Dec 11, 2018
To paraphrase the Nobel prize winning economist Robert Shiller: Bubbles are situations in which just hearing stories of friends and family benefitting from home prices going up, attracts more people to buy through a combination of envy and gambler’s excitement.
To measure this, Shiller and his long time collaborator...
Dec 3, 2018
Many buyers turn to their parents for advice before buying a home for a number of reasons.
First, many of them have bought a house before even if it’s been a long time , so we believe they can offer valuable insights based on their own personal experiences.
Second, we have an underlying trust that our parents are...
Nov 26, 2018
Finances cause a lot of stress in relationships and one of the main reasons for this stress is that we rarely have open and honest conversations about money with our life partners.
And this is particularly true when it comes to our real estate expenses.
Nov 20, 2018
Financial stress is among the top reasons couples get divorced. And for most people, housing costs are their single biggest expense.
Does this suggest that the home we buy today may be the first step towards financial stress in our relationships tomorrow? I think it does.
So why does this happen?
Nov 18, 2018
In this first episode I'll discuss what listeners can expect from the Mindful Broker podcast.