Archive for the ‘Patrick Stone’ Category
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Segment 2: Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG), and Brian Bushlach discuss the current economic outlook as well as the state of the real estate market. Listen now!
Segment 3: Pat Stone’s insight into the new federal legislation passed to help people with mortgages and home loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Listen Now!
Segment 4: Pat Stone’s take on uncertainty with the global economy as well as local business and thoughts on future growth. Listen Now!
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Sunday, July 24th, 2011
Segment 3: Pat Stone and Brian Bushlach discuss the Debt Ceiling Debate; what’s happening now and where we are going. Pat’s breakdown of the current economy and real estate market. Listen now!
Segment 4: Insight into recent Wall Street Journal article “A Home Is a Lousy Investment” by Robert Bridges. Listen Now!
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Our knowledge, perceptions and biases are all a product of the information we digest. Modern media provides a constant stream of data, usually packaged for mass consumption and always lacking in detail and refinement. Case in point is the obsession with the S&P Case-Schiller Index. The national financial media regards Case-Schiller as gospel when reporting housing prices and market trends.
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Friday, July 1st, 2011
Every once in awhile we witness a convergence of issues that create an economic inflection point……….a point which we change direction. Although the concept of an inflection point stems from calculus, it is applicable the current economic situation. It seems safe to say that our current direction seems to be lateral; we are basically stuck in a holding pattern while we grapple with the weight of significant debt (government, corporate, mortgage, personal, etc.), depressed consumer confidence and a prevailing sense of caution. Economic indicators generally seem to be in a holding pattern and recovery seems tepid at best.
Where do we go from here?
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Tags:Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank Regulatory Reform, economic growth, economy, housing market, mortgage financing, Pat Stone, Patrick F. Stone, Patrick Stone, real estate, Real Estate Market, WFG National Title, WFG National Title Insurance, WFG National Title Insurance Company, Williston, Williston Financial, Williston Financial Group, world economy
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Segment 1: Pat Stone’s macroeconomic overview, the stock market and the mood on Wall Street right now. Listen now!
Segment 2: Pat Stone on the current economy and how it affects real estate in the US and in the Portland market. And a quick overview & update on the Dodd-Frank bill. Listen now!
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
A great take on the local market by Pat Stone, CEO of WFG National Title.
Listen to: Segment 1 | Segment 2
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
The unending commentary on the state of the housing market continues with many “experts” expressing opinions on everything from the future of prices to the desirability of homeownership. Central to all the angst is an overriding impression that too much uncertainty and confusion exists to reasonably predict the future…and in the absence of certitude, we need to assume the worst.
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Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Patrick Stone’s economic outlook for the Portland area and how it impacts the real estate market.
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Sunday, February 27th, 2011
Insight into the Case-Shiller Index, inventory levels and a current snapshot of the market.
Listen to: Segment 6 | Segment 7
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Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Patrick Stone speaks with Brian Bushlach about his humble beginnings, the economy, the housing market, and the outlook for 2011.
Listen to: Segment 1 | Segment 2
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