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Why Home Prices Are High by Design: Government Policy, Not the Market

With the Fed’s recent policy decisions set to increase inflation yet again, rising prices will continue to ravage the economy and the housing sector in particular. Before housing prices rise further, it’s worth examining how high home prices are the deliberate and intentional result of government policy and the special interest groups that lobby for […]

50-Year Mortgages Are A Trap

With the Trump administration increasingly desperate to create any illusion of prosperity, a new proposal was introduced to create federally-backed 50-year mortgages to make housing “more affordable.” The plan promises lower monthly payments that Trump says would open the door to millions of would-be buyers priced out of the current market.  But as ultra-long term […]

Peter Schiff: Please Keep the Government Closed

On Wednesday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter lays out why recent market headlines—everything from the government shutdown to the wobble in crypto—point back to one theme: more easy money and bad policy. He connects the dots between Washington’s spending, tariff-driven price pressure, and risky mortgage fixes. He starts by flipping the common narrative […]

Peter Schiff: Fed Independence in the Crosshairs

On his latest podcast, Peter takes aim at a string of recent policy choices that are undermining the dollar, inflating asset bubbles, and exposing taxpayers to risk. He walks through the latest jobs data, the anomaly of easing into an inflationary cycle, the privatization of profits at the expense of public losses, and the constitutional […]

The Perverse Incentives Depreciating Your House

While home prices increase in price exponentially, many worry as to whether they will one day own a home. For years the American dream consisted of home ownership and financial independence. The increasing price of homes makes it seem as though only a select group of elites can afford them. The graph below shows median […]

The Fed is Cutting. Why Are Mortgage Rates Going Up?

Powell is admitting that inflation is still too high, but the Fed still plans to cut interest rates by .25%. So why are mortgage rates going up?

Schiff on Silver Bullion TV: It’s Time to Pick Our Poison

Peter recently appeared on the Silver Bullion TV youtube channel to discuss the national debt, inflation, and economics. His conversation with host Patrick Vierra also hits on the nation’s unemployment rate and the state of the housing market. 

Populist “Kamalanomics” Will Make Inflation Even Worse

Unveiling her set of “populist” economic actions for her first 100 days in office, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has promised a slew of government interventions to ease economic pain for Americans. But, like all economic interventions, they’ll make the problem even worse, cutting out the free market’s natural balancing mechanisms in favor of central […]

The FED-Induced Housing Crisis

While the Federal Reserve’s inflationary policies are publicized as protecting the American people, they are causing the American dream of homeownership to slip away. By raising the federal funds rate to combat their self-inflicted inflation, the Fed has driven up mortgage costs, making it harder for aspiring homeowners to secure a place in the housing […]

Peter Schiff: Bitcoin Lives and Dies by ETFs

On this year’s Leap Day, Peter analyzed another round of inflation data and the economic factors at play in the quickly approaching 2024 general election. Bitcoin also surged back above $60,000 after the SEC approved bitcoin ETFs. Inflation came in worse than expected for personal consumption, and gold finished the week at nearly $2090/oz.