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Housing inflation is also particularly bad in the Northeast. We need dense housing, not just because the price point is more affordable, but because dense homes are more efficient to heat.
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Housing inflation is also particularly bad in the Northeast. We need dense housing, not just because the price point is more affordable, but because dense homes are more efficient to heat.
It's remarkable how much energy costs are driving up inflation in the Northeast. And it's not data centers making energy more expensive, it's crumbling infrastructure and an over reliance on natural gas. Delaying necessary infrastructure investments hurts the economy!
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
It's remarkable how much energy costs are driving up inflation in the Northeast. And it's not data centers making energy more expensive, it's crumbling infrastructure and an over reliance on natural gas. Delaying necessary infrastructure investments hurts the economy!
Yes, I know of one Palisades homeowner who immediately sold and moved to Boulder, CO. He had been debating the move before the fires.
January 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Yes, I know of one Palisades homeowner who immediately sold and moved to Boulder, CO. He had been debating the move before the fires.
Post disaster, I'd prefer to see local governments or local non profits stepping up to buy land to create community land trusts. This would remove the opportunity for land speculation and allow for housing to be developed in the best interest of the community.
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Post disaster, I'd prefer to see local governments or local non profits stepping up to buy land to create community land trusts. This would remove the opportunity for land speculation and allow for housing to be developed in the best interest of the community.
Post disaster I think it's important to balance the desire to keep communities intact with the need to build more housing overall, and land banking by investors achieves neither.
January 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Post disaster I think it's important to balance the desire to keep communities intact with the need to build more housing overall, and land banking by investors achieves neither.
What we've heard from our Redfin agents is that wealthy owners of palisades homes are keeping their homes and rebuilding because they can afford to wait for insurance payouts and to pay for a second home while they wait. Less affluent Altadena homeowners can't afford to rebuild themselves.
January 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
What we've heard from our Redfin agents is that wealthy owners of palisades homes are keeping their homes and rebuilding because they can afford to wait for insurance payouts and to pay for a second home while they wait. Less affluent Altadena homeowners can't afford to rebuild themselves.
Prop 13 makes land banking more profitable, so I'm worried about it. But it's too early to know whether it's happening.
January 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Prop 13 makes land banking more profitable, so I'm worried about it. But it's too early to know whether it's happening.
DOJ subpoenas the Fed. 🚨
If the Fed loses independence to political and legal pressure, investors flee the US.
This will result in:
💸 devalued dollar
📈 higher inflation
🏠 higher mortgage rates
Watch the video for a breakdown of what's happening and why you should care.
If the Fed loses independence to political and legal pressure, investors flee the US.
This will result in:
💸 devalued dollar
📈 higher inflation
🏠 higher mortgage rates
Watch the video for a breakdown of what's happening and why you should care.
January 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
DOJ subpoenas the Fed. 🚨
If the Fed loses independence to political and legal pressure, investors flee the US.
This will result in:
💸 devalued dollar
📈 higher inflation
🏠 higher mortgage rates
Watch the video for a breakdown of what's happening and why you should care.
If the Fed loses independence to political and legal pressure, investors flee the US.
This will result in:
💸 devalued dollar
📈 higher inflation
🏠 higher mortgage rates
Watch the video for a breakdown of what's happening and why you should care.
Financial engineering cannot fix a physical shortage.
Whether it's portable mortgages or buying MBS, the new proposals miss the root cause: We simply aren't building enough homes where people most want to live. 🏘️
Whether it's portable mortgages or buying MBS, the new proposals miss the root cause: We simply aren't building enough homes where people most want to live. 🏘️
January 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Financial engineering cannot fix a physical shortage.
Whether it's portable mortgages or buying MBS, the new proposals miss the root cause: We simply aren't building enough homes where people most want to live. 🏘️
Whether it's portable mortgages or buying MBS, the new proposals miss the root cause: We simply aren't building enough homes where people most want to live. 🏘️
Please hold breaking housing news for the start of my workday. It's my first week back from winter break and I'm tired... www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/t...
Trump instructs 'representatives' to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, aiming to lower rates
President Donald Trump said he is "instructing my Representatives" to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds.
www.cnbc.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Please hold breaking housing news for the start of my workday. It's my first week back from winter break and I'm tired... www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/t...
Many economists doubted AI until it hit their workflows. Now, tools like Claude Code do weeks of analysis in hours. As analysis becomes cheap, the real value shifts to novel ideas and gathering unique, proprietary data. (Video inspired by #EconSky)
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Many economists doubted AI until it hit their workflows. Now, tools like Claude Code do weeks of analysis in hours. As analysis becomes cheap, the real value shifts to novel ideas and gathering unique, proprietary data. (Video inspired by #EconSky)
Add housing to the list of economic indicators where men are lagging.
While women heads of household have nearly recovered their pre-2008 homeownership rates, men remain down a massive 7.7 percentage points.
(Chart created with help from Claude)
While women heads of household have nearly recovered their pre-2008 homeownership rates, men remain down a massive 7.7 percentage points.
