House Features Most Wanted Today What are buyers wanting in their next home this year? It’s an interesting mix of features, yet are these features you’d be willing to upgrade for to sell your home at a higher price? NAHB conducted a survey of new home buyers about what they were looking for in a…
News Roundup for a wild Real Estate Market as we head toward 2023! The 2022 housing market rodeo isn’t over yet. There’s a lot happening in US housing markets, and there’s plenty of uncertainty for homebuyers and home sellers, about where housing markets are heading in the next 12 months. It’s going to be a…
Is the US Headed for a Recession? Recession Watch 2023: Is the possibility of a recession next year just negative thinking or is it clear thinking? