US Economy Outlook 2024 Are we to believe the weak GDP and economic forecasts for 2023? And how about 2024? The reason forecasts and predictions miss so often, is that forecasters don’t consider politics and news media manipulation. The macroeconomic outlook is colored by politics — China, Saudis and Biden. Know one talked about…
Stock Market Forecast 2024 and Beyond Should you ignore the old wisdom of buy low, sell high? The fact is, there are a lot of bargains and we may have actually passed the low point and 2024 could be the beginning of something beautiful for investors. Stocks respond long before before a recovery, so you’ll…
Probability of a Real Estate Market Crash: Low As we know now, the predictions of a housing market crash in the US and in any specific state were wrong. Shouldn’t this whole topic be put to rest? Or is there some blind spots in our housing market outlook? And just when it supposed to…
Housing Market Forecast With the economy cooling, mortgage rates at above 6%, FED unease about inflation, and the debt ceiling crisis, it’s not surprising the homebuyer’s view of the short term housing market is not good. Since home prices rose 3.5% again in April, despite crippling mortgage rates and consumer fears, we can forecast better…
California Real Estate Market Forecast The California Association of Realtors in its April housing market report shows home sales dropped while average prices rose above $800,000 for the first time since last October. What’s dictating prices and sales is rising mortgage rates and fewer homebuyers willing to sell. The US economic environment isn’t positive and…
Florida Real Estate Market Home sales and dollar value transactions eased off from April’s surprising performance, but the State of Florida enjoys one of the strongest housing markets in America. Suffice to say however that the Florida housing market is cooling off. Slower economic growth, falling US dollar, high mortgage rates, and consumer skepticism have…
Stock Market News The emerging storyline is about the US national debt and trillion dollar interest payments which it may default on. It’s a huge threat to everyone and what makes it threatening is that the Democrats appear unwilling to curtail out of control spending, as their incoming tax revenues fall. The lower taxes is…
NASDAQ Forecast The good performance of the NASDAQ listed stocks show investors believe in the tech sector, and that it has the only path to profitability against Dow, Russell and S&P stocks. The NASDAQ’s 17.8% price growth year to date is surprising, but can it be sustained? Tech can find a way to profitability…
Stock Market Forecast for the Next 6 Months Thus far in 2023, investors have enjoyed phenomenal returns on their investments. And yet, we’re wondering if this is the market bottom! The six month timeframe is an important one for investors. It escapes the current volatility to create an important benchmark to analyze the evaluate their…
Toronto Housing Market GTA home sales have plummeted by nearly 50% year over year in November, as mortgage rates continue a relentless climb in Canada. Home prices on the other hand have not reclined as much since their peak last spring. Remax has forecasted a price drop of 11.4% in 2023 due to a reduction…
FaceBook META Stock Price Forecast Facebook announced its 3rd quarter earnings results and posted a drop of 4% YoY to $27.7 billion. They reported a net income of 22 billion which is only half of what it earned in Q3 of 2021. It was only the 2nd quarterly decline in the company’s history. Investors didn’t like…
The Best Stocks to Buy The Dow Jones, NASDAQ, S&P and Russell 2000 are rising of late, and the outlook for 2024 is promising. Lingering inflation, debt ceiling, and international trade issues will plague the markets. However, 2024 with lower interest rates, should be a great year, which means moving money from the money markets…
Back To School Economic Boost Is back to school an important aspect of the current stock market forecast? Predictions are for a big return to school season and it’s going to lift the economy. The National Retail Federation forecasts that total spending on back-to-school materials could reach a record of $37.1 billion up from $33.9…
When is the Next Stock Market Correction? Predicting the next stock market crash is never easy. So many economic, political, and international trade factors and more, are difficult to predict. We might think any mention of a stock market crash is pessimistic. Yet awareness of the factors that precede a crash is important for pensioners,…
Stock Market Outlook Next Ten Years It’s difficult for any investor to make confident stock buying and selling decisions without a clear, long term vision of the economy. You want some certainty about the 5 year outlook and the 10 year long range outlook. This long range outlook is about more than the Dow Jones…
Top 30 Post Pandemic Stocks to Buy This pandemic will fade off into history. It’s ruined the economy, but the US economic outlook and stock market forecast will brighten each and every month this year. The next 3 months might be grim, but as the stimulus kicks in, vaccinations grow, and people return to their…
Vancouver Housing Market Update and Forecast Vancouver has built its reputation as one of the most beautiful cities and locations in the world. The modernization of the city, incredible mountain vistas, moderate climate with a surprising amount of yearly sunny days, high tech center growth, tourism and neighboring mountain recreation areas makes this area a…
Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Apple With stock volatility, rising interest rates, and an economic recovery underway, are the big tech FAANG stocks the choice for risk off investors? While NASDAQ did well last year, it may be the Fed stimulus and low interest rate policy that created those big gains. When Cathie Woods says tech…
US New Home Construction, Prices and Sales It’s not a reach to say that buying a new home is tops on many American’s wish list. Although demand for new homes is intense, a lack of supply is dampening those dreams of home ownership. New US home sales rose 4% across the country in October and…
Best Stocks to Buy Right Now With the Covid pandemic easing as we progress through the winter of 2023, it’s reasonable to assume the US economy and global economy would improve. As the chart for the last 5 years from Yahoo Finance reflects, what was happening before the pandemic wasn’t so good for stocks. Corporate…