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February 10, 2026 – The Shutdown Strikes Again

Economic Commentary Last week we were supposed to witness the release of the first major release using 2026 data. Unfortunately, the short government shutdown has delayed the release of the January employment report. Hopefully the delayed report will be released this week (estimated Weds), and the shutdown does not bring into question the validity of the numbers as the jobs...” Read More

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February 3, 2026 – It is Always About Jobs

Economic Commentary After the end of the government shutdown, the economic data has trickled in steadily as the government reports get back on track. We must admit, it has been hard to interpret most of this data. For one, most of the reports have been outdated when they were released. Secondly, the data itself has been questionable because surveys or...” Read More

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January 27, 2026 – Will The Lagging Jobs Market Sway The Fed?

Economic Commentary The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee lowered their short-term interest rates three times to close out 2025. Minutes from their last meeting of the year revealed that there was a good amount of back-and-forth regarding their last rate move. Some members were not in favor of lowering rates in December because of a lack of progress on combatting...” Read More

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January 13, 2026 – Real Estate Tax Law Changes

Economic Commentary It is a new year and that means that tax-time for 2025 is right around the corner. There were many changes to the tax laws in the last year, and we wanted to focus upon the tax changes that affect real estate ownership, most of which were positive. First, the local and state (SALT) tax deduction cap was...” Read More

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January 6, 2026 – Happy New Year Predictions For 2026

Economic Commentary The new year has started, and the predictions have hit the press, or more accurately, hit the Internet. What are the expectations for the real estate markets in 2026? Let’s break it down to a few segments: Mortgage Rates. Every prediction we have reviewed has mortgage rates falling in the coming year, but very slightly. For example, the...” Read More

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December 30, 2025 – Where The Fed Stands Entering 2026

Economic Commentary The Federal Reserve lowered their benchmark interest rates three times to close out 2025. While this was good news for the real estate markets, the path to lower rates has not been as clear as many would have hoped in light of the Fed activity. The disconnect has occurred despite major pressure on the Fed to lower rates...” Read More

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December 23, 2025 – Happy Holidays

Economic Commentary ‘Tis the season to be jolly. And certainly, the retail industry is hoping that the consumer is feeling quite jolly as the holiday season and the year come to a close. It is estimated that close to 20% of all retail sales happen during this time and anything short of that would be an economic disappointment – not...” Read More

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December 16, 2025 – The Fed Speaks and The Predictions Keep Rolling

Economic Commentary The Federal Reserve met for the last time in 2025 last week and the result was a decrease in their benchmark interest rate of 0.25%. Overall, the decision was not surprising despite the lack of recent data the Fed could rely upon. As expected, they relied upon secondary reports such as flagging consumer confidence and the private payroll...” Read More

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December 9, 2025 – Bad Timing

Economic Commentary For the past several weeks we have been touting the fact that the Federal Reserve will have an avalanche of data to consider when they meet in December. Well, the December meeting starts today and certainly there is a whole bunch of data to consider. However, the most important data indicating the direction of the economy right now...” Read More

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December 2, 2025 – The Scoreboard

Economic Commentary The government shutdown caused a major back-up of government data, and we are in the midst of seeing the spigot of data being released. This is very timely because the Federal Reserve is scheduled to meet one week from today and, unlike their last meeting, they are likely to have some, but not all the data they need...” Read More

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