The Housing Bubble Started in 1979: The 3 Stages of the Housing Bubble. From Birth to Bust. Housing Collapse is 30 Years in the Making.
Many would argue that the real estate bubble started in 1997. At this point, residential real estate values in the United States disconnected from any economic fundamentals. We have heard this argument many times. Yet I am going to argue that the current real estate bubble started in 1979.
The Menace that is Deflation: 5 Specific Areas Where Deflation is Already Showing up.
Be very afraid of the “D” word now making the rounds in economic circles. Today the Federal Reserve hinted that we are now tipping into the prospect of deflation. This is very bad from their perspective. In fact, it is a horrifying prospect for the Federal Reserve since every action they have taken in this […]
Economic Dependence on Real Estate, Finance, Insurance, Retail, and Construction. 3 Major Sectors of our Economy set to Decline.
The employment situation has quickly deteriorated as the credit crisis deepens and more and more Americans are quickly holding on tighter to their wallets. This isn’t necessarily pervasive to our nation alone as we are seeing globally people from many nations are starting to feel the impacts of this economic contraction.
Bear Market Rallies: Beware the Siren Call of Volatile Economic Markets.
It is understandable after the record fall of the Dow Jones Industrial Average from a peak of slightly over 14,000 in August of 2007 to a low reached last month of slightly over 8,000 that many are eager to search for a bottom. It is a tempting path to follow especially when the market is […]