Feb. 12, 2026

Making Moves: Rent, Real Estate, & Rate Cuts

On Muses Thursday in New Orleans, Doug and Greg Stokes look at declining rental prices and forward-looking real estate value, and make predictions for what this data means for rate cuts. The guys also discuss human behavior with prediction markets, the current and future outlook for cryptocurrency, and the contrasting performance of old-world versus new-world companies.


Key Takeaways

  • [00:17] - Rent rates are down for the 32nd consecutive month

  • [05:05] - Forward-looking value in real estate

  • [09:00] - Prediction markets and human nature

  • [13:01] - What’s going on with crypto/Bitcoin

  • [18:46] - Old vs New World market dynamics 


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