(Chart created with help from Claude)
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Add housing to the list of economic indicators where men are lagging.
While women heads of household have nearly recovered their pre-2008 homeownership rates, men remain down a massive 7.7 percentage points.
(Chart created with help from Claude)
While women heads of household have nearly recovered their pre-2008 homeownership rates, men remain down a massive 7.7 percentage points.
(Chart created with help from Claude)
my bad, my sarcasm detector must be broken
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
my bad, my sarcasm detector must be broken
That's not at all what this would accomplish.
January 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
That's not at all what this would accomplish.
Trump Moves to Ban Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
Trump Moves to Ban Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes
It is unclear whether congressional approval would be needed to institute the ban.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Trump Moves to Ban Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
Ban Corporate Landlords: A Housing Crisis Solution Or A Distraction?
www.forbes.com/sites/darylf...
www.forbes.com/sites/darylf...
Ban Corporate Landlords: A Housing Crisis Solution Or A Distraction?
Bills recently proposed to curb corporate ownership of single-family homes seem well intentioned, but they won't solve the housing affordability crisis.
www.forbes.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Ban Corporate Landlords: A Housing Crisis Solution Or A Distraction?
www.forbes.com/sites/darylf...
www.forbes.com/sites/darylf...
Trump says he will ban large investors from buying single family homes, but a ban is misguided.
See what I wrote about corporate bans for Forbes last year:
See what I wrote about corporate bans for Forbes last year:
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Trump says he will ban large investors from buying single family homes, but a ban is misguided.
See what I wrote about corporate bans for Forbes last year:
See what I wrote about corporate bans for Forbes last year:
How Climate Disasters Turn Homeowners Into Renters www.forbes.com/sites/darylf...
www.forbes.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
How Climate Disasters Turn Homeowners Into Renters www.forbes.com/sites/darylf...
Is disaster capitalism taking over wildfire impacted neighborhoods? Redfin data shows investors bought 40% of lots in wildfire-hit LA areas.
To stop displacement, we need Community Land Trusts to keep housing affordable. Watch this video & read my article for Forbes.
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To stop displacement, we need Community Land Trusts to keep housing affordable. Watch this video & read my article for Forbes.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Is disaster capitalism taking over wildfire impacted neighborhoods? Redfin data shows investors bought 40% of lots in wildfire-hit LA areas.
To stop displacement, we need Community Land Trusts to keep housing affordable. Watch this video & read my article for Forbes.
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To stop displacement, we need Community Land Trusts to keep housing affordable. Watch this video & read my article for Forbes.
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It's been one year since the Los Angeles Wildfires. I wrote about how natural disasters are displacing homeowners, and how property tax reform plus community land trusts can help with this issue @Forbes
The Climate Fire Sale: How Disasters Turn Homeowners Into Renters share.google/l4R4COvoGgKS...
The Climate Fire Sale: How Disasters Turn Homeowners Into Renters share.google/l4R4COvoGgKS...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It's been one year since the Los Angeles Wildfires. I wrote about how natural disasters are displacing homeowners, and how property tax reform plus community land trusts can help with this issue @Forbes
The Climate Fire Sale: How Disasters Turn Homeowners Into Renters share.google/l4R4COvoGgKS...
The Climate Fire Sale: How Disasters Turn Homeowners Into Renters share.google/l4R4COvoGgKS...
Combine that with free energy credits for households, and the cost of energy inequality issues wouldn't be an issue either.
January 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Combine that with free energy credits for households, and the cost of energy inequality issues wouldn't be an issue either.
It turns out AI is a very big deal. Coding projects that would have taken weeks take a few hours. I know people don't like that it uses a lot of energy, but that's why we should cap and trade carbon emissions or tax carbon.
January 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
It turns out AI is a very big deal. Coding projects that would have taken weeks take a few hours. I know people don't like that it uses a lot of energy, but that's why we should cap and trade carbon emissions or tax carbon.
🎶 I don't think you're ready for the takedown🎶 but the takedown is you replying to bad takes.
If you don't get that reference it's because you don't have a 5 year old daughter who asks to listen to the K-Pop Demon Hunters Soundtrack over and over again.
If you don't get that reference it's because you don't have a 5 year old daughter who asks to listen to the K-Pop Demon Hunters Soundtrack over and over again.
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
🎶 I don't think you're ready for the takedown🎶 but the takedown is you replying to bad takes.
If you don't get that reference it's because you don't have a 5 year old daughter who asks to listen to the K-Pop Demon Hunters Soundtrack over and over again.
If you don't get that reference it's because you don't have a 5 year old daughter who asks to listen to the K-Pop Demon Hunters Soundtrack over and over again.
E-Pop Demon Hunters, but its @josephpolitano.bsky.social trying to account for immigration's impact on estimated population changes.
January 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
E-Pop Demon Hunters, but its @josephpolitano.bsky.social trying to account for immigration's impact on estimated population changes.
This will take me two days. I need to get more shelves.
January 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
This will take me two days. I need to get more shelves.