Experts in the News

A drop in U.S. monthly retail sales to a decade low last December could be a sign of an economic slowdown, fellow John Diamond says. “It does make a recession in 2020 a little more likely.” Texas Standard:

As Congress discusses a broad tax overhaul, all sorts of tax deductions — including mortgage interest deductions — are on the table. Mortgage-data provider HSH recently talked to fellow John Diamond about the economic impact of the deduction and possible changes to its use.