Issue #7 – April 2026 North Star Briefing sails where headlines meet consequences. This issue charts the mortgage rate swings, a Japanese interest in building US housing, the effect of the Gig economy on the labor market, the unexpected scale of the…
ISSUE # 6 – March 2026 Editor’s Note This month: Is 5.98% the start of spring… or just one solitary swallow? The Fed can make the harbor safer. But it can’t make captains forget the last shipwreck Tariffs must travel…
ISSUE # 5 – February 2026 Editor’s Note This month: The Fed Hits ‘Snooze’… and Kevin Warsh Enters Stage Left.. The shortage won’t vanish overnight—but it might finally stop getting worse, and that alone would be a plot twist worth…
ISSUE # 4 – January 2026 Editor’s Note This month: 2026 won’t be about whether the Fed cuts. It’ll be about whether investors believe the Fed is cutting for the right reasons; The winners in housing in 2026 won’t be…
ISSUE # 3 – December 2025 Editor’s Note This month: The economy isn’t booming, it isn’t collapsing – what to do with interest rates; The housing market quandary: we built too few houses for 15+ years, then handed everyone 3%…
ISSUE # 2 – November 2025 Editor’s Note This month: Mortgage Rates Reality Check-Interest rates sneak into your mortgage, media spin muddies the facts, and Europe dusts off its war boots. Plus: Can housing still make you rich? Your turkey…
Becoming Part of the Community Buying a home isn’t just about moving into a new space—it’s about becoming part of a community. Whether you’ve moved across town or across the country, one of the best ways to feel settled and…
ISSUE # 1 – October 2025 Editor’s Note North Star Briefing sails where headlines meet consequences. This issue charts the mortgage mood swing, a housing market that’s clogged not crashing, and the incentive math behind “Hurricane Donald.” We scan Europe’s…
Why a Mortgage Calculator Matters Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll ever make—and it’s important to go in with a clear picture of what your monthly payments might look like. That’s where a mortgage calculator…
Real estate investment finance is entering a new era in late 2025 – quite surprising because the last few years in the residential real estate market has been like a box of chocolates, you never knew what you were going…
