Do the impressive returns in public and private markets stem from strategic financial engineering or reflect actual economic growth? Topics covered include: How corporate profit growth is linked to economic growth, even though corporate profits are more volatile How interest rates, tax rates, and stock buybacks influence corporate profits and stock returns Why there are fewer publicly traded stocks How the increase in leveraged buyouts has impacted the economy How private … [Read more...]
389: Is Airbnb Intensifying the Housing Crisis?
We explore whether long-term and short-term single-family home rentals are contributing to higher rents, higher home prices, and a housing shortage. What are the options for investing in this space and should we? Topics covered include: What is financializationWhat are examples of how financialization and government policy has impacted housingHow homeownership rates vary around the worldHow much of a presence do equity REITs have in the single-family home rental spaceHow a housing … [Read more...]
258: How Financialization Pushes Up Home Prices
How the desire by corporations and individuals to turn single-family homes into rental units is pushing up home prices, making it more difficult for first-time homebuyers to purchase a house. In this episode you’ll learn: Why the United Nations is accusing certain countries and corporations of treating housing as a tradable financial commodity rather than a human right. Why Blackstone believes it is helping to solve the housing crisis by buying and renting single-family homes … [Read more...]
