Category: Think Pieces
You should be! As we know, The Wolverine is the school mascot of the University of Michigan, the publisher of the widely referenced monthly Consumer Sentiment Index. This index in early August reached the lowest level since 2011!! Consumer Sentiment Index Why is this happening? This “Stunning Deterioration”, as Bloomberg puts it, is a strong reflection […]
Can Hedonism affect CPI? Yes, it can… Well…not “hedonism” in the pleasure-at-all-costs-kind-of-way but Hedonic pricing, which is how CPI is constructed. Without getting too deep into the math behind it, we can say that it tends to underreport the actual number. As most of you have seen, July CPI was +5.4% year-on-year. While that is […]
Making a case for U.S. Residential Property Investment “Let’s Look Under the Hood” In the previous 2 weeks, we have discussed U.S. real estate investment’s relative affordability and income potential. In this week’s Deep Dive, we will look at what the Key Drivers of Property Prices are and make an argument on which U.S. cities represent the best […]
Making a case for U.S. Residential Property Investment “It’s not Apples to Apples” As you may recall, last week, we looked at the affordability between popular U.S. investment destinations compared to major cities in the world. We argued that the U.S. offered the best “entry price” for real estate investments on absolute terms and when adjusted […]
America Mortgages introduces…. In our never-ending crusade to acquaint and educate the world of the investment opportunities in U.S. residential real estate and the ease of securing financing, we launch “The Deep Dive Series.” We investigate major themes, dispel major misconceptions in the U.S. real estate market, and use data to confirm our thesis. Over the next […]
How do I invest in U.S property without traveling there? The house-buying experience is often synonymous with physically travelling to the location and exploring every aspect of the house in person. The very idea of investing in property that you’ve never seen physically is unusual – for some people. The “old” way of investing in […]
A bridge loan is a type of asset-based, short-term loan, typically taken out for a period of a few months to a couple of years pending the arrangement of longer-term financing or an exit such as the sale.
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