Op-Ed: Jerome Powell’s Hollow Commercial Property Market Assurances

Op-Ed: Jerome Powell’s Hollow Commercial Property Market Assurances

By DESMOND LACHMAN In March 2008, then Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke assured us that the sub-prime loan and housing market problems were not of systemic concern to the financial sector. Yet, in September 2008 Lehman Brothers failed in large part because of its leveraged exposure to subprime and housing market lending. Lehman’s failure in…

Direction Of Commercial Real Estate Market Unclear, But There Is A Glimmer Of Hope
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Direction Of Commercial Real Estate Market Unclear, But There Is A Glimmer Of Hope

By ERIN FLYNN JAY and KIMBERLEY HAAS As business models continue to change in the post-Covid economy, some market experts are predicting a commercial real estate crash while others are saying there could be a revival in investment opportunities. Desmond Lachman, an American Enterprise Institute senior fellow, recently wrote that high vacancy rates have already…

AEI Predicts Housing Market Will Continue to Struggle Through 2023
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AEI Predicts Housing Market Will Continue to Struggle Through 2023

By Scott Kimbler Watch for housing sales in 2023 to follow the same pattern from a decade ago. That’s the prediction of Ed Pinto, Director of the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center, during a recent data review. He and Assistant Director Tobias Peter used information from the final months of 2022 and into the first…

Bleak Outlook For Housing Prices Predicted For All Of 2023
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Bleak Outlook For Housing Prices Predicted For All Of 2023

By SCOTT KIMBLER The director of the AEI Housing Center at the American Enterprise Institute painted a bleak picture for the rest of this year and all of 2023 earlier this month during a presentation and forecasting of home prices in the United States. AEI Senior Fellow and Director of the AEI Housing Center Edward…

Home Prices Are Cooling Faster In The West
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Home Prices Are Cooling Faster In The West

Home price appreciation is leveling out on a national level, but zooming in on price points and regions reveals a more complex picture, according to new data from the AEI Housing Center. The center looked at how home price appreciation is changing, first by price tier and then by specific metros and geography. While June…

Morning Roundup (1/25/2022)– Emerging Markets, Mortgage Scheme Victims Can Apply For Compensation

Morning Roundup (1/25/2022)– Emerging Markets, Mortgage Scheme Victims Can Apply For Compensation

Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, January 25. President Biden was caught cursing about a Fox News reporter on a hot mic. Stocks continued a selloff at the opening bell this morning as investors worry over Fed policies and global politics. The Supreme Court will hear cases challenging affirmative action, focused on Harvard and the University of…

Morning Roundup (11/15/2021)– Forbearances Drop Below 2%, Airbnb To Impact Market In 2022

Morning Roundup (11/15/2021)– Forbearances Drop Below 2%, Airbnb To Impact Market In 2022

Good Morning! Today is Monday, November 15. The Glasgow climate summit ended with an agreement by nearly 200 countries to cut their carbon emissions in half this decade. An appeals court barred President Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers. A New York Times report revealed the US hid an airstrike that killed civilians in Syria. And…

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