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Posts Tagged: “real estate“

October 17, 2026 ・Guest Commentaries

Stop Blaming Mortgage Rates for Slumping Home Sales

Housing activity has frozen as the average 30-year mortgage rate climbed from 6.2 percent last October to 7.4 percent this month, but a rate of 7 percent is historically unremarkable and only looks high because the Fed spent years suppressing rates with quantitative easing. With long-term yields likely to stay elevated under $40 trillion in […]

October 15, 2026 ・Interviews

Schiff vs. Cardone: Bitcoin and Real Estate Don’t Mix

Earlier this week, Peter sat down with real estate mogul Grant Cardone and David Lin for a debate that spans the details of REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), combining them with Bitcoin investment funds, and the deteriorating state of the US economy. The conversation turns pointed as Peter dismantles Cardone’s claims about REIT cash flow […]

October 9, 2026 ・Interviews

Schiff on Redacted: The Housing Market is Doomed to Crash

On Wednesday, Peter joined the Redacted podcast for a discussion on the US government’s spiraling debt, the illusion of wealth propping up the housing market, and the political games being played ahead of the midterms. He closes with a sharp explanation of why rising bond yields, contrary to popular belief, are actually bullish for gold […]

April 2, 2026 ・Original Analysis

The Abolition of Traffic

Government control of roads and public transit was promised to guarantee accessibility, efficiency, and high-quality service. The time it takes most people who want a house or an affordable apartment to get to work is a clear sign that this has failed. While it would be easy to go into the theoretical problems and issues […]

January 2, 2026 ・Guest Commentaries

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 […]

December 26, 2025 ・Guest Commentaries

How Inflation Turns Housing into an Intergenerational Battleground

Inflationary monetary policy pits Americans against themselves, with those benefitting from rising prices wielding state power to steal from those who bear the brunt of inflation. Nowhere is this clearer than in the housing sector, where decades of inflation essentially require Americans to pay ever-rising prices to get a home. The following article was originally […]

November 20, 2025 ・Original Analysis

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 […]

July 25, 2025 ・Guest Commentaries

The Mortgage Rate Myth: Why Cheap Money Won’t Fix Housing Affordability

President Trump’s insistence on lowering interest rates serves only the ever-growing spending state. Lower interest rates may relieve some price pressure in the housing market, but printing money is only going to make things worse in the long run.

January 28, 2025 ・Original Analysis

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 […]

June 7, 2024 ・Original Analysis

China’s RE Crisis: A New Experiment in State Intervention

The real estate market is responsible for anywhere from 20% to over 30% of China’s GDP (depending on who you ask). And with the latest meltdown that began with the implosion of Evergrande, the situation just keeps getting worse, inspiring a slew of government interventions beyond the scope of what would be possible in a […]

May 31, 2024 ・Original Analysis

Less is More? Personal Technology & Real Estate Allocation

A fundamental yet almost imperceptible shift has occurred. Those with their ears to the ground might have felt the tectonic plates beneath them shift, yet most are merely milling in the overworld. The grinning, faceless hordes of propagandists and marketers have become so successful that they feel they have inverted human nature itself.