Jonathan Miller

Thoughts About Real Estate as a Safe Haven: War Is Hell

By CandysDirt / March 22, 2026 /

By Jonathan MillerSpecial Contributor Takeaways Thinking About Real Estate as a Bank Safety Deposit Box There’s a lot here to consider for a Friday afternoon and the first day of spring, but hey, you’ve got all weekend, and the test isn’t until Monday. Investors are always searching for assets that don’t move in the same…

The Plural of Housing Anecdotal Is Not Data, But It Can Be a Leading Indicator

By Charles Grand / February 22, 2026 /

By Jonathan MillerSpecial Contributor Understanding Housing Market Trends ASAP Admittedly, going into the Beige Book and anecdotal is a little wonky, but I promise it is worth it. Here it goes… Everyone who interacts with the housing market has all heard this debate between pending and closed sales: Early on, brokerage firms that tried to…

Final Thoughts on 2025: Sure Glad It’s Over

By CandysDirt / January 5, 2026 /

By Jonathan MillerSpecial Contributor 2026 Looks To Be A More Active Year For The Housing Market Inflation, which housing accounts for a third of its calculation, has been a consistent topic throughout the year, as shown in this incredible AXIOS visualization. Mortgage rates are expected to fall a little next year, while markets are betting the Fed will…

Hawks and Doves: A Lot More Rate Cuts Will Probably Hurt Housing

By CandysDirt / December 15, 2025 /

By Jonathan MillerSpecial Contributor The Fed Cuts And The Search For A Heart Of Gold Neil Young’s 1980 political album Hawks & Doves was disappointing to his fans after the barn-burner Rust Never Sleeps and the classics After the Gold Rush and Harvest set the standard. For me, the Hawks & Doves album symbolized the beginning of a weaker era of his albums and perhaps,…

Updated Hunters Glen Georgian Legacy Mansion Lists for a Whopping $35M

By Karen Eubank / November 3, 2025 /

We are living in an unprecedented time for luxury real estate, as illustrated by this University Park Georgian legacy mansion. Allie Beth Allman’s Alex Perry just listed it for an eye-watering $35 million. Candy and I were recently reminiscing about the days when paying a million dollars for a home was a very big deal.…