Real Estate/Credit Deflation 16: The Next Dozen Shoes to Drop

Real Estate/Credit Deflation 16: The Next Dozen Shoes to Drop
By Steve Moyer
“If the shoe fits, it’s too expensive.” ~ Adrienne Gusoff
I was offered a very nice position with Fisher Investments of Woodside, California last year and, although I passed on the opportunity, I truly respect their money management track record. At the same time, […]

Real Estate/Credit Deflation 14: Anatomy of a Murder - By Steve Moyer

“And there should be no doubt about who is really responsible for the subprime woes. The investment banks employ some of the country’s “best and brightest” — sharp guys who have studied at some of our finest colleges and universities. Does anyone really believe that a Harvard MBA — who understands all the fine-points of […]

Steve Moyer Investment Commentary: Asset Deflation 13 - Sell Your Real Estate Immediately!

“I always felt very secure and very safe with real estate. Real estate always appreciates.”
~Ivana Trump
Before we begin our next hair-raiser, I notice a lot of people scratching their heads as global stock markets decline in the face of a “strong global economy.” What you are seeing is the “pricing in” of approximately […]

Steve Moyer RE Commentary: Real Estate Deflation 12 - Beware the Falling Knife!

Real Estate Deflation 12: Beware the Falling Knife!
By Steve Moyer
“Dear Steve,
I want to thank you for your takes on the economy and for telling me what was going to happen. It got me started listening and reading and that has made a big difference in what I invested in. While a lot of […]

Real Estate and Asset Deflation 11: Death of the “Sure Thing”

Real Estate and Asset Deflation 11: Death of the “Sure-Thing”
by Steve Moyer
“The only unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.”
~ John F. Kennedy
I have two sons in college and therefore work for a living, so I’m not one of those pundits able to crank out daily or weekly market updates. Then […]

Central Banks: Encouraging Credit Booms and Busts

Welcome once again to Ponder This… With fireworks getting more explosive by the day in the financial sphere, Steve Moyer felt it was high time to review some of what has been called for over the past three years within the pages of Ponder This… both as a newsletter and a blog.
His […]

Steve Moyer - Investment Commentary

“We have become ninety-nine percent money mad. The method of living at home modestly and within our income, laying a little by systematically for the proverbial rainy day which is due to come, can almost be listed among the lost arts.”
~George Washington Carver
Real estate deflation continues to drag down all markets. It is […]

Insightful Letter to the Ponder This… Staff

Our articles have generated hundreds of thoughtful, articulate and reasoned responses from our readers, and I am inspired to share some of them from time to time. They often include anecdotal information and occasionally strategies individuals deem appropriate for the coming economic environment. If you would like to share your own observations or […]

Real Estate and Asset Deflation: You Assume, You Lose

Real Estate and Asset Deflation: You Assume, You Lose
by Steve Moyer
“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows to the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won’t come in.”
~Alan Alda
Just to prove that every village has its idiots, an article in the San Francisco Chronicle’s […]

“The New Rules of Real Estate” by our own Steve Moyer

Asset Deflation: The New Rules of Real Estate
by Steve Moyer
“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter, find simplicity; from discord, find harmony; in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” ~ Albert Einstein
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that our next piece would cover the “new rules of real estate,” as post-bubble asset deflation indicators […]