Top 25 Important Things for First-Time Home Sellers Selling your first home might seem a little like watching your oldest teenager move away to go to college. It’s a big change for you and for them and anxiety is a normal reaction. After all, this is the first one and you’re not sure of the…
Real Estate Video for Agents Video is a powerful medium for marketing. And it can be for real estate marketing and sales too. Realtors who master this medium take it to a level most agents and brokerages don’t. But the benefits in impact, engagement, and lead generation just keep on coming, as you’ll see in…
Natural Gas Futures Prices Smart investors pick the best stocks but they also know to invest in a dip. Right now, one investible commodity is in a dip period. It is the last? Everyone might think the dip stocks or commodities are all gone, yet natural gas remains at very low price levels. For investors…
Best Energy Stocks to Buy: Southwestern Energy Competing with behemoth oil & gas companies such as BP, Exxon, Shell, Chevron, Phillips, and others is Southwestern Energy Corp which draws most of its revenue from natural gas production. Is this the sleeper stock that could rocket to new heights as the Winter of 2023/2024 arrives? Let’s…
Why Home Sellers are Finding it so Tough to Sell Realtors today face a host of issues trying to generate leads. It might not be enough to solve one problem. Seller leads might be available, and these people are likely online on Google or Facebook or Linkedin searching and trying to solve their desire to…
Stock Market Forecast for the Next 5 Years The 5 year forecast period is an important one for those investors tiring of the roller coaster rides on the Dow, S&P, NASDAQ and Russell indexes. Stock market analysts and economists speak of relief of inflation happening, and forecast a smoother ride ahead, perhaps a return to…
August’s Price Drop May Present Opportunities While stocks fell during August amidst a wave of bad news, including the deepening, widening rift with the communists in China, corporate profits are showing growth. In fact, China’s downturn, US reshoring, and energy stocks are the key issues going into the fall. FED rates likely won’t fall until…
Stock Forecasts – Bull Market? Volatility will likely be the key characteristic of the markets as economic, political, technology, trade and many more factors face off in a battle. The uncertainty over interest rates is something investors and economists just can’t seem to get a handle on. At the last FED meeting, J. Powell commented…
Mountain Bike Manufacturers Dream The global phenomenon of mountain biking is still in gear. And while some speak of industry slow downs, there is huge demographic of 12 to 72 year old’s participating in the sport. Research and Marketing’s report forecasts that the mountain bike market is poised to grow by $3.13 billion during the…
Dreaming of a Housing Market Crash? As the FED pushes the envelope on interest rate and mortgage rate rises, many buyer prospects continue to hope for a housing market correction with lower prices. Well okay, they would prefer an outright crash. Because prices are unreachable no matter what mortgage rates are. And it will take…
Is Revenge Travel Done? If you missed out on the phenomena of “revenge travel” then don’t fret. It looks like it’s going to continue for a few more years. And travel prices are dropping. This labor weekend is proof that far from over, revenge travel is putting it in gear for an extended period of…
Toronto Housing Market Bubble The Rolling Toronto housing crash forecast continues through 2023 and into 2024. Have we critical mass debt yet? Now years later from original predictions, in September 2023, there are still rumors of trouble in the Canadian economy and that the housing markets will crash. There are few takers on that prognosis….
