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Millennials Hit The Median Home-Buying Age of 32, Is Homeownership Out of Reach?
Long delayed, for many reasons, from the home-buying market millennials now have the need but will many be priced out of a dream home?

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Apr 5, 20222 min read


Austin Rising-VC Funding, SBA Loans & NIH Grants
Austin continues to accrue above "it's weight" in VC Funding and SBA Loans and is on a path to see growth in Medical Research NIH grants.

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Mar 25, 20222 min read


Revenue & Profit Drive U.S. Equities-Geopolitical Crises Historically Have Only a Temporary Effect
American equities are driven by revenue & profit. Wars etc. send markets to a trough of -5% in 20 days but recover in ~43 days (Average)

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Mar 13, 20221 min read


Inflation Root Causes-Low Birth Rate, Early Retirement & Continuing High Demand for Goods & Services
Pundits inflation theories aside data suggests early retirement, low birth rate, falling immigration and demand are root causes that persist

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Mar 11, 20221 min read


Can America Get The Lithium Needed for EVs Without Polluting Native & Other Small Communities?
Ambitious Green Energy plans call for much more American-sourced lithium setting off a battle between American goals and local communities.

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Feb 27, 20222 min read


How Might The Fed's Actions Affect Housing?
The Fed having facilitate the pandemic economy now moves to smooth the transition. One expert weighs in on the impact on housing in 2022.

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Feb 25, 20222 min read


Spokane Like Other Small Cities Hit by Surging Demand for Housing
It's playing out across the smaller cities in America. Equity-rich refugees from big cities are pushing up residential demand and prices.

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Feb 23, 20223 min read


Rivian Launches EV Pickup the Rivian RIT
Ready or not enter the American market the first EV Pickup the Rivian RIT. Many accolades for the powerful mid-size pickup & a few glitches

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Feb 17, 20222 min read


Inflation Falling? Misery Index Expected to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels by 2023
Consumers seem to understand that the pandemic has temporarily boosted inflation. Experts forecast a return to pre pandemic levels by 2023.

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Feb 15, 20222 min read


Economic Outlook-Is Consumer Spending Shifting from Goods to Services?
Economists are noting a shift from durable goods spending to service spending. Experts believe 2022 will be big for travel as omicron eases

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Feb 3, 20222 min read


Job Hunting 2022-New Norms?
Firms now are struggling to fill key roles & consequently candidates have more leverage to ask about flexible work and better compensation.

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Feb 2, 20223 min read


Tesla Austin Giga Plant Has Started Production
Tesla's Austin Texas Giga plant started initial production late in 2021. Ultimately the plant may bring 120,000 direct & indirect ATX jobs.

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Feb 1, 20221 min read


Record Number of Jobs Pledged to Central Texas in 2021 from 228 Companies
Since 2017 jobs pledged per year for Central Texas have doubled hitting 26,697 in 2021. Austin rich in talent now has a diversified economy

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Jan 28, 20221 min read


Working from Home-Likely to Remain After the Pandemic Especially for White Collar Workers
We've been though seismic changes since the onset of the COVID pandemic. Working from Home is clearly higher now and is likely to remain so

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Jan 27, 20221 min read


Tipping Varies Widely, The Very Idea of Tipping Perplexes Economists
Tipping fails general economic theory that buyers want to pay the least but fits with the idea that those with money show gratitude with $$$

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Jan 25, 20223 min read


Austin-Boom Town To Elect A New Mayor, A New Direction?
Austin has been a boom town for the last decade. Pundits wonder if ATX can avoid the pitfalls of Silcon Valley and San Francisco.

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Jan 24, 20223 min read


The Housing Price Bubble Unlikely to Burst Anytime Soon
Strong demand due to low interest rates, working from home, rich buyers and sluggish home building will keep pressure on home prices for now

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Jan 16, 20222 min read


Millennials Reportedly Lag Earlier Generation's in Terms of Accumulating Assets.
Older people have accumulated more wealth but there's concern that Millennials are lagging in part due to student loans & cash down payments

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Jan 7, 20221 min read


Strange Days Indeed
The American Stock Market (S&P500) is up 40% since before the pandemic took hold. Market metrics being so high are cause for worry or not?

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Dec 29, 20212 min read


Elon Musk...In His Own Words-Time's Person of the Year Interview
Elon Must is one of Time magazine's people of 2021-the man behind Tesla, Paypal, Space X, Neuralink and The Boring Company answers questions

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Dec 28, 20212 min read
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