Jason Hartman: Welcome to the Creating Wealth Show. This is your host, Jason Hartman, and this is episode number 278. Wow, 278 episodes. We're almost breaking the 300 barrier here. And so many people like Roger Bannister’s Four Minute Mile and Chuck Yeager’s sound...
Although much has been said about the “housing market” in recent years, there isn’t a single housing market anywhere. The same can be said for what’s known as the “international market.” But the fact is, housing markets are made up of multiple markets in different...
Recent news that mortgage rates have dropped to around 2% has made headlines in some financial reports, bolstering claims that these near record low rates are creating an ideal market for investors to seek financing for income property. But those attractive bargain...
As if Hurricane Sandy and the promise of a new storm looming on the horizon wasn't enough to rattle the nerves of Northeastern property owners, New Jersey was struck by a small earthquake in the early hours of November 5, 2012. This news comes amid reports that...
Hurricane Sandy, the superstorm that whipped the Eastern seaboard over the last weekend in October, destroyed thousands of homes in several states. As a way to help homeowners whose properties were damaged by the storm, mortgage giant Freddie Mac has offered to...
Short sales – a sale in which a property is sold for less than the mortgage value to avoid foreclosure – can be a legitimate way to secure a viable investment property. But more than in other kinds of housing sales, the short sale market is especially vulnerable to...
Before the great housing collapse of 2008-2010, few people besides those directly involved in the real estate market knew much about specialized real estate deals such as short sales. But as mortgages collapsed and the number of foreclosures mounted, these kinds of...
Even in a volatile investment market, rental income property remains a relatively low-risk purchase, with the potential for long-term returns as long as tenants are in place to pay rents. One way to lower the risk on the investment even further is by purchasing rental...
Federal mortgage entities Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae played a major role in the housing collapse of 2008-2011, supporting a large number of the subprime loans that crashed, pushing massive numbers of homes into foreclosure. Now, Fannie Mae continues to play a major...
At the Financial Freedom Report, we have been warning about inflation for quite a while. For a long time, the Consumer Price Index has shown what appear to be very benign levels of price increases, leading some to believe that the monetary expansion required to...
Today’s Flashback Friday is from episode 372 published last April 14, 2014.
Patrick Byrne is the Chairman & CEO of Overstock.com. He joins the show to discuss why he made the decision to add Bitcoin as a payment form for Overstock.com.
This interview is action-packed with Bitcoin content. Byrne explains how and when he first heard about Bitcoin and what his reaction was. He shares his thoughts on the currency nature of Bitcoin as well as the transaction part.
In unprecedented news- a former US president has been arrested on criminal charges. So today, Jason talks about how the powers that be are “wagging the dog,” how we as investors could benefit from the fear of the attack on the US dollar as the reserved currency of the world through his patented Inflation Induced Debt Destruction and seize the tremendous opportunities available in the housing market!
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Today Jason has a fascinating conversation with Tobias Peter, a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Housing Center. Jason discovers that the housing shortage could be worse. Plus, Tobias talks about the one solution to the country’s shortage problem- the federal government’s non-participation in the housing sector. Because all throughout history of the government’s involvement, it does so towards unintended negative consequences.
Today’s Flashback Friday is from episode 460 published last January 2, 2015.
In the first Creating Wealth Show of 2015, Jason Hartman details some of the most important things you should consider when forming your new year’s resolutions, including making your assets work for you and using every asset you have available to you.
Your freedom and liberty are under threat. The central bank digital currency is slowly making its way into our society. Other countries are already embracing it and willingly surrendering their rights- all in the name of ‘protection.’ Is the US next?