Why you may be asking yourself is this title insurance guy incessantly writing about non-real estate related issues? The answer is of course that the economy, and the real estate sector specifically, are all impacted by what is happening to the global economy. And this includes the oil industry, bank loans to the oil industry, high yield debt from oil industry related corporations and […]
Summary: Real estate and stocks have been doing very well but… Economics 101 says we should have inflation after the amount of money the Federal Reserve has put into the system! But we don’t and this article explains why… The global central banks have injected many trillions of dollars into their given economies looking for […]
Why is it that a title insurance guy is beating the drum about the potential economic impact of plunging crude oil prices? You’re probably asking yourself ‘shouldn’t he be focusing on things that he knows about or that may affect his business?’ Well the truth is that the potential economic ramifications of crashing crude oil […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of May 26, 2014 For anyone who’s concerned with the future direction of mortgage rates while at the same time trying to determine what the actual condition of the US economy is, the data scheduled to be released in the upcoming week will most certainly provide some anecdotal evidence and strong clues. This data […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of May 12, 2014 For anyone concerned with the direction of interest rates, mortgage rates and the overall strength of the US economy, the data scheduled to be released in the upcoming week in conjunction with any comments coming out of the mouths of members of the Federal Open Market Committee will most certainly […]
With Cinco de Mayo upon us the bad news is that your Margarita, shot of Tequila or Corona beer may be served without the customary garnish, a wedge of lime! Of course in the overall scheme of things enjoying a drink without the lime wedge will certainly not be the end of the world but, […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of April 28, 2014 For participants in the real estate market concerned with the direction of mortgage rates, the economic data to be released in the upcoming week will most certainly have some degree of impact on their plans. The economic or geopolitical news could have a direct effect on interest rates or could […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service US Economic Calendar for the Week of April 21, 2014 For residential and commercial real estate buyers worried about mortgage rates or for current property owners looking to either refinance their mortgage or sell their property, the economic data to be released in the upcoming week will most certainly have some degree […]
