by Andrew Moran | Aug 24, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Opinion
Who can afford to purchase a residential property in today’s real estate market? Home prices are up substantially from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, mortgage rates are the highest they have been in about two decades, and new housing construction activity...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 22, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Opinion
Sorry, wealthy borrowers, interest rates for your jumbo mortgages will be on par with everybody else. The banking industry has been through turmoil this year, from failures to skyrocketing interest rates. Despite assurances that everything is as smooth and slick as...
by Andrew Moran | Apr 24, 2023 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
Reading the textbook on Bidenomics typically elicits the same response: Huh? The policies put forward by President Joe Biden and his administration for the past few years have led many to scratch their heads or apply the palms of their hands to their foreheads....
by Andrew Moran | Mar 5, 2023 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have become the greatest tools for authoritarians and big government acolytes because they kill multiple birds with one stone; from surveillance to practical enslavement. Today, more than 100 countries are exploring or...
by Andrew Moran | Feb 26, 2023 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
Since late last year, the consensus on Wall Street has been that it is time to put a fork in US inflation because it is done. Price pressures would stabilize, businesses and consumers would experience relief, and the administration could enjoy a victory. But the...