Tag: economics
Interest rates have risen in recent years
Interest rates had already started to rise
Interest rates have risen in recent years, driven primarily by central banks' efforts to combat high inflation and...
The jobs that pay the rent
Trump’s promise to “bring back Main Street” is certain to impact the dynamic of U.S. jobs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined the plan: shrink...
We survived ‘til 25. Will this be the Year of the Deal?
With demand for rental housing surging and economic conditions shifting, 2025 could be a pivotal year for multifamily investors. Cautious optimism defines mid- and...
Missing the forest for the trees
Decades of mismanagement of federal and state forests have contributed to catastrophic wildfires, ecosystem degradation and economic loss. Millions of acres of America’s forests...
The great pivot
I learned a great lesson in pivoting decades ago. More vivid than any textbook, the lesson was hard-won knowledge as the single-family new home...
Economics and the hidden order
The “real world” is calling. But the real world is a real mess. So how do we clean up the mess? That’s a massive...
Tracking excess savings
A report from Oxford Economics assesses the current state of the excess savings accumulated by American consumers during the pandemic. Access to these savings...
ULI economic forecast sees continued growth
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) recently released its biannual economic forecast for spring 2022. It generally has a more positive outlook for the economy...
Timeless test of character
Seekers of freedom everywhere would do well to remember an indomitable, 16th-century Jesuit college professor named Juan de Mariana, who was dragged before the...
Economics: supply and demand
For those of you who’ve been in a cave recently (and one without internet access), United Airlines recently encountered a situation where they had...
The complex economics of America’s minimum wage
Over the summer, Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 that would raise the minimum wage...
