Florida Housing Market

Florida Housing Market

Florida Real Estate Market It’s a wonderful time in the Florida real estate market this spring. Sales are growing and buyers are returning. And this state offers unparalleled variety in locations, from quaint villages and small cities to ultramodern big city living. There has been plenty of new construction here, but most buy in Florida…

Housing Market Crash?

Housing Market Crash?

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…

No Recession for 2024

No Recession for 2024

Why a US Recession Won’t be in the Cards for 2024 The equity markets took a dive Wednesday on expectations of bad news. Yes, not on bad news, but the expectation of bad news. At least someone’s expectation. So much for the technical analysis everyone’s publishing right now. There seems to be a little conspiracy…

Leaving California

Leaving California

Are People Still Leaving California? It sounds inconceivable to many of us who grew up with powerful images of the state of California with its wealth, beaches, mountains, and beautiful climate, that everyone there might want to get out. Yes, more polls suggest Californians are fed up with how their society and government are run…

Oil Price Forecast 2024

Oil Price Forecast 2024

Oil Price and Gasoline Price Forecasts Oil and Gasoline prices are expected to rise in 2024, pushing ever higher over the next 5 years as the US and global economies recover from the pandemic inflation rollercoaster. Yet today prices fell 4% on news that Russian crude supply is back up.  It seems there is little…