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Is a Recession Near?
We are seriously underestimating demographics and wealth effect changes that started after 2020.
Seller Agent Commission Value Breakdown and How Should Seller Agents Set Commissions?
Seller Agent Commission Value Breakdown and How Should Seller Agents Set Commissions?
The curious case of mortgage rates falling but demand not rising!
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The markets are now believing the dot plot like it came down from the Oracle of Delphi!
Powell turned into Arthur Burns?
Retail data is coming in for Black Friday and it’s looking good and that is bad!
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The real estate industry has lost touch. (Part 2)
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The real estate industry has lost touch (Part 1)
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Ask not what you will do for your realtor but what your realtor will do for you!
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Treasury Auctions aren’t as pretty as they used to be!
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How long before Japanese bonds blow up like US treasuries?
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RE industry: “We don’t have the same issues as before GFC because of higher standards and credit scores!”
Why can’t we have a soft landing or lower rates?
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Why can’t we have a soft landing?
Why can’t we have lower rates?
Is another debt bubble ready to burst?
The stock market is up. Yields on bonds are up. So what happens to real estate?
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Space vs Time. An old strategic dilemma!
Where is inflation going?
Inflation is beaten?
Since 2016, home inventory has been falling
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In the background and unseen, more real estate problems are brewing!
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Median home price is no longer relevant? Hold on a second!!!
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The silent real estate crash!
West Coast port closures are a headache we don’t need again!
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Another Repeat of September 2019 is coming?
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REITs, banks, and private equity are in trouble.
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To pass or not to pass the debt ceiling is not the question!
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How to Renovate Your Home for the Most Returns: Timeless Styles and Materials
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Thinking of Buying a Fixer-Upper? Make Sure to Factor in Renovation Costs and Timeline Before Making an Offer
Mortgage Rates are going up, Homes sales are falling, Home prices are going down, and Banks are tightening!
Vacation homes are not so hot anymore?
A Mexican Stand Off in Real Estate?
Gas prices are going up
Credit Crunch
It’s not just in the US!
Correction no more?
It’s not another 2008! Yes but could be worse
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Housing History It’s not just up all the time!
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No QE!!!!!!
Sales are up in February but prices are down YoY for the first time.
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Homeowners locked in at record low rates, a boon or a Trojan Horse?
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I will say it again, we have misunderstood the GFC and making the same mistake twice!
Supply is low?
Where are Mortgage Rates Going?
When chickens come back to roost
2023 Real Estate Market Where is it Going? Look at Indicators not Narratives!
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