The comparison of San Francisco against Atlanta is one that juxtaposes major cultural and technological epicenters from opposite sides of the country. San Francisco sits in California, and plays host to the innovative culture of Silicon Valley. A vast array of highly...
According to a new Business Insider report, inflation is hovering around one percent. That’s a good thing, right? Not so fast. Mild inflation actually helps the economy – and, as Jason Hartman always says, it can be an investor’s friend. Most Americans believe that...
The recent mudslide in Oso, Washington left at least 39 people dead and caused property damage in the millions of dollars. But that slide, like many other natural disasters before it, also sparked new debate about the rights and obligations of homeowners in the...
Lending standards took a tighter turn this past January, making it harder for many would be homebuyers to get a mortgage – and fueling fears of a slowdown in the recovering housing market. But in spite of those new requirements, some lenders are making their own...
When evaluating market areas for prospective real estate investment, the most common element that people examine is the price history. This makes sense for many reasons. In most cases, price data is what we can most easily find about a market. Price appreciation is...
The venerable US dollar has taken a beating of sorts lately, with fluctuating values relative to other world currencies and challenges by the Bitcoin and other digital monies. But as a recent Flightfox report on the bustling black money markets in Argentina reveals,...
If you’ve stuck with us this long, you’ve probably noticed that Jason Hartman’s commandments of investing are meant to complement one another. Number fifteen is no different—thou shalt have a reality check is meant to go hand in hand with number eleven (though shalt...
If you’ve been listening to Jason Hartman for long, you’ve probably heard him say that he’s not an optimist, but an opportunist. Time, Mother Nature, and Government operate largely independently of us as individuals, so rather than lament the destruction that each of...
Maybe you've heard the phrase about water seeking its own level. The idea holds true in a variety of contexts, but for the sake of today's discussion let’s say that water seeks the lowest level. We can apply this thinking to stock and precious metals markets and even...
Can a core theory of psychology help investors find success? Turns out it can. Psychologist Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs describes the stages of basic human motivation, with insight for investors hoping to build wealth with income property. Maslow...
Will mortgage rates continue to rise? Rates are still negative if you know how to do the math of real estate and understand inflation.
An article from Real Trends says the real estate industry accounted for 16.9% of the Gross Domestic Product in 2021. The National Association of REALTORS estimates that each home sale on average generated $113,000 of economic impact. Wow! What other industry, for every transaction, generates $113,000 to the bottom line?