Image Source: Unsplash Housing costs eating up too much of your monthly budget? You’re not alone. For most families, mortgage or rent payments consume a huge chunk of income, making it harder to save for other important goals. The good news? You don’t have to just accept these high costs. If you are wondering how … Read more
According to Redfin, the U.S. housing market is now worth a stone’s throw from $50 trillion: Depedning on the day, that puts the housing market roughly on par with the total value of the U.S. stock market. In the past decade alone the total value of the housing market has more than doubled (from $23 … Read more
The Bank of England has caught many by surprise by trimming its base rate by 0.25%, bringing it down to 4.5%. This change came after a 7–2 vote by the Monetary Policy Committee, with two members leaning towards an even deeper 0.5% cut. Although the Bank of England strategy to control inflation through higher interest … Read more
At the end of 2023, Chicago-based Article Student Living was acquired by a global real estate investment company, which allowed the business to expand, and enabled it to make key investments in the high-demand student housing market. But because Article was growing so quickly, managing one of the largest student housing portfolios in the US, … Read more
As a stock market investor, I’m disappointed in the new tariffs President Trump has imposed—10% on imports from China and 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada, including a 10% duty on Canadian energy imports (oil, natural gas, electricity). If these tariffs persist all year without resolution, corporate earnings could take a 2%-3% hit, which means a similar drop in … Read more
