Tag Archives: Rents

Median Incomes Versus Median Home Prices

Looking at median home prices versus median income, prices of homes would need to decline another 10 percent or so to reach the historical average of 3.5. Of course, they could overshoot… Continue reading

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Investing and the Psychology of Deflation

Understanding deflation psychology gives cashflow investors an edge. They can see the true value of a property when others are afraid to buy. If there are any enduring lessons the bubble blogs have taught readers, it is how to identify bubble psychology, and hopefully, how to identify the opposite: deflation psychology. Smart money is not buying in safe havens. Smart money is taking advantage of deflation psychology and obtaining undervalued cashflow properties in markets like Las Vegas. Continue reading

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It Is Too Soon To Buy-And-Hold

I would argue that many of the people who think that now is the time to invest in the lower-end simply haven’t spent much time there. If they did, they would know that most of the residents are just barely hanging on. Continue reading

Posted in Banking and Finance, Best Of The Storm, Data, Data, and More Data, Everything About Foreclosures, Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics, Investing | Tagged Antioch, Brentwood, Concord, east palo alto, Foreclosures, Home Prices, Housing Bubble, Interest Rates, investing, Modeato, Moratoria, Pittsburg, Price-to-Rent Ratio, Rents, Stockton, Tax Credits, The Central Valley | Leave a comment

Shadow Office Space Haunts Commercial Real Estate

Commercial real estate is going to be in a funk for years. Residential housing will pick up first, and lets’ face it, residential housing looks miserable as well, also burdened by real and shadow supply. Continue reading

Posted in Best Of The Storm, Commercial Real Estate, Fresh Perspectives, Investing | Tagged Office Rents, Office Vacancies, Rents, Shadow Inventory, Subleasing | 1 Comment

The East Bay is Sinking

Jobless benefits will no doubt help thousands of struggling families here in the Bay Area..for a little while longer anyway. But, a $400 unemployment check won’t make much of a dent in our high mortgage and rent payments. Continue reading

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