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The Bid-Ask Spread in Housing and “Pulte’s Law”

07/09/2025 Mises Wire Artis Shepherd

As the latest housing bubble pops, home sellers are asking for unreal prices for their homes, while buyers are waiting for the prices to fall. Bill Pulte—Trump‘s Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency—is demanding the Fed force down interest rates to restart the unsustainable boom.

Trump, DOGE, and the Machiavellians

06/17/2025 Mises Wire Artis Shepherd

Despite Trump‘s campaign promises and despite DOGE‘s so-called reputation of cutting government waste, the new administration is spending money faster than the supposed spendthrift Biden administration. This is Machiavellianism at its best.

Apartment Metrics Worsen as the “Fed-ministration” Readies More Easy Money

05/28/2025 Mises Wire Artis Shepherd

Thanks to massive federal intervention into the housing markets for more than 20 years, the housing crisis is worse than ever. The outlook for multi-family housing is especially bad with a bleak future.

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The Bid-Ask Spread in Housing and “Pulte’s Law”

07/09/2025 Artis Shepherd

As the latest housing bubble pops, home sellers are asking for unreal prices for their homes, while buyers are waiting for the prices to fall. Bill Pulte, Trump's Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is demanding the Fed force down interest rates to restart the unsustainable boom.

Commercial Real Estate Is in Trouble

06/19/2025 Ryan McMaken Artis Shepherd

Real estate investor and Mises Institute contributor Artis Shepherd joins Ryan to talk about how our stagnating economy is affecting multifamily housing and other commercial real estate. Banks and investors are using "extend and pretend" tactics to cover up the true state of the industry.

Trump, DOGE, and the Machiavellians

06/17/2025 Artis Shepherd

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