Federal reserve cuts rates, should you rejoice?

Federal reserve cuts rates, should you rejoice?

  The stock market went crazy after the half point cut by the federal reserve?  Should you rejoice like the stock market?  Take a look at the chart above showing all the recessions in the last 30 or so years.  Do you notice a trend?  What is the chart telling us...
House prices falling in 11 markets, how accurate is the data?

House prices falling in 11 markets, how accurate is the data?

According to a new Realtor.com report, among America’s 50 biggest cities, 20 show annual price declines since last year, and the metro with the steepest drop might surprise you.  What markets are dropping the fastest and why?  How accurate is the data they are using? ...
Phantom debt soars, what does this mean for real estate?

Phantom debt soars, what does this mean for real estate?

Consumer spending in the world’s largest economy has been so resilient in the face of stubbornly high inflation that economists and traders have had to repeatedly rip up their forecasts for slowing growth and interest-rate cuts.  Is Phantom Debt driving consumer...
New plan for government to offer 25k to homebuyers

New plan for government to offer 25k to homebuyers

A new plan unveiled by candidate Harris aims to provide up to 25k to every first time homebuyer for a downpayment.  Like many of you when I heard the news, I did a double take.  What is in the plan?  Will the proposed plan increase or decrease house prices?  Who pays...
Will realtors’ settlement lower home prices?

Will realtors’ settlement lower home prices?

With the realtor settlement now implemented nationwide, the question now is will a reduction in realtor fees lower house prices?  The big premise of the commission lawsuit against the national association of realtors is that high commission fees were one of the...