The Basis Point

Serious People Are Talking Of A Return To 1970s Style Inflation. Is It Real & Will It Kill Housing?

Wood From Abandoned Baltimore Homes Now Used To Make $2500 Yuppie Cabinets

White, Black, Hispanic Homeownership Rate 1993-2021 – and what it costs to buy vs. rent a home in 2021

Pretty much our entire consumer technology existence didn’t exist when Tom Brady played his first Super Bowl

Can 2021 Mortgage Market Thrive With $1 Trillion Less In Refis?

Conference Call Bullshit Bingo & Three Reasons Zoom Is Genius

Size Of Mortgage Refi Market Drops $1 Trillion In 2021

I hate Twitter’s “fleet” story branding so much, I actually love it

How Does Rent-To-Own Home Buying Work?

Fate of Democracy & Markets In America’s Contested Election

There is so much riding on this election—for America and for the rest of the world. Even a landslide election win will be fraught. In the event of a narrow one, America might not be able to generate losers’ consent. And without that, democracies are in big trouble.

Home Prices & Sales, Rates, Size Of U.S. Mortgage Market – September 2020

I’ll Sleep When I’m Rich (a word on mental health startups)

Your 2020 Cash Out Refinance Playbook – from CNN & The Basis Point

Writing is the best way to discover what you think

How Regulators Might Kill 2020 Mortgage Refinance Boom

Jobless Claims Over 1 Million For 20 Weeks – here’s 2 trackers

Will Zillow buy my house? Yes, Zillow resumes buying in 24 cities after COVID pause.

2 Underreported Risks: Homeowners Extending & Re-Entering Mortgage Forbearances

Why 3 big banks remain well positioned to serve homeowners

Goldman Sachs U.S. Economy, Jobs, Housing Outlook 4 Months Into Coronavirus