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Tim Shaler

Tim Shaler

Tim Shaler is a professional investor and economist based in Southern California. He is a regular columnist for The Epoch Times, where he exclusively provides some of his original economic analysis.

2 California Propositions Focus on Property Taxes—Here’s What’s at Stake

Commentary Two measures regarding property taxes are up for a vote in California on Nov. 3. Both have ...

Southern California October 20, 2020
SoCal Inflation Data Reflects Movement out of Cities, Used Car Shortage

Commentary The cost of shelter in Southern California is reflecting the exodus from more urban areas toward less ...

Southern California October 15, 2020
Job Market Continues Recovery; Economy Getting Boost From Low Mortgage Rates

Commentary Today, two key pieces of data were released. One will be reported correctly, and for the other, ...

Economies October 15, 2020
Wells Fargo, Bank of America 3rd-Quarter Results Show Prospects Good for California Consumers

Commentary Wells Fargo and Bank of America, two of America’s four largest banks (along with Citibank and JPMorgan ...

Business October 14, 2020
It’s a Scary World; Diversification Can Make It Less Scary

Commentary We all know all the variables: Are we going to find a treatment for COVID-19, reducing the ...

Investment October 14, 2020
Financial Costs of California Wildfires Likely to Keep Soaring

Commentary Lives have been lost, and homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by this year’s devastating wildfires in ...

Southern California October 12, 2020
Orange County Consumer Confidence Rose in 3rd Quarter, With Some Concerns, Survey Says

Commentary Orange County consumers grew more optimistic during the third quarter, even as they remained concerned about the ...

Southern California October 8, 2020
SoCal Sports Fans Stuck at Home Likely Cost Local Economy at Least $1 Billion

Commentary With three Southern California teams currently in a major sport championship series (the Los Angeles Lakers) or ...

Sports October 8, 2020
Job Gains, Possible Productivity Gains Point to Continued Speedy Economic Recovery

Commentary The number of unemployed persons in the United States fell by 1 million last month, a pace ...

Business October 6, 2020
Exodus From Cities Triggers Significant Rent Drops in SF, LA

Commentary The economic evidence of a pandemic-related exodus from large cities continues to grow. Rents for a one-bedroom ...

Northern California October 6, 2020
South Sea Stock Price Bubble Is Good Reminder, Even 300 Years Later

Commentary Three hundred years ago, a stock market bubble popped that almost destroyed the United Kingdom. As with ...

Opinion October 3, 2020
Latest Data Point to a Still Hot Property Market

Commentary Applications for mortgages to buy new homes are still high despite schools reopening to in-person instruction. This ...

Southern California October 2, 2020
Disney Plans to Slash 28,000 Jobs in Parks Business

Commentary Walt Disney Co. has announced it will lay off off 28,000 domestic employees in its Parks, Experiences ...

Southern California October 1, 2020
An Economist’s Take on 1st Trump–Biden Debate: Heavy on Health Care, Light on Trade

Commentary From the perspective of an economist looking for clues from the first Trump–Biden debate, there were some ...

Opinion September 30, 2020
An Economist’s Guide to the Sept. 29 Presidential Debate

Commentary As an economist, I’m often asked by fellow investors how to interpret news events and make sense ...

Opinion September 29, 2020
Differing Counties’ Industries Key to Understanding SoCal Housing Markets

Commentary Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego, and "the Inland Empire" have many similarities in their economies ...

Southern California September 28, 2020
Newsom’s Ban on Gas-Burning Cars Predictably May Have Unintended Consequences

Commentary On Sept. 23, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing the California Air Resources Board ...

Southern California September 24, 2020
Tight Supply in Southern California Housing Market as Buyers Seek More Space

Commentary According to The Orange County Housing Report published by Steven Thomas this week, the county market for ...

Southern California September 24, 2020
US Household Wealth at All-Time High

Commentary Even as a global pandemic is raging, American households, as a group, are the richest they have ...

Analysis September 23, 2020
Explaining Stock Market Volatility, a Sophisticated Tool Anyone Can Understand

Commentary There has been much discussion recently about the increase in U.S. stock market volatility. And this month ...

Business September 22, 2020
Not Seasonally Adjusted Humans Getting Back to Work

Commentary After quickly increasing to 21.8 million people the week of April 24 from 2 million people during ...

Analysis September 21, 2020
Great Health News May Ease One Driver of Super-Hot Residential Real Estate Demand

Commentary California’s “COVID-19 Statewide Update” indicates that the 14-day moving average of the rate of positive COVID-19 diagnostic ...

Analysis September 17, 2020
Assessment of Fed Meeting—Analysis You Can Use

Commentary Members of the Federal Reserve board and presidents of the Fed’s regional banks collectively let the world ...

Analysis September 16, 2020
Wednesday Is ‘Fed Day’

Commentary On Sept. 16, at 11:15 am PT/2:15 pm ET, the U.S. central bank is expected to make ...

Analysis September 15, 2020
29 Years of Seasonal Housing Data

Commentary Here we share our exclusive analysis of 30 years of monthly housing price data from the Federal ...

Analysis September 13, 2020
Data Point to Broken Pandemic-Affected Supply Chains, Rising Worker Confidence

Commentary Lumber prices went up almost 11 percent in August. Meanwhile, raw milk prices are also going up, ...

Opinion September 10, 2020
Rapid Orange County Housing Price Increases Fueled by Very Low Supply

Commentary So far in 2020, there have been 13 percent fewer homes listed for sale in Orange County, ...

Opinion September 9, 2020

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