Inflation Archives

Something to Think About #141: Inflation: The Notes by Klarise Yahya, Commercial Mortgage Broker -BRE: 00957107; MLO: 249261

UncategorizedBy Gleynda Huesca May 1, 2024

Causes: Three fundamental types of inflation are generally recognized. These are Demand-Pull, Cost-Push, and Built-In. Demand-Pull Occurs when the total demand for goods and services (“aggregate demand”) exceeds total production capacity (“aggregate supply”). Basically, when demand is greater than supply. Contributing factors include: (i) Investment spending, as when a hurricane strikes Florida and the…

Something to Think About #139 : Inflation and Politics by Klarise Yahya, Commercial Mortgage Broker, BRE: 00957107 – MLO: 24926

UncategorizedBy Gleynda Huesca March 1, 2024

Voting Blocs – Elections influence the financial cycle, and the financial cycle influences elections. It’s reciprocal. James Carville, who managed a portion of Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 campaign against the then-sitting president George H.W. Bush famously had a sign in his office, “It’s the economy, Stupid!” To a political sophisticate like Carville, the economy was…

Something to Think About #138 – Inflation, Part 2 by Klarise Yahya, Commercial Mortgage Broker – BRE: 00957107 MLO: 249261

UncategorizedBy Gleynda Huesca February 1, 2024

Inflation is not going away. The taxing authorities love inflation because it allows them to pay back borrowed money with cheaper dollars. It is built into the budgets of most sovereign nations as a feature, not a bug. Per Wikipedia, one of the earliest documented inflationary periods occurred following Alexander the Great’s victory over the…

Consumers Blame High Inflation on Greedy Corporations By Gary Halbert

Current EventsBy Gleynda Huesca October 1, 2023

As we all know, inflation has climbed higher than expected in the last year. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) spiked to an annual rate of 9.1% in June of last year, the largest monthly increase in over 40 years. While the CPI has come down considerably since the peak in the summer of 2022, it…

Inflation Slams California’s Rental Market – How to Fight Back by Mercedes Shaffer, Realtor

Current Events, Economy, Rent Control, Rental MarketBy Gleynda Huesca August 1, 2023

Rent control policies have long been a topic of debate, with proponents arguing for tenant protection and affordable housing, while opponents claim rent control has the opposite effect. In California, where the housing crisis is particularly severe, statewide rent control limits rent increases to 5% + CPI, with a max of a 10% annual increase. …

Inflation Is Soaring – Americans Rightfully Concerned | Gary D. Halbert

Economy, Magazine ArticlesBy jamil dev February 1, 2022

For most Americans under the age of 50, inflation has never been much of an issue. Yes, prices rose a little every year but that was considered normal. Price increases of 1-2% a year for most goods and services were to be expected. People under the age of 50 were too young to fully experience…

Will Increased Inflation Affect Real Estate Investors?

Real Estate Investment, Wealth ManagementBy jamil dev January 1, 2022

What are the signs of inflation, key benchmarks? A survey conducted in March of 2021 found that over three quarters of Americans are concerned about inflation. Not surprisingly, younger Americans who have not yet reached their peak earning years were most worried; the primary reasoning being they are still renters and don’t own a home…

Consumer Spending Rebounds Strongly Despite Inflation | Gary Halbert

EconomyBy jamil dev January 1, 2022

The economy’s weak summer performance reflected a big slowdown in consumer spending as a spike in COVID-19 cases from the delta variant caused consumers to grow more cautious, and snarled supply chains made items such as new cars hard to get and also contributed to a burst of inflation to levels not seen in three…

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