Potential Damages from Moehrl v. NAR
August 26, 2022
Last couple of days, I’ve given presentations and sat on a panel discussion talking about the class action lawsuits against NAR over the issue of
Quick Thoughts on Incentives and Disincentives: Housing Market
August 10, 2022
A quick thought today, brought on by a brief Twitter exchange that is otherwise unrelated. It is an economic law that you get more of
Somebody Call 911: Thoughts on the Opendoor + Zillow Partnership
August 7, 2022
I was at Inman doing the #lobbycon thing when Opendoor and Zillow both released their 2Q/2022 earnings. So I saw the news about the multi-year
On Opendoor’s Settlement with the FTC
August 1, 2022
It appears that Opendoor has preemptively caved in to the Federal Trade Commission, agreeing to a consent order. As is usually the case, the Complaint
Red Wall Coming?
July 26, 2022
From Prof. Anthony Sanders over at Confounded Interest, one of the best housing economics blogs out there, we get this story: Miami, Tampa, Dallas and
Housing Crash and Luxury Apartments
July 25, 2022
I’m working on a number of presentations these days, and a big chunk of them are me playing economist. I am pointedly and proudly not
Renting vs. Buying – RealPage Market Rent Report
July 18, 2022
This is just a quick look-see. Thanks to Jay Parsons, an economist with RealPage, I found the RealPage 2022 Market-Rate Apartment Affordability Report. There are
Higher Rates Lead to Healthier Housing Market? How?
July 14, 2022
This is a public call for help. I’m not ashamed to admit it. I spent the last month or so trying to understand the view
June CPI Tomorrow; Truflation Today
July 12, 2022
Thanks to a video from Digital Asset News, I found out about this website called Truflation. It’s free to use so go ahead and enjoy
