The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost

By: Diane Benjamin Interest rates were kept artificially low for far too long. It allowed everyone access to cheap money that allowed living above their means – including government who took advantage of unrealistic money value. See this link for an historical look at mortgage interest rates: https://money.usnews.com/loans/mortgages/articles/historical-mortgage-rates Government and the Federal Reserve created the […]

Dueling Housing Data

By: Diane Benjamin Yesterday I was sent a Bloomington-Normal Housing Analysis that is dated April of 2022. Note: the source is NPR. You can see it here: https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/69/5d/501447894b7cb83e9117e436d098/bloomington-normal-housing-analysis-white-paper-april-2022.pdf I stopped reading it at PDF page 9 because there is a huge problem! Note the McLean County Regional Planning Commission is listed on PDF page 2 […]