While searching for a new house myself, I've been doing some more thinking on the US Housing Market. Here's the latest. In August 2018, I wrote about Staying Long and Strong in Real Estate, with a cautious yet optimistic view of the housing markets in most U.S. cities. I've … [Read more...] about Investment Outlook: US Housing Market Update
Finance
Tracking Life Finances In A Single Spreadsheet
They say it's not what you earn, it's what you keep. There's some truth to that in terms of growing net worth. But how do you figure out how much is enough? Over the years, I've explored best practices to managing and growing lifetime finances. In graduate … [Read more...] about Tracking Life Finances In A Single Spreadsheet
Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset
We all know about asset protection. Protect against risk, protect against the downside, protect against the unknown. But are you really protecting your most valuable asset? Here’s a more basic question: what is your most valuable asset, from the perspective of raising happy, … [Read more...] about Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset
Investment Outlook: Stay Long and Strong in Real Estate
Where to invest these days? It’s a tough question. The stock market seems overvalued, housing prices have increased substantially over the last few years, we seem due for a recession any year now. How are we supposed to invest our long-term investment assets? For now, I think … [Read more...] about Investment Outlook: Stay Long and Strong in Real Estate
Bull Market in Housing
September 2016 There’s a bull market going on in U.S. domestic real estate. Have you noticed? I know, I know. Home prices took a beating from 2006 – 2012, but then have risen 10-40% over the last 4 years in most markets. Prices may feel “frothy” because you see people … [Read more...] about Bull Market in Housing