What caused the 40% price increase in houses and rents, and what are governments doing to try to fix the problem. Topics covered include: Show Notes Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations by Valentina Romei and Sam Fleming—The Financial Times Home Price to Median Household Income Ratio (US)—Longtermtrends Home Ownership Affordability Monitor—Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta AMERICA'S RENTAL HOUSING 2024—Joint Center for Housing Studies of … [Read more...]
452 Plus: TIPS Trade, TIPS Bullet Shares ETFs, and Housing Inflation
In Plus Episode 452, we discuss the recent 5-year TIPS auction. We look at the new iShares TIPS bullet shares ETFs with fixed maturity. We also look at the impact of shelter on inflation and how higher interest rates impact home prices and apartment rents. Become a Member If you would like to listen to this episode of Money For the Rest of Us Plus, you can do so by becoming a Money For the Rest of Us Plus member. Learn More About Membership Options » 452 … [Read more...]
450: How Higher Interest Rates Alter Our Financial Blueprint
We explore six impacts of higher interest rates on housing, capital projects, stock buybacks, excess returns for stocks, bonds, and other asset classes, and individual opportunity costs. Topics covered include: Show Notes Summary of Economic Projections—The Federal Reserve The Apartment Market Is Hitting a Construction Lull by Will Parker—The Wall Street Journal 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States—FRED Economic Data Americans Are Still Spending Like … [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...]
357: Is a Housing Crash Coming?
What are the demand and supply drivers of home prices? What is the current status of those drivers and do they suggest a housing price crash is imminent, particularly given mortgage forbearance programs are ending? Topics covered include: Show Notes In a forgotten town by the Salton Sea, newcomers build a bohemian dream Rory Carroll—The guardian For One Weekend a Year, a Tiny Town on the Salton Sea Becomes a Mecca for Artists and Partiers by April Wong—Los Angeles … [Read more...]
338: The National Debt, Inflation, and the U.S. Dollar—What Could Go Wrong?
With a ballooning U.S. federal budget deficit, a growing national debt, and double digit increases in the money supply, is it time to bet against the dollar? Topics covered include: Show Notes Where Did Americans Move in 2020? by Janelle Cammenga—Tax Foundation Velocity of M2 Money Stock (M2V) Chart—Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYFSGDA188S) Chart—Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis How the CPI … [Read more...]
317: How To Buy In A Hot Housing Market
U.S. home prices are on fire and sales are skyrocketing. Here are 8 rules of thumb for buying a house in a hot housing market when there are multiple bidders over the asking price. Topics covered include: Show Notes Monthly Supply of Houses in the United States—Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic by Zeynep Tufekci—The Atlantic Episode Sponsors The Great Courses Plus Policygenius Learn More 44: Should You Pay … [Read more...]
284: We Are All Financially Vulnerable
How to protect against financial hardship and assist others who are struggling financially. Topics covered include: Why are so many families leaving Central America and seeking to enter the United States.How have U.S. immigration patterns changed.Why immigration leads to higher economic growth.Why unsheltered homelessness is increasing around the world and what strategies have been effective in reducing homelessness.What can individuals do to assist the homeless and others who are in … [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: Show Notes Financialization of Housing—Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights States and Real Estate Private Equity Firms Questioned for Compliance with Human Rights—Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights … [Read more...]
256 Plus: Economic and Financial Cycles, Demographics, Private REITs and Long/Short ETFs
In Plus episode 256 for the week of June 15, 2019, we consider the difference between economic and financial cycles. We review debt metrics for U.S. households and businesses. We look at investing themes based on U.S. demographic trends. We explore the pros and cons of private REITs versus public REITs. Finally, we analyze long/short stock investing as practiced by the WisdomTree Dynamic Long Short U.S. Equity ETF. … [Read more...]
