The Wealth Elevator Podcast: Real Estate, Taxes, Investing · Lane Kawaoka, PE

Interest Rates Just Dropped—Is Now the Time to Buy Real Estate? Expert Insights from ITR Economics

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Four structural forces guaranteed to drive inflation: monetary policy, labor, tariffs, government spending.

Real estate investment podcast featuring ITR Economics expert discussing macroeconomic outlook. Host explains his stoic deal evaluation approach despite falling interest rates. Central theme: 2023 was market peak; current period calls for continuous deal evaluation rather than market timing. ITR analyst provides non-political data-backed analysis of inflation drivers (monetary policy, labor tightness, tariffs, government spending) predicting inflation pressure resuming in 2026 especially in housing. Discussion of AI's impact on labor markets, entry-level job market challenges, and CEO hiring difficulties.

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A blunt, data-minded real estate check-in for anyone trying not to guess the cycle.

The episode starts with rates easing and uses that shift to ask a practical question: what changes when money gets a little cheaper, and what still calls for discipline no matter what the Fed does.

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You want a blunt read on lower rates, market cycles, and real estate timing.

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