April 5th – Chugging Along

What I'm Reading Chugging Along: The Zillow-Case Shiller Housing Price Forecast showed a 12% YoY increase in February, up from 11.2% in January, with the authors of the forecast commenting that there appears to be "no end in sight."  At some point, I have to imagine that rising mortgage rates...

February 16th – Flight to Paradise

What I'm Reading Flight to Paradise: With the northern hemisphere in the middle of winter and many regions still under pandemic lockdowns, wealthy buyers are more motivated than ever to purchase homes on warm-weather islands, sometimes sight unseen. I'm seeing this play out in real time on the big island...