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President Trump has been very vocal about easing
the ability to lend and borrow, specifically for
home buyers and small businesses.
the reversal of numerous Obama-era policies. Brace
yourself: More change seems imminent. Focusing
on the facts; what we do know is that there has
been a big shift in both the energy sector and jobs.
It appears that there is now far more support for old
energy. That includes support for the Keystone XL
pipeline and entrenched automakers. Several major
auto manufacturers have already pledged to reverse
direction, and expand plants and jobs in the US, to
the tune of billions of dollars in investment, and tens
of thousands of jobs. That’s on top of the almost
300,000 jobs added in February 2017, which beat
estimates by almost 30%.
Infrastructure investment, a stronger job market,
and hopefully rising wages, could all lay a great
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foundation, and become a launch pad for a far more
robust American economy in the years ahead.
THE REAL ESTATE PRESIDENT
If there is one thing that virtually everyone can agree
on, it is that Trump should be great for real estate.
One must assume
he ought to act
in the interest of
his main passion
and investment of
choice.
The real estate
market is going
strong with foreclo-
sures down, inven-
tory tightening and
interest rates still
being historically
low. Funding crite-
ria is also loosening
up with stated loans
and other creative
funding products
returning. Despite
all the tales of
bankruptcies, the
conspiracy theories
and fake news,
Trump remains a
real estate legend.
That belief has already shown up in the market
This fresh confidence in the market has set off a
new surge. The idling market, which had appeared
set for a dip, got wings in January, setting a 10-year
record for home sales, according to NAR (National
Association of REALTORS ® ). Wells Fargo and the
National Association of Home Builders simultane-
ously reported a bump in sentiment, and new highs
in home buyer activity, with a bright outlook for
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