Executive Summary The U.S. housing market experienced a surge in home prices during 2021, driven by low mortgage rates and Federal stimulus. However, the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes in 2022 slowed this growth, due to higher mortgage rates (second graph) and reduced affordability (third graph). Home prices [...]

Executive Summary Currently speculators continue pushing stock prices higher, justifying the move on technological advances. Similar times in history include the “New Era” of the 1920’s, the “New Economy” of the 1990’s and current AI advances. Economist John Hussman has a valuation methodology highly correlated with actual [...]

Executive Summary Prompted by the tragic Surfside condo collapse in Florida, new legislation—the Florida Condo Safety Act—now requires all condo associations with buildings three stories or higher to conduct a Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SIRS) and maintain dedicated reserve funds for structural repairs. Associations can no longer [...]