A shaky summer sales cycle is looking even shakier

We’re heading into what should be the strongest part of the year for housing… and the data is not cooperating. Here’s what I’m seeing right now: 1. Future…

What I’m Reading This Week, April 17, 2026

I’ve been running daily Google Scholar alerts tied to my dissertation work, and I’ll probably keep them on for the rest of my career. What started as research…

Foreclosures are rising again.

But not for the reasons most people think. A recent report highlights a growing surge in foreclosures across the U.S., with states like Indiana and Florida leading the…

Existing Home Sales Hit Slowest Pace Since 2009

March numbers are in, and the market is telling a clear story. According to the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales dropped 3.6% month-over-month, marking the slowest pace…

China knows AI better than you

That’s what people online are debating about right now. But here’s what the data actually says. According to the Stanford AI Index Report : https://lnkd.in/gbJtNiDz China leads in…

Year 4 of the “Summer of Discontent”

Last month, I wrote about what I called the Summer of Discontent We are now entering Year 4 of a difficult Phoenix metro market And the data continues…

The 4-Year Degree Is Broken

A new report shows colleges are rapidly rolling out 3-year bachelor’s degrees. Not as an experiment.As a response. Here’s what is actually happening: • Programs are cutting electives…

If Skinner Saw AI Classrooms Today, He’d Ask One Question

B.F. Skinner built his theory of learning around reinforcement. Immediate feedback.Iteration.Practice. Not policy. Now look at how we’re approaching AI in education. We are building governance frameworks at…

A Cornell professor is making students use… typewriters.

Not as a gimmick. As a defense against AI. One assignment. No laptops. No ChatGPT. No spellcheck. Just thinking and typing. At first glance, it sounds extreme. But…

Your students are struggling

You see it every semester. A few fall behind early…Then a few more…And by the time it’s obvious, it’s already too late. Now think about this: You already…