Real Estate Speculation vs. The Citizen
February 10, 2025The West faces a major challenge. We do not want our society to be divided into two classes: wealthy property owners and poor tenants.” These were the words recently spoken by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Under his leadership, Spain will soon impose a 100% tax on any real estate purchased by non-resident nationals…
Japanification of China
August 29, 2024Extended periods of deflation, economic stagnation, a declining real estate market, financial pressure and stress impacting households, businesses, and the state. All signals suggesting credible parallels between today’s China and Japan in the 1990s. China risks becoming an aging and heavily indebted country before it becomes a wealthy nation. The Japanese population only…
No more bets ?
March 25, 2024Since mid-2022, real estate prices in the United States have dropped by an average of 20%, compared to a total of 23% during the cataclysmic subprime crisis. It was 23% at the time from 2007 to 2010, whereas we’re dealing with a 20% decline over 20 months now. This would suggest that the collapse is…