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Monday News You Can Use - 04.08.2024 Apr 08, 2024

 

Getting beyond the hype, here's an interesting article from REDFIN about their average agent's productivity for 2023: 27 Transactions is very high for $16,000,000 in volume> Average price would be $592,000—And the Redfin agent earned about $3,600 per...

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Monday News You Can Use - 03.11.2024 Mar 11, 2024

 

25 of the Happiest US Cities 

Freddie Mac’s Report on Housing Outlook - no real surprises but a good read (especially the Silver Tsunami part)

Something lighter - Bathroom trends. They were so serious I couldn’t stop laughing! 

Higher mortgage...

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Monday News You Can Use - 02.26.2024 Feb 26, 2024

More Sales this year
 
I could have headlined this Homeowners leaving San Fran and LA at 20% above pre-pandemic levels Look what Redfin Wrote 
 
Prices are rising

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Monday News You Can Use - 12.11.2023 Dec 11, 2023

 

Unexpected pitfalls to older homes - they may be unhealthy

Interest rates will settle at 6.5% - why shouldn’t you wait?  Buying a home today at $500,000 with 20% down and borrowing $375,000 at 7.25% has a P&I payment of $2558. If the market improves by 3% but rates...

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Monday News You Can Use - 10.30.2023 Oct 30, 2023

 

You need to make over $400K a year to afford a home in these two markets!

Here is an example of a Misleading Headline. "The Rental Market’s Downward Slide: 5 Straight Months of Falling Rents". However, rents are $338 a month higher than 9/2019. It dropped 1.6% in the...

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Monday News You Can Use - 07.31.2023 Jul 31, 2023

OK, everyone; I've been doing "Monday News You Can Use" now for over 14 years and haven't heard anything from you all recently. If I don't hear from at least 25 of you (out of 1300+) I may discontinue this service. I spend about 3 hours a week on this so … Let me know.

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Monday News You Can Use - 06.5.2023 Jun 05, 2023


 
Fewer listings - Higher Prices. 
 
Cool charts in this article
 
 
Is this a hoax or for real AI could cause human extinction
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Monday News You Can Use - 05.29.2023 May 29, 2023


 
Land Scam Explained - this will cause changes for seller verification
 
Is ita bad time to buy a home? Usa Today thinks maybe
 
Best Cities for predicted Climate Change
 
New Home Sales up as buyers run out of options. 
 
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Monday News You Can Use - 04.17.2023 Apr 17, 2023

  
Millennials are buying homes! And 51% of them received help from their parents. 
 
Demand for second homes plummets - 75% 


Interesting chart on what cost more and less this year.

Mortgage rates down 
 
Great stats for the country...
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Monday News You Can Use - 04.03.2023 Apr 03, 2023

  
Interesting Case Shiller chart shows Peak was in June of 2022 
 
But all real estate is local - Miami, Tampa and Atlanta prices up year over year. San Francisco down 7.6%
 
Mansion Transfer Tax in LA is causing uproar! I talked about...
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