The Special Needs of Silicon Valley Companies Silicon Valley is that region in southwest San Francisco Bay where thousands of tech-related companies have established their primary business location. Entrepreneurs, financiers, and talent all come here to experience this haven for entrepreneurs. Yet the days of easy money are behind us. Yes, investment in AI and…
Florida Real Estate Market Despite high rising mortgage rates for the last year, home sales in Florida have been relatively strong. Florida home prices too have risen to record heights. In July however, the Fed rate rises are beginning to take a bite out of the Florida housing market. Both Florida Realtors and Redfin report…
Breaking Up With China With a multi-decade, institutionalized export of money and technology, the US is long overdue for a return to freedom for its own burgeoning economy. The reshoring of US manufacturing and the protection of valuable technology will boost US GDP, reward investment in the US, increase job growth, and raise the standard…
Why a US Recession Won’t be in the Cards for 2024 The equity markets took a dive Wednesday on expectations of bad news. Yes, not on bad news, but the expectation of bad news. At least someone’s expectation. So much for the technical analysis everyone’s publishing right now. There seems to be a little conspiracy…
Microchip Stocks – Semiconductors for the AI Era The AI boom began in 2021 but now in 2023, it’s just swinging into high gear. Stocks such as ASML, Nvidia, Intel, Super Micro Computer, Taiwan Semiconductor, Qualcomm, and Broadcom are leading the way in supplying the AI technology market with high-performance chips. These advanced chip sets…
Forecast for the 2024 Stock Market Investors are optimistic in 2023 and see the economic potential of a Fed rate easing. What goes down must come back up. Is the second half going to be the amazing buying opportunity you’ve been hoping for? And is the 2024 stock market going to create new incredible stories…
Los Angeles Housing Market June’s sales data for the Los Angeles housing market doesn’t really tell us anything new, however prices jumped in June which may lead us to believe the market has some health. The exodus of people and businesses have hurt the LA economy, yet as interest rates drop, that trend may stop…
California Real Estate Market Forecast It might be more difficult to characterize and explain California’s dynamic yet troubled housing market than other states. While the overall housing market here has its medians and averages, and has been injured by the FED interest rate hikes more than other states, the real story is seen when drilling…
Forecast of Tesla Stock Price Tesla stock has created a good number of millionaires who enjoyed the opportunity of buying TSLA when it was undervalued. Its tech advantage, marketshare, and consumer brand value is immense and could easily rocket again. And a lot of that growth came via Elon Musk’s brilliance and audacity as an…
Russell Index Forecast Russell Small Caps 2023/2024 If you’ve missed out on buying the megacaps like Google, Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Nvidia and others with their mountainous rises this year, there’s still hope to make big gains. While the Magnificent 7 tech stocks soared this year, they might be peaking. The small caps are market laggards…
Stock Market Forecast for the Next 6 Months Goldman Sach’s chief economist Jan Hatzius said in a release today that “The recent data have reinforced our confidence that bringing inflation down to an acceptable level will not require a recession.” GS has revised its outlook for a recession down to 20%. Yes, as I mentioned,…
3 Month Stock Market Outlook As we entered the 3rd quarter of 2023, investors are torn between two tales. One of a market crash this year or next, and one of a new bull market that will take everyone to nirvana. It’s likely these 3 months will continue strong for stocks because investor mood is…
Your Dream Home in Florida The beautiful state of Florida, seemingly beckoning and welcoming to everyone always receives serious regard as the best place to move to in America. The Sunshine State certainly offers the lifestyle older retirees from the north love and look forward to visiting every year. And others of all ages like…
Residential Real Estate Market Outlook Buyers and investors might ask someone to describe the real estate/housing markets. You might call it a market driven by intense demand for homes, not just dream homes, but safe havens for themselves and their family at almost any price. It’s one of severe frustration for all including rate-stuck homeowners…
Dream Homes – America’s Luxury Homes What never seems to die is the quest for beautiful, exotic and even palatial homes. Both American and foreign buyers buy luxury properties in the US as a lifestyle investment. Within the property, more of their living and business engagements take place meaning it is a focal, interactive venue…
Zillow Real Estate Company The company known as Zillow enjoys having the real estate website with the most traffic. That would surprise most home buyers and sellers, but the truth is, Zillow has deliberately built a very strong presence in the real estate market and has embraced the Internet to serve buyers and sellers. The…
