US Government Shutdown The theatrics of negotiations between Democrats and Republicans over excessive spending continue at the White House this weekend. A coalition between House speaker and McCarthy (who speaks about himself in press sessions) and the Democrats reached a short-term measure to keep the US government open as did the more recent one with…
Dreaming of a Housing Market Crash? As the FED pushes the envelope on interest rate and mortgage rate rises, many buyer prospects continue to hope for a housing market correction with lower prices. Well okay, they would prefer an outright crash. Because prices are unreachable no matter what mortgage rates are. And it will take…
Residential Real Estate Market Outlook Buyers and investors might ask someone to describe the real estate/housing markets. You might call it a market driven by intense demand for homes, not just dream homes, but safe havens for themselves and their family at almost any price. It’s one of severe frustration for all including rate-stuck homeowners…
The Rolling Question of a Housing Market Downturn Another year has passed, with buyers and sellers asking whether the housing market could crash? Would that be a good event for buyers, the homeless, and as a launch pad for a 2024 housing market resurgence? There are economists and housing market experts who extoll the…
Toronto Housing Market Home sales and prices in the Toronto GTA market rose in May while home prices reached an average of $1.2 million. The fact that home prices are back up near where they were during the boom is an astounding fact. And TRREB reiterated its belief that government’s lack of support for home…
5 Year Forecast for the Housing Market What does the market crystal ball indicate about the 5 year outlook on the residential real estate markets across the US? Experts seem pretty certain home prices will fall this year, but almost none of them want to project beyond 2023. But homebuyers aren’t interested in 2023 anymore,…
A Democrat Defeat Could Help Avoid a Recession Right now the talk is all about a recession and many see it as inevitable with no means of prevention. Even Larry Summers has raised his forecast for a recession to a gloomy 100%. These people have fully bought into the idea that the economy follows the…
Rate Forecast: Are Lower or Higher Mortgage Rates Ahead? You’re asking should I Should I Buy a House Now or refinance my mortgage? Is a crash of the housing market a possibility? Will Mortgage Rates go Down? 1, 5 and 30 year mortgage rates are dropping. And with oil prices rocketing today, inflation is an…