy Gold How To Buy Silver Why Belgium Makes Sense as the Mystery Buyer of Massive Amounts of U.S. Treasuries It perhaps makes sense now why “Belgium” has … Read More →
QE Encourages Stock Buy Backs, Discourages Hiring and Capital Investment QE, designed to raise home prices, creating a wealth effect that would drive job growth, has made home prices unaffordable & created no job growth. Check out the Smaulgld Gold Buying Guide Check out the Smaulgld Silver Buying Guide “You know, a lot of people … Read More →
Stocks Rise While Housing Market Falls Pending home sales, home sales and mortgage applications are all down. GDP was negative in the 1st QTR yet the stock market makes new highs, can it last? How To Buy Gold How To Buy Silver Podcast Summary 0:00-4:58 Intro Stocks Soar While Housing Market Stumbles and GDP Turns … Read More →
The Fed and the Housing Market Some Fed members and Fed Chair Janet Yellen see weakness in the housing market but not the overall economy. Check out the Smaulgld Gold Buying Guide Check out the Smaulgld Silver Buying Guide The Fed is Conflicted on the Direction of the Housing Market- But Not On The Rest … Read More →
Top Foreign Holders of U.S. Debt. Foreigners and the Fed hold large percentages of U.S. Treasury Bonds. What happens if foreigners reduce their need for U.S. dollars? Update June 16, 2016 Foreign U.S. Treasury Bond dumping most since 1978 Update May 16, 2016: U.S. Treasury breaks out U.S. Treasury Bond holdings of Gulf State Nations, … Read More →
Existing home sales increased in April from the low sales in March and were down 7% year over year. Is that enough to declare a housing turnaround? No. Check out the Smaulgld Gold Buying Guide Check out the Smaulgld Silver Buying Guide Podcast Summary: 0:00-7:25 Introduction Initial Jobless Claims 7:25-13:22 Discussion of how the initial … Read More →
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