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"Gold or Land? Timing is Everything"
(Gilliland) No. 1914, Tierra Grande reprint, 3pp. (10/20/2009) |
 Do you run for tangible assets like gold and land when the economy tanks? Not a bad instinct. But before you buy take a gander at their ten-year returns.
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"Recession Rx"
(Gaines) No. 1916, Tierra Grande reprint, 4pp. (10/20/2009) |
 It'll take more than a flu shot to cure this ailing economy. Positive changes must occur in all areas of the economy — business profits, consumer spending, employment and lending practices — to name a few — to end the recession.
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"Holistic Approach to Financial Crisis"
(Dotzour & Klassen) No. 1912, Tierra Grande reprint, 4pp. (7/20/2009) |
 While most of the programs designed to solve the financial crisis fail to address the foreclosure problem that began it all, the Home Equity Assistance Program does. This proposed solution starts with lowering mortgage payments, thus allowing distressed homeowners to stay in their homes, and keeps money flowing to all of the support entities in the financial markets.
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Home Equity Assistance Program: A Direct Solution for Foreclosure Mitigation
(Dotzour & Klassen) No. 1906, Technical report, 44pp. (7/20/2009) |
 The author proposes a more holistic view of the global financial crisis and offers a solution that meets the needs of all affected parties, including distressed homeowners, taxpayers, banks, mortgage-backed security investors and politicians.
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"Red, White and Broke? Why America Will Not Go Bankrupt"
(Anari) No. 1908, Tierra Grande reprint, 4pp. (7/20/2009) |
 Despite escalating concerns about the rising deficit, the United States has had much worse debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratios in the past and bounced back. The U.S. dollar is valued not just as a currency to purchase goods and services but as an international reserve currency.
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Texas Real Estate Industry Review, 2008
(Anari) No. 1883, Technical report, 5pp. (11/3/2008) |
 The Texas real estate industry plays a critical role in the state's economy. The report has details of multiplier effects, contributions to the gross domestic product, employment and wealth creation. The report has eight tables.
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Monthly Review of the Texas Economy
(Dotzour & Anari) No. 1862, Technical report, 15pp. (11/1/2008) |
 How does the Texas economy compare with the national one? This report looks at all the angles with a particular focus on employment and unemployment. It includes rankings of various industries by employment.
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"Anticipating Crisis: History's Hard Lessons"
(Gilliland) No. 1865, Tierra Grande reprint, 2pp. (7/20/2008) |
 Financial crises are usually preceded by booming economic activity. An optimistic atmosphere results in a rush-to-invest mentality that disregards the lessons of the past. After a financial "panic," safeguards are implemented, but those safeguards usually do not address the conditions that cause the next crisis.
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"Good Times, Bad Times: Understanding Real Estate Cycles"
(Anari) No. 1864, Tierra Grande reprint, 3pp. (7/20/2008) |
 Business cycles are recurring wave-like fluctuations in economic activity. A study of Texas real estate business cycles confimrs that these cycles are characterized by long expansion periods followed by short contraction periods. However, no two cycles are the same in duration and amplitude
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"The Fed Giveth, Taketh Away"
(Dotzour) No. 1866, Tierra Grande reprint, 2pp. (7/20/2008) |
 The Federal Reserve raises and lowers interest rates to banks as a means of staving off recession and inflation. In the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis, rate cuts are being used to help banks shore up their balance sheets. Once Fed officials feel the banking system has been salvaged, expect rates to turn upward.
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Texas Economic Growth and Volatility
(Anari) No. 1850, Technical report, 3pp. (2/1/2008) |
 The latest report from an ongoing research program to monitor the growth rate and volatility of the Texas economy as a whole and within the state's MSAs.
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"Chasing Change"
(Hunt & Anari) No. 1779, Tierra Grande reprint, 4pp. (7/13/2006) |
 Sectors of the economy periodically transform themselves to survive. When that happens, demand for real estate services related to those sectors change, too.
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"Deep Impact "
(Gaines & Anari) No. 1778, Tierra Grande reprint, 3pp. (7/13/2006) |
 Estimating the total economic effects of a real estate project is an important factor in securing the support needed to ensure a successful investment.
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"Yield Curves: The Shape of Things to Come"
(Dotzour) No. 1781, Tierra Grande reprint, 2pp. (7/13/2006) |
 The Real Estate Center's chief economist examines past yield patterns to suggest what might happen in the near future.
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"A Walk on the Supply Side: Texas Residential Rental Market"
(Anari) No. 1729, Tierra Grande reprint (6/10/2005) |
 A look at the supply side of Texas residential market using Census Bureau data.
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"As the Commercial World Turns"
(Dotzour) No. 1730, Tierra Grande reprint (6/10/2005) |
 More than ever, global events are influencing business returns. Topics at a pension fund investors conference illustrate the variety and scope of concerns.
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"Bubble Talk"
(Anari) No. 1731, Tierra Grande reprint (6/10/2005) |
 Is there a home price bubble in Texas? If there is, will it burst like the stock market bubble did? Center research indicates that is unlikely.
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"Third and Long: Will Business Suite Up for Recovery Game?"
(Staff) No. 1707, Tierra Grande reprint, 6pp. (1/14/2005) |
 Business capital spending needs to come off the bench and relieve both consumers and the housing market -- the recovery's mainstays -- for 2005 ultimately to be placed in the "W" column.
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"Shifting Gears: Mexico Fights for Position in Global Race"
(Hunt) No. 1682, Tierra Grande reprint, 3pp. (7/15/2004) |
 Internal political battles and fierce competition with China has Mexico at a crossroads. If the economy adapts and "goes global," Texas is likely to reap some benefits.
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"World of Change: U.S. Economy Evolves to Survive"
(Dotzour) No. 1686, Tierra Grande reprint, 3pp. (7/15/2004) |
 Where are we? Where are we going? Some of the country's top economists shared their views at a Washington, DC, economic policy conference.
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