The Reason to Buy a Home Now – Stock Market Collapse

If the stock market collapse is imminent, or at least on the near horizon, now is the time to take money off that table and put it into your retirement home sooner rather than later. Why would I suggest this? I’ll tell you exactly why. Stock Market Collapse v. Real Estate If you listen to

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Stock Market Volatility Dangerous

This stock market volatility is scaring a lot of people, including fund managers. When the Dow is up and down over 400 points on consecutive days, it’s not a good sign for the weeks ahead. The Dow is down already 1,900 points in the first two weeks of 2016. Not a great start for the year.

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Real Estate or the Stock Market?

Would you invest in real estate or the stock market now?  If you had a million dollars to invest, where would you put it right now (under your mattress is not an acceptable answer)?   Is the stock market safe?   As between real estate or the stock market, you know I’m going to say

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Cash is King, Stock is Not, Real Estate is a Buy

In every crisis there is opportunity, and for those hurting, maybe now is the time to consider that opportunity may help offset losses.   Cash is king in a crisis.   It always is.   There are tremendous opportunities in the stock market, but of course, none of us can be sure which stock that

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Words of Encouragement for the Real Estate Market and Economy

None of us bought tickets for the roller coaster ride we are all riding.   We’ve been going up and down and wondering if we are at the bottom yet.   I have words of encouragement for you. We are near the bottom, but not quite there yet.   Before it gets better, it must

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Why is There So Much Confusion in the Markets?

The experts are confused.   Bank presidents, University economics professors, CEO’s running multi-billion dollar International companies, large fund managers, execs of the federal reserve banks, and even our politicians are totally stumped by the chaos in the markets.   Exactly what is happening and why?   A brief chronological review of the fundamental facts actually

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Good News in the Real Estate Market

Real estate prices in Sequim and Port Angeles and throughout the Seattle area are holding up well compared to other investments, particularly the stock market right now.   USA Today published an article on October 8, 2008 entitled, “$2 Trillion Wiped Out of Retirement Funds.”   While this represents a 20% decline in retirement funds

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The Stock Market Crashes – What Does It Mean?

This year has been a tough year in real estate for sellers, but the problem goes far beyond the real estate industry.   Yesterday congress failed to pass a $700 billion dollar bail out package for financial institutions, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 777 points, the largest single day crash in history.  

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Real Estate or the Stock Market?

Where should your money be parked in tough economic times?   Should you be in real estate or in the stock market?   In the news today Wachovia Corp. reported a record quarterly loss of $8.9 billion, slashed dividends and announced 6,350 job cuts. The stock fell 12 percent in early New York trading in

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