Podcast: Ask The Guys – Finding A Coach, Raising Capital and Selecting The Right Management
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Newsfeed: Has The Housing Market Bottomed? The Surprising Result From A Little-Known Market Indicator
It may come as a bit of a shock to those who have been following the creeping freeze in housing transactions as the bid-ask spread grows to monstrous proportions, leading to a record crash in pending home sales…
Newsfeed: Pending Home Sales Suffered Worst Annual Decline Ever In 2022, Despite December Surge
While existing home sales slipped to cycle lows in December, new home sales bounced and this morning analysts were surprised to see pending home sales rise 2.5% MoM (against expectations of a 1.0% decline), and November’s decline was revised higher…
Podcast: Clues In The News – Inflation, Interest Rates, Stocks, Bonds, and Layoffs
Record inflation, trouble on Wall Street, a hemorrhaging bond market … And a wave of corporate layoffs to start off 2023 …
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Newsfeed: “Another Difficult Month For Buyers”: US Existing Home Sales Suffer Biggest Annual Drop Ever
US existing home sales dropped for the 11th straight month in December (-1.5% MoM – slightly less than expected thanks to downward revisions of previous months), leading to a record 34% drop year-over-year (worse than the worst drop during the Great Financial Crisis)…
Newsfeed: Renting More Affordable Than Homeownership Across Most Of The Nation In 2023
Rents Rising Faster Than Home Prices in Almost Half the U.S.; Both Renting and Owning Unaffordable for Average Workers Throughout the Country; Renting Still More Manageable in Vast Majority of Markets
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Newsfeed: Buyer Cancellation Rate At Top US Homebuilder Surpasses 2008 Levels
The latest evidence that Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s most aggressive interest rate hikes in a generation and spiking mortgage rates might trigger a housing “reset” is the latest earnings report from KB Home, one of the nation’s largest publicly traded homebuilders.
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Podcast: Delicious Profits with International Agriculture
In times of economic uncertainty, assets that are REAL and ESSENTIAL tend to be the most resilient … That’s one of the reasons we love real estate … Everyone needs a place to live …
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Newsfeed: Home Prices Will Likely Fall Further
Home prices have started to correct as interest rates rose sharply in 2022. However, the real problem for home prices is still coming in 2023 as the standoff between sellers and buyers comes to a head.
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Newsfeed: Services CPI Soars To Highest In 40 Years, Real Wages Shrink For 21st Month In A Row
Tl;dr: Headline and Core CPI printed ‘as expected’ (which is likely disappointing for the whisper numbers and remember the last CPI printed ‘cooler than expected’). Goods inflation continues to slow but Services inflation continues to soar (highest in over 40 years). Shelter costs continue to soar.