Certainly the profit in new BIG housing is large, and growing larger, and certainly at least some of the homes are selling very well. The lowest interest rates in 50 years is certainly a large force in this boom.
But I was not aware that we are in a "post-pandemic world." Here in the USA that nasty pandemic is still very much with us, and still causing all sorts of disruptive inconveniences. Perhaps that wonderful "post-pandemic world" is located in the magical kingdom of UOPIA, where all disease has been eradicated by royal decree. Perhaps the king would be willing to share some advice with those of us located elsewhere.
What will be interesting about the new large houses being build by smaller teams of builders, will be seeing if they stand up for the whole length of that mortgage.
Having the presentation in a text format would have been a benefit, as it would allow a more detailed examination of what was presented. Absorbing a presentation without having to pause and back-up a video is much handier. And the pace of most presentations is fast, while the intake of useful and interesting insights is often slower. Videos are fine for comedy and entertainment, not so great for education and information or presentation of useful opinions.
Thanks for the article. The unfortunate reality is that actual unemployment is probably far worse than what is shown, because so many have not qualified for any assistance. That inadequately documented economy is the invisible segment that does not pay taxes and thus will remain invisible, but suffer even more.
Thus the result will be a whole lot of people with no money to spend on anything, including food and shelter. And still the Fed and the republicans do not appear to notice.
An interesting article, telling us the details of what should be obvious: There is a plague going around and people are dying! This is going to have an overall negative effect, relative to the times prior to this plague.
As for the organizations that are still doing well, there was clearly a need to alter the mode of sales already clear to some of them. My experience has been with Home Depot, which already was well into the on-line buying scene. So for them it was just a case of needing to expand an existing mode. The only new feature was adding delivery to buyers sitting in the designated parking spots.
The ones able to make the switch rapidly have prospered. The much smaller businesses have suffered, with many closing. That accounts for part of the rise of the giants.
So certainly there are changes happening, and only half of all changes are for the better.
At least here in the USA the confidence in the government has been reduced a bit. My confidence in both the Fed and the outgoing president has been reduced quite a bit.
In fact, my thinking has been that we need another ballot choice for every office, that choice being "No Confidence, None of the above, get a different candidate." That addition would not tend to infringe on any personal rights, and so it may not even require a constitutional change.
Lack of any confidence in the adequacy or integrity of a political group or person can be very frustrating.
"Congress trusting the Federal Reserve Chairs"?? Yes, it appears that congress has trusted the Fed, probably for far too long. Why else would we be in a situation where savings pay no interest? Where cheap credit can bid up prices and push towards inflation, which benefits the stock traders but erodes the value of the savings of the normal folks. Does anybody else see a flaw in this set of priorities?
This nation, and the rest of the world as well, is suffering from a plague spread around by a lack of competence of those able to have an affect. Now is the struggle to survive a disease that kills about 2% of those infected. Closing everything is unfortunately a temporary measure to slow, but not stop, the rapid spread. Those unintended secondary effects of damaging the welfare of most and the economy of nearly all are very real.
The only obvious fix is an effective vaccine, applied to all. Unfortunately the reality is that such can not happen fast enough, even if every part of the process functions perfectly. Given the demonstrated abilities of most governments that seems rather unlikely.
Educational article indeed. This reminds us that aside from making the correct moves to reduce damage, size helps towards survival. The collapse of the much smaller competitors is mostly a size and resources reality. And the ability to quickly move towards an on-line business mode is certainly a valuable asset.
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Quite an interesting analysis and discussion of the cyclical nature of the market.
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Certainly the profit in new BIG housing is large, and growing larger, and certainly at least some of the homes are selling very well. The lowest interest rates in 50 years is certainly a large force in this boom.
But I was not aware that we are in a "post-pandemic world." Here in the USA that nasty pandemic is still very much with us, and still causing all sorts of disruptive inconveniences. Perhaps that wonderful "post-pandemic world" is located in the magical kingdom of UOPIA, where all disease has been eradicated by royal decree. Perhaps the king would be willing to share some advice with those of us located elsewhere.
What will be interesting about the new large houses being build by smaller teams of builders, will be seeing if they stand up for the whole length of that mortgage.
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Having the presentation in a text format would have been a benefit, as it would allow a more detailed examination of what was presented. Absorbing a presentation without having to pause and back-up a video is much handier. And the pace of most presentations is fast, while the intake of useful and interesting insights is often slower. Videos are fine for comedy and entertainment, not so great for education and information or presentation of useful opinions.
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An interesting evaluation here.
One thing is always true is that an examination of the healthy will seldom include much data about those who are very ill.
Looking at the giants will reveal very little about the small folks.
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Thanks for the article. The unfortunate reality is that actual unemployment is probably far worse than what is shown, because so many have not qualified for any assistance. That inadequately documented economy is the invisible segment that does not pay taxes and thus will remain invisible, but suffer even more.
Thus the result will be a whole lot of people with no money to spend on anything, including food and shelter. And still the Fed and the republicans do not appear to notice.
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An interesting article, telling us the details of what should be obvious: There is a plague going around and people are dying! This is going to have an overall negative effect, relative to the times prior to this plague.
As for the organizations that are still doing well, there was clearly a need to alter the mode of sales already clear to some of them. My experience has been with Home Depot, which already was well into the on-line buying scene. So for them it was just a case of needing to expand an existing mode. The only new feature was adding delivery to buyers sitting in the designated parking spots.
The ones able to make the switch rapidly have prospered. The much smaller businesses have suffered, with many closing. That accounts for part of the rise of the giants.
So certainly there are changes happening, and only half of all changes are for the better.
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At least here in the USA the confidence in the government has been reduced a bit. My confidence in both the Fed and the outgoing president has been reduced quite a bit.
In fact, my thinking has been that we need another ballot choice for every office, that choice being "No Confidence, None of the above, get a different candidate." That addition would not tend to infringe on any personal rights, and so it may not even require a constitutional change.
Lack of any confidence in the adequacy or integrity of a political group or person can be very frustrating.
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Undoubtedly true. Automation works best in very predictable situations, it is great for production lines, much less applicable in stock trading.
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"Congress trusting the Federal Reserve Chairs"?? Yes, it appears that congress has trusted the Fed, probably for far too long. Why else would we be in a situation where savings pay no interest? Where cheap credit can bid up prices and push towards inflation, which benefits the stock traders but erodes the value of the savings of the normal folks. Does anybody else see a flaw in this set of priorities?
This nation, and the rest of the world as well, is suffering from a plague spread around by a lack of competence of those able to have an affect. Now is the struggle to survive a disease that kills about 2% of those infected. Closing everything is unfortunately a temporary measure to slow, but not stop, the rapid spread. Those unintended secondary effects of damaging the welfare of most and the economy of nearly all are very real.
The only obvious fix is an effective vaccine, applied to all. Unfortunately the reality is that such can not happen fast enough, even if every part of the process functions perfectly. Given the demonstrated abilities of most governments that seems rather unlikely.
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Educational article indeed. This reminds us that aside from making the correct moves to reduce damage, size helps towards survival. The collapse of the much smaller competitors is mostly a size and resources reality. And the ability to quickly move towards an on-line business mode is certainly a valuable asset.
Thanks for the educational article.