Category Archives: economic crisis
Making Do With Less
Four years ago I fell into the abyss that would come to be known as the Great Recession. In a matter of weeks, jobs were lost, paychecks vanished, and my lifestyle changed. Read more…
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Human Unpredictability
Humans aren’t rational. So why should financial theories assume that they are? That’s the question writer Chelsea Wald posed in Crazy Money, in the Dec. 12, 2008 issue of Science. It’s a reasonable question, she explains. Even the experts seem bewildered by the current … Continue reading
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Willing Away the Recession
Trace Trajano, a Procter and Gamble engineer and real estate investor, has a novel way of dealing with the recession. He simply refuses to accept it. “A lot of it is a mindset, so if you think there’s a recession, … Continue reading
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Doing More With Less
Commercial real estate managers are under intense pressure to increase corporate profit margins. It’s a challenging task: To achieve this goal, they have to maintain high occupancy levels, invest in the right markets at the right time, deliver projects on time … Continue reading
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Is It Time to Unplug?
Technology gives us speed, convenience and depth of information. But is faster and easier always an advantage–or does too much data offer anything more than a base for self-fulfilling expectations? We’re inundated with bad news and even worse forecasts. Consider … Continue reading
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Facts or Feelings
Real estate has a heartbeat. And sometimes you hear it, even when you don’t want to.
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