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Interest Rate Cut in Oct: Trick or Treat?

Real Estate Investing

Interest Rate Cut in Oct: Trick or Treat?

Doubts are starting to emerge.

Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller

This is a Rasputin Economy

This is a Rasputin Economy

The consumer is the economy.

Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller

So the Fed Cut Rates. But Mortgages are..Higher?

So the Fed Cut Rates. But Mortgages are..Higher?

Think of the Fed as a captain on a ship; they can control the boat (Fed Funds Rate) but not the Ocean (the Market).

Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller

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Interest Rate Cut in Oct: Trick or Treat?

Real Estate Investing

Interest Rate Cut in Oct: Trick or Treat?

Doubts are starting to emerge.

Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller

This is a Rasputin Economy

This is a Rasputin Economy

The consumer is the economy.

Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller

So the Fed Cut Rates. But Mortgages are..Higher?

So the Fed Cut Rates. But Mortgages are..Higher?

Think of the Fed as a captain on a ship; they can control the boat (Fed Funds Rate) but not the Ocean (the Market).

Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller

Could We Declare a National Housing Emergency?

Could We Declare a National Housing Emergency?

And are rents up or down? The data is mixed.

Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller

US Labor Market is... Laboring

US Labor Market is... Laboring

Evidence is mounting of a softening labor market, pushing the Fed to cut rates

Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller