Boom or Bust?

Amidst a tough year in terms of the pandemic, widespread economic shutdowns, business furloughs, and record high unemployment rates, one of the silver linings in the train wreck that is 2020 has been the boost in the real estate market. As more people began to work from home and interest rates dropped, the demand for homes surged which created a rush to purchase property. 

But this may be creating somewhat of a false sense of security for the overall economy, as the booming housing market doesn’t necessarily reflect the portion of the population that remains unemployed and counting on mortgage forbearance benefits. There is definitely promising data that the economy is slowly healing, but with continued small business failures and corporate company bankruptcies, we should probably proceed with caution.