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The Easiest Way To Make Homes More Affordable

As usual, presidential candidates want new tax breaks for home buyers to increase affordability and home ownership. That never works. They should do the…

Oct 11, 2024 •

The Movie "It’s A Wonderful Life" & The Weird History Of "Building & Loans" In Real Life

[An earlier version of this piece appeared in Forbes.com in December 2021.] “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a great movie but what the heck is a “Building…

Dec 1, 2022 •

The Volatility Mismatch Theory of Housing Supply and Demand, and House Price Instability

Why House Prices Skyrocket

May 21, 2022 •

The Real Reason House Prices Skyrocketed

What The Real Estate Industry Won't Tell You

Apr 1, 2022 •

6 Tax Breaks Landlords Get that You Don't

Jun 10, 2021 •

We Could Have Switched From 30-year Mortgages To 20-year Mortgages... Without Increasing Monthly Payments!

Real estate trade associations are not going to like this article.

Apr 9, 2021 •

2020 Home Prices LOWER than in 1990 in Some Cities… After Adjusting for Inflation and Mortgage Interest Rates

Real, Mortgage Payment-Adjusted House Prices Since 1990

Jan 25, 2021 •

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