Buying assets with high loan-to-value ratios tends to magnify price cycles up and down. Leveraging assets like principal residences to get downpayments for other assets leads to a daisy chain of woe ...

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CREA now expects 482,673 homes to be sold in 2025, a decline of 0.2% from 2024, and much weaker than the 8.6% increase in ...

https://jugglingdynamite.com/2025/04/14/rough-ride-exacting-a-toll/ Rough ride exacting a toll Preliminary estimates show ...

Companies borrow at a premium or spread rate above similar-dated Treasury bonds. Last week, high-yield spreads (companies ...

Trying to hold through deep declines is hard; most people understandably panic after they have sustained big losses. The ...

Reckless risk-taking was an international pastime during the years of ‘easy’ money monetary and fiscal policies; it seemed ...

Mortgage Renewals Financial stress among homeowners is expected to escalate due to higher mortgage renewal rates, potentially ...

Looking for fast-moving vehicles, many jump in with confident drunk drivers who have no brakes. It’s only after inevitable crashes that they see the harm. I reviewed the setup for the current loss ...