By Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee Climate change poses risks to real estate in the United States in various ways, and these risks can affect property values, insurance costs, and overall property resilience. Here are some ways in which all US real estate is at risk from climate change: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Properties: […]
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How is All Real Estate at Risk From Climate Change?
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Treasury Auctions and Record Budget Deficits
by Daniel Brouse November 9, 2023 Attention armchair economists, investors, and homeowners: the 30-year Treasury auction was “bad” today … when I say bad, I mean bad for those not investing in Treasuries. What does it mean? The government went to borrow money today, and people didn’t want to lend them money. The 30-year interest […]
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Climate Change: The End of Times
by Daniel Brouse July 21, 2023 What will the “End of Times” look like? In the 1990’s, we wrote a paper on the worst-case scenario entitled, “The Impact of Governance & Globalization on Forecasting (The Tunnel Under Thesis).” The theory predicted that forecasting would become increasing difficult. “The result — a figurative, as well as, […]
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Your National Debt
by Daniel Brouse June 8, 2023 The Economic Monsters: Inflation and Interest Rates I Economic Forecast = Inflation (2018) II Inflation Bites (2022) III U.S. Mass Consumption Results in Global Economic Disparity, Inequity, and Poverty (2023) IV Investment Recommendation: Savings Bonds / I Bonds (2023) Part V: Your National Debt The federal government currently has […]
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Climate Change Impacts on Flood Risks and Real Estate Values
by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee February 26, 2023 Climate change poses many risks to real estate values. In general, as energy is added to a system, the fluctuations in the system increase. So, we expect more storms, more droughts, more wildfires, more floods, more fluctuations of all kinds. What we are saying is that […]
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Real Estate Underwater: Displacement and Climate Refugees
by Daniel Brouse February 22, 2023 For years climate scientists have been trying to develop models for the real estate market impacted by rising sea levels. Florida is proving to be a microcosm of coastal real estate. “Everybody thinks this is a God-given sea level,” Harold Wanless, who heads the University of Miami’s geology department […]
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Economic Update: Inflation, Interest Rates, AI, Consumer Spending, Climate Change, and Fiscal Policy
by Daniel Brouse February 3, 2023 This article is about the economic conditions up to 2023 and a forecast for the foreseeable future. It helps to understand fiscal and monetary polices prior to reading the following. In 2022 and 2023, the Federal Reserve raised their interest rates charged to other banks 4.75 percent in an […]
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Investment Recommendation: Savings Bonds / I Bonds
January 11, 2023 One of the best investments is Treasury Direct I Bonds. I Bonds’ interest rates are determined by the rate of inflation. The rate of return on January 11, 2023 is 6.89%. I Bonds can be purchased directly from the Treasury Department without a middle man, brokerage, or bank. There is no risk […]
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Immigration and the Wage Inflation Spiral
by Daniel Brouse June 12, 2022 An important factor in our inflation situation is immigration. The US has stagnant population growth (as does the UK, EU, etc. Japan has a declining population.) During the Trump administration, the US drastically curtailed immigration. The Biden administration continues to do so today. The result has been wage inflation. […]
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