Conor Sen
Bloomberg
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Past articles by Conor:
For Many Homebuyers, It’s New Construction or Nothing
With current owners staying put thanks to cheap mortgages, existing homes for sale are hard to find. That puts homebuilders in the catbird seat. → Read More
That 3% Mortgage Just Keeps Getting Better
As the Fed pushes interest rates higher, homeowners who secured ultra-cheap loans during the pandemic can invest in low-risk Treasuries that earn enough to significantly offset the cost of their homes. → Read More
Cheer Up, Corporate America. Your Gloom Is Part of the Problem
CEOs need to stop trash-talking the economy unless they want to make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. → Read More
Got a Granny? Build Her a House in Your Backyard
If the goal is to build more homes ASAP, backyard cottages might be the affordable housing breakthrough we need right now. → Read More
Sub-2% Inflation Is on the Horizon, But It Won’t Last
A strong labor market and lower prices for housing and consumer goods will help keep the economy growing this year, but brace for a rebound back into "too hot" territory. → Read More
Rental Housing Is Suddenly Headed Toward a Hard Landing
While investors were focused on fears of a collapse in the homebuying industry, a crash in the apartment market has been taking shape. → Read More
Why Millennials Are Following Boomers to the South
It wasn't just the pandemic that made Texas and Florida more appealing to Americans, it’s a different time of life. → Read More
Housing Market Doesn’t Need Much for Buyers to Return
Lower prices and rising wages are helping keep monthly payments within reach, so even the slightest give in mortgage rates could restore stability. → Read More
Cooling Economy Is Giving US Workers a Lift
Easing inflation and mended supply chains are translating into more buying power for Americans despite a softer labor market. → Read More
Homebuilders Buy Time With Huge Pandemic Backlogs
As the pipeline empties, lower costs and mortgage rates should kickstart a new wave of construction in 2023, even if it requires uncomfortable price cuts. → Read More
Lesson Learned: Central Bankers Can’t Manage Economies All by Themselves
The US needs a better balance of monetary and fiscal policy to avoid the dramatic swings we’ve seen in the past decade. → Read More
Oil Prices Are Breaking an Old Recession Tradition
Soaring energy costs have signaled major downturns in the past, but recent market declines are proving to be a tailwind for the economy. → Read More
Auto Industry Is the Economy’s Best Hope Right Now
The car market contributed to supply chain turmoil, and soaring prices helped drive up inflation. Now it’s returning to normal. → Read More
Republicans Can’t Stop a New Wave of Government Spending
No matter who controls Congress, the infrastructure bill and cash-flush state budgets will provide fresh inflation fuel to the economy next year. → Read More
Taming Inflation Is Only Half the Fed’s Battle
The same industries that are slowing now could snap back abruptly if the central bank eases up to soon, triggering a whole new round of overheating and tightening. → Read More
Fed’s Slowdown Isn’t Getting Much Help From Big Tech
Companies are shielding their workforces from efforts to cool inflation, squeezing profit with the hope of a faster recovery later. → Read More
Fed Pullback? Not If It's Watching the Bond Market Closely
We're months away from certainty on inflation, so market signals are all we've got — and one is pointing to an interest rate north of 5%. → Read More
Two Bright Spots in a Cooling Housing Market
Unlike previous crashes, multifamily rentals remain strong, with ample construction to provide jobs and a backlog that should last well into 2023. → Read More
What If the Rental Market Is the First to Break?
Inflation watchers have focused on pulling back the labor market, but tenants blinking in the face of higher rents might be the first step toward cooling off the economy. → Read More
We Should All Cheer the Return of Company Profits
Supply chain cost pressures are easing on sellers of consumer goods, signaling that hefty price increases won't be necessary much longer. → Read More