THE WOLF STREET REPORT: Fuel for the Next Mortgage Bust? by Wolf Richter • Aug 11, 2019 • 130 Comments Here we go again: Cash-out refi hype is back full-blast, and for the first time since early 2006, people are doing it in large numbers
Brick & Mortar Meltdown’s Ugly Week in Record-Ugly Year by Wolf Richter • Aug 9, 2019 • 113 Comments Store liquidations in 2019 have blown past the full-year total of 2018. The phenomenon is proceeding with relentless momentum.
How Can a Company Lose $5.2 Billion on $3.2 Billion in Revenue? Uber Shows How by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2019 • 152 Comments And rideshare revenue is stagnating.
Is the Everything Bubble Ripe Yet? by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2019 • 110 Comments Suddenly – I mean the signs had been everywhere for a long time and “suddenly” doesn’t really apply – the whole house of cards came tumbling down.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: Is the Everything Bubble Ripe Yet? by Wolf Richter • Aug 4, 2019 • 205 Comments Suddenly – I mean the signs had been everywhere for a long time and “suddenly” doesn’t really apply – the whole house of cards came tumbling down.
Hottest, Most Expensive Rental Markets Unwind by Wolf Richter • Aug 2, 2019 • 78 Comments But apartment rents in 10 other cities surge 10% to 15%. Here are the top 100 and how their rents have changed.
The Giant Sucking Sound of Financial Repression by Wolf Richter • Jul 31, 2019 • 104 Comments In the US alone, it impacts nearly $40 trillion — with consequences for the real economy.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, July Update: Year-Over-Year Declines Spread to Seattle by Wolf Richter • Jul 30, 2019 • 89 Comments Seattle House prices fall year-over-year, as do New York & San Francisco Bay Area condo prices. Los Angeles, San Diego tick up. Denver, Boston hit highs. Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix aspire to the crazy peaks of Housing Bubble 1.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: The Giant Sucking Sound of Financial Repression by Wolf Richter • Jul 28, 2019 • 115 Comments In the US alone, it impacts nearly $40 trillion. And there are consequences for the real economy.
The Companies with the Most Debt in America by Wolf Richter • Jul 26, 2019 • 129 Comments The concentration of corporate debt: The top 48.