Quotes of the Day

A deal point is simply something negotiable on which the deal hinges. [2006] - Robert Irwin

I risk no more than 3% of my account size in any one trade. New traders might want to risk no more than 1.5% to 2% of the account size in any one trade. Sometimes, even with good trading strategies, you might suffer three or four consecutive losses. [2008] - Yeo Keong Hee

The classic market influencers are: interest rates (the cost of financing a purchase), ease of borrowing (the availability of financing), confidence in real estate as an investment vehicle, inflation, legislative amendments (taxation and/or local authority), foreign investors in local real estate, investment alternatives [2011] - Don R. Campbell

Caregiving is one of the most profound stresses a person can experience. Its tasks are emotionally and physically demanding. Health researchers have identified caregivers (e.g. mothers taking care of their chronically ill children) as one of the most chronically stressed groups of people. [2017] - Elizabeth Blackburn

The severity of the slump will depend on the primary factors underpinning it, which typically fall into the following two categories: 1. Overbuilding - due to too much construction. 2. Overpricing - where real estate becomes unaffordable for too many people. Slumps typically initiated by overbuilding are less severe than slumps initiated by overpricing. Slumps led by both overbuilding and overpricing are particularly severe. As a slump phase begins, real estate affordability is adversely affected by tightening credit and prices rising to unrealistic levels. Ironically real estate values continue to increase initially, albeit more slowly than in the preceding boom. Here, rents decrease and vacancy rates increase, clearly at odds with values that continue to rise. [2011] - Don R. Campbell