Insights

Should You Care About Inflation?

As we saw another fed fund hike of 0.75 percent last week, I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about the basics of inflation. It is...

Rising Rates Join Long List of Housing Dilemmas

Homebuyers braving the hot U.S. housing market have run headlong into a striking transition. The average interest rate for a 30-year...

The Market Has Witnessed Record Volatility Lately

It’s no secret that markets have been gyrating over the last few weeks as investors have focused on inflation. In our opinion, volatility...

The Affordability Problem in Housing

Strong demand for housing may give some flashbacks to 2007/2008, but this is not necessarily a bubble. We believe the work-from-home has...

Russia + Inflation + Interest = ?

It's no secret that the underlying market dynamics have changed over the past month due to geopolitical forces potentially causing a...

Colliding Forces: Russia, Oil, Inflation, and Market Volatility

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has drawn condemnation and punitive sanctions from the United States, Europe, and their allies. The...

Help Wanted: Why Can't Businesses Find Enough Workers?

The headline U.S. unemployment rate fell from 6.7% at the end of December 2020 to 3.9% in December 2021, marking the most considerable...