US Real Estate & Housing Market Reports The housing market has experienced fluctuations in recent months, with varying sales and price trends across different regions in the United States. It can be confusing with conflicting data from year over year conflicting with monthly changes. Taking a wider perspective on what’s happening in the real estate…
Bitcoin Still on Many Investors Radar Are you considering buying Bitcoin this year, during the coming dip? You might want to investigate now given investors have gained the scent. Some analysts believe it’s headed for $200,000 or perhaps $500,000. Is that likely? If there is an economic recovery and bull markets, and if money market…
Rosy Forecast for Apple Stock Gene Munster of Deep Water Asset Management believes Apple is headed for a $4 Trillion valuation. And so far in 2023, Apple’s stock price is up 15%. He believes Apple is set to soar further another 10% consistently over the next 5 years. Tech (NASDAQ & S&P tech) has soared…
AI Stock Market Prediction Services While AI forecasting tools, such as the ones introduced below have been around for a while, it’s only with the arrival of ChatGPT that the general public is aware of AI based stock prediction. But while ChatGPT stock market forecasts are not up to snuff right now, there are developers…
2023 Weather Forecast: Warmth on the Way What an interesting time it is for weather across North America, with some changes taking place that will take many people off guard — challenging popular beliefs about our climate. It looks like a great summer is in store for us across the US and Canada with some…
Zillow’s Hottest Cities List According to Zillow’s latest report on home prices, cities in the upper midwest accounted for 6 of the 7 cities with the largest home price gains in May. They found that Columbus, Cincinnati, Detroit, Richmond and Milwaukee saw the highest price gains. West Coast cities bucked their losing trend in home…
Google Stock Price Outlook Google’s stock price is one that you wouldn’t be so volatile given it’s one of the largest companies in the world. And it’s potential profitability is enormous. Unlike Apple, Google isn’t as constrained by offshore physical product manufacturing, trade threats and the like. As economic cycles pass, GOOG retains its inherent…
Nvidia Stock Price Forecast Nvidia’s stock is perhaps the superstar performer of the NASDAQ and S&P in 2023. Its stock price has leapt as you can see in the price chart below yet investors wonder if this bullish run will continue. The outlook for 2024 and next 5 years is still positive, however over the…
Are Home Prices About to Rocket? Everyone is waiting for interest rates to fall. That’s because those rates are what’s stopping the housing market specifically. High rates harm a lot of industries, but real estate is worst hit. It will recover quickly when rates go down. It’s those unwelcome interest rates that are preventing most…
Growing Market Supply is the Economic Boost we Need The United States economic output and spending volume isn’t impacting the world like it did in the past. And you can’t spend your way out of a recession. That’s been proven. Instead, only supply side growth economics can generate the turnaround desired for the US economy….
Stock Market Forecast Now While there may be a cyclical uptrend in the markets that’s intriguing investors, they may want to hold on and back away from their FOMO buying impulse. Certainly, the mood this Tuesday morning is good. S&P and NASDAQ futures are up again, however the Dow and Russell index are down. Their…
Oil Price and Gasoline Price Forecasts Oil and Gasoline prices are expected to rise in 2024, pushing ever higher over the next 5 years as the US and global economies recover from the pandemic inflation rollercoaster. Yet today prices fell 4% on news that Russian crude supply is back up. It seems there is little…
Recovery in 2024, 2025 Looks Promising — Mike Wilson Morgan Stanley’s Chief Investment Officer is bullish on 2024 and 2025, but is bearish on 2023 earnings. He’s warning investors that this mini bull market may not be trusted, and that a last half 2023 correction, at least in sentiment is due. He lays out his…
Tesla Stock Tesla is the world’s premier AI company and electric powered automobile manufacturer. As you’ll see below, the EV market is growing in 2023, and investors wonder if TSLA is the stock to buy as we head to the recovery in 2024. It’s built a stellar brand reputation among auto buyers who prefer a…
Top Stock Investing Websites For new stock market investing enthusiasts, such as self-directed investors, knowing how to invest in stocks, what to invest in, when to buy stocks, when to sell stocks, and where to find reliable, credible information isn’t a simple task. Even if we find an excellent stock prediction software or service, we…
Market Outlook for Next Week Today, Sunday May 28th, Kevin McCarthy announced that, in principle the White House and the Republicans have reached a deal regarding raising the US debt ceiling. Tonight’s futures should rocket, on top of the moment built last week. A 600 point to 800 point rise during the week is likely….
US Economy Outlook 2024 Are we to believe the weak GDP and economic forecasts for 2023? And how about 2024? The reason forecasts and predictions miss so often, is that forecasters don’t consider politics and news media manipulation. The macroeconomic outlook is colored by politics — China, Saudis and Biden. Know one talked about the…
S&P 500 Forecast As perhaps the best performance indicator of large-cap US equities., the S&P is regarded as the “real stock market” by many investors. Compared to the Dow, the S&P is estimated to be 170 times larger in value. The S&P 500 is a collection of large cap stocks, the best of the market…
NASDAQ Forecast The good performance of the NASDAQ listed stocks show investors believe in the tech sector, and that it has the only path to profitability against Dow, Russell and S&P stocks. The NASDAQ’s 17.8% price growth year to date is surprising, but can it be sustained? Tech can find a way to profitability…
Dow Forecast DJIA 2024 The Dow has been sluggish this hear, falling well behind the NASDAQ and S&P in growth. Yet of late, optimism about 2024’s economy is brightening investor’s outlook. Last Friday’s big jump shows investors are a little less gloomy, and the a weak showing in the manufacturer’s index shows lots of potential…
Stock Market Outlook Next Ten Years It’s difficult for any investor to make confident stock buying and selling decisions without a clear, long term vision of the economy. You want some certainty about the 5 year outlook and the 10 year long range outlook. This long range outlook is about more than the Dow Jones…
US New Home Construction, Prices and Sales It’s not a reach to say that buying a new home is tops on many American’s wish list. Although demand for new homes is intense, a lack of supply is dampening those dreams of home ownership. New US home sales rose 4% across the country in October and…
Best Stocks to Buy Right Now With the Covid pandemic easing as we progress through the winter of 2023, it’s reasonable to assume the US economy and global economy would improve. As the chart for the last 5 years from Yahoo Finance reflects, what was happening before the pandemic wasn’t so good for stocks. Corporate…
Bitcoin Price Outlook Bitcoin crashed suddenly and shockingly this weekend to $35,388, far below the big highs of last month. In some markets, it even it hit $28,000 so it appears cryptocurrency is in some hot water right now. However, for smart investors, this dumping is a buying the dip opportunity. The BTC crash including…
When Should I Sell My Stocks? Just when the outlook is so positive with the recovery, we have a day like November 26, where market seems to be sliding into oblivion. The Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P all suffered. Investors are thinking, why can’t I see any of this coming? Well, you’re not alone, because none…
Investing Strategy: Buying the Dip Buying the dip is a tactic that’s deeply ingrained in the investor community mindset. From institutional fund managers to self-directed investors, the dip in prices is a great opportunity to buy stocks at bargain prices. Investors often overreact to negative news and trends, thus dumping their stock unwisely. Stock volatility…
Where Do You Invest When the Bull Market Hits its Peak? Stock market experts like Charlie Wien says “I don’t think there’s a lot of upside from…not a lot more value than current level.” As you can see from the graphic, he acknowledges that a recovery could extend profitability because earnings continue strong. However, he…
AI Stock Prediction What could be more exciting than having an AI-powered stock price forecasting tool that could seriously increase your ability to pick top gainer stocks? Yes, if an AI-based forecasting service could identify the best stocks reliably. If you’re a self-directed investor, AI prediction software might even up the advantage of hedge fund…
Is There Any Chance Home Prices will Fall? The top question from buyers isn’t about how to save and qualify for a home mortgage, or how to win a bidding war, or how to choose a Real estate agent. The top question asked is “when will home prices fall?” The rationale is simple. They want…
San Diego Home Prices Keep Climbing Pandemic or not, San Diego real estate is a much desired thing. House prices in the city of San Diego June rose to an average of $1,080,000 while it was $1,114,122 within San Diego County (up 29% from 12 months ago). The median home price countywide in June was…
US Cities with the Lowest House Prices You might say there is still an affordable housing migration going on. People are moving to find cheaper housing in their city or in other cities across the US. As international travel opens up, we may even find more people selling their home and moving internationally. With respect…
Rocky Mountaineer Train Trip When you talk about the best life experiences, Canada’s Rocky Mountains are one of the first to come to mind. Travelling through these mountains is a visual feast with clean pungent mountain air, brilliant colours, soaring snow capped peaks that your mind can barely comprehend. Whether Summertime or Xmas, or whether you’re…
Weather Forecast for the State of Texas Texas is a large land area with a diverse geography that gives its many cities a pleasant variety in temperature, rainfall, and other weather events. Millions of vacationers are travelling to Texas cities and it’s amazing Gulf Cost beaches. Check out the typical weather for cities in Texas…
Los Angeles Weather Forecast Beautiful, sunny Los Angeles, California, experiences a Mediterranean climate, characterized by mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. That climate has drawn millions to the city in the last 100 hundred years, to enjoy its beaches, hillside communities, theme parks, restaurants, and thriving business sector. Millions travel to LA every year…
Digital Marketing Services for LA Agents The LA Real Estate market is vast, interesting and competitive. The wealth of some agents in the city demonstrates strongly the value of audacity, strategy, and good marketing. Agents have the power and opportunity to be a market leader with the right specific marketing strategy. The key is talent,…
What do Business Owners want in their Key Freelancers? Hiring quality freelancers is very desirable today (lower cost, maximum skill, industry focus). Yet are business managers finding who they really want and need? Are the best freelancers a gold mine? 3 Must Haves for Busy, Pressured Business managers: Convenience Competence Confidence Convenience means they want…
Essential Property Management Services to Fuel Growth Professional property managers do much more than manage properties. They build value and revenue performance continuously to meet the ever-rising expectations of owners. There are many services you provide as we discuss here, but one service provides the most lasting business boost for property owners. In fact, as…