Deep Due Diligence with Shane Pogue

Today is another AMA episode, (Ask Me Anything). Our question comes from Tracy in Washington State who writes:I’m working on a 144-unit apartment project in an older jurisdiction where the city is charging about $7,000 per unit for water and sewer—so roughly a $1M fee. At the sam ... Show More

On today's show we are analyzing an office to residential conversion project in Washington DC that was reported in the Wall Street Journal. The developer bought it at a great price of $25.53 per square foot, far below replacement cost. But the geometry of the building is not idea ... Show More

We have a new sponsor on the Real Estate Espresso podcast. If you’ve been listening to the show for a while, you’ll know that we have rarely had any sponsored content at all. That’s intentional. We’ve had plenty of offers to sponsor the show. Our sponsor is The Cost Seg Guys. If ... Show More

What happens when lots of people lose their jobs? Why might wages be low even though everyone who wants a job, has one? What do we mean by employment and unemployment and what does 'economic inactivity' mean? What is productivity and how does it relate to you and your job? Tim Ha ... Show More

The US Economy has been booming in recent years and most Americans are doing better than they were a year ago, unemployment is lower, wages are growing, and inflation is declining. It’s not just the one percent either, the statistics show that Americans across ages and social cla ... Show More

It's been a big week for economic data, with key reports on GDP, PCE, retail sales and consumer sentiment numbers. Bloomberg's Kate Davidson and the Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip join “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal to discuss the data, what's happening with inflation and how much ... Show More

Robert Armstrong, U.S. financial commentator for the Financial Times, fills in for Scott. He and Ed unpack what the GOP tax bill means for the economy now that it’s law. Robert argues we’re playing chicken with the debt and says markets are still operating in “greed mode,” not fe ... Show More

Michael Green, chief strategist at Simplify Asset Management, says that the economy is showing signs of slowing in some ways, while still having some measures being strong, and a lot of it is determined by consumers where the division between the haves and have-nots are growing, ... Show More

<p>Economic data looks backward while equity markets are looking ahead. Our CIO and Chief U.S.&nbsp;Equity Strategist Mike Wilson explains why this delays the Federal Reserve in both cutting and hiking rates – and why this is a feature of monetary policy, not a bug.</p><p><br></p ... Show More

Send us Fan MailIn this emergency episode of The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristen and Jen dive into the breaking news that President Trump has moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over accusations of mortgage fraud. Using this moment as a springboard, they break down th ... Show More

It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. On today’s show: A rate cut and drama at the Federal Reserve, the average American gets a little less creditworthy, and those giant check sweepstakes winners? Well, they ... Show More

Gathering official economic data is a huge process in the best of times. But a bunch of different things have now combined to make that process even harder. People aren't responding to surveys like they used to. Survey responses have also become a lot more divided along political ... Show More