Grinding the American Middle Class to Dust
February 20, 2026
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Death of the Starter Home The housing market, for much of the 20th century, was the bedrock of the American Dream. Home ownership, and the
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Warning: Things Are Starting to Deteriorate in the Real Economy
October 14, 2025
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Cracks are beginning to form in the real economy. And the markets know it. The overall stock market has been extraordinarily strong since the April
The REAL Reason Why Stocks Are Melting Up
September 17, 2025
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The big economic news of the last week is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) annual revision to the labor market erased 911,000 jobs
3 Sunday Morning Thoughts – June 22 Edition
June 21, 2025
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Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: Every Sunday morning I sit down to write a few thoughts. Sometimes these thoughts end up being
Commercial Real Estate Fraud: Truth Starts Hitting the Fan
July 10, 2024
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“If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com:
The Italian Job: Where to find real estate so cheap, it’s criminal
March 22, 2024
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“John: I feel so optimistic. How do you feel? Charlie: I’m fine. John: Fine? You know what “fine” stands for, don’t you? Charlie: Yeah, unfortunately.
John Rubino: Next Year’s Housing Crash, In Charts and Anecdotes
December 2, 2023
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Originally posted by John Rubino on his substack: Signs are multiplying that the US housing bubble is about to pop. To start with the headline
Recession Watch: Red Flags Everywhere You Look
October 11, 2023
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The hardest part of writing this kind of post is sorting through all the red flags. There are just too many these days. So here
Doug Noland: The Everything Squeeze
August 15, 2022
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Doug Noland’s review of what he calls: “Epic Monetary Disorder”. posted by Doug Noland on the CreditBubbleBulletin: Wednesday’s CPI release was telling. July consumer price
David Stockman: The Reason Home Affordability Just Hit A 33-Year Low
August 14, 2022
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Here’s one for the “they never learn” file. It seems the home affordability index in June posted at the worst level in 33 years. posted
Byron King: The New Yukon Gold Rush
August 2, 2022
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Byron King announces a new gold rush in the heart of the Yukon. posted by Byron King on InvestorIntel: If you follow the gold exploration
Karl Denniger: Market Has Best Month!
August 1, 2022
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‘Market has Best Month!’ Could that be one of the stupidest headlines you’ll ever read? posted by Karl Denniger on The Market Ticker. That headline,
David Haggith: Thirteen Major Fails: a quick rundown of our rundown economy
May 24, 2022
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During the Roaring Twenties would anyone have believed you if you told them about the depression and the dust-bowl years that were soon to come?
Housing Is Officially A Bubble
November 11, 2021
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Since we’re in the “everything bubble,” it kind of follows that real estate — one of the things about which people with more money than
Will Airbnb’s Implosion Trigger A Housing Bust?
April 29, 2020
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It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Airbnbs were the next wave in hospitality, taking market share from hotels and motels and