Are Bank Failures in Portugal and Bulgaria Isolated Issues?

Bank Failures in Portugal and Bulgaria Do bank failures in Portugal and Bulgaria represent a systemic issue in the global banking system? Update July 16, 2014: Portuguese Telecom Loses Portion of Merger Due to $1 billion non payment by Portuguese Bank Update July 18, 2014: Second Largest Portuguese Bank Declares Bankruptcy Podcast Summary 0:00 – Read More →

The Future of The Housing Market

Real Estate News “I have seen the future and it doesn’t work“- Canadian Journalist Robert Fulford We have written often regarding the economic plight of the millennials and noted because of their precarious circumstance they will not be providing the real estate industry with a robust pipeline of home sales in the coming five to Read More →

Waiting for Household Formation

Millennials Are Not Forming Households Fast Enough To Support the Housing Recovery How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver “This is the time of year to write to the Great Pumpkin“- Peanuts character Linus “You must be crazy. When are you going to stop believing in something that isn’t true?” – Peanuts character Charlie Read More →

Student Loans and Unemployment are Holding Back the Economy and Real Estate Market

Student Loans and The Economy Real Estate News What’s the difference between a high school graduate and a college graduate? About $50,000 in debt. The real estate market is recovering, the economy isn’t. Most indicators – employment, personal income, manufacturing, durable goods, GDP – and consumer sentiment show that the economy is stuck in a Read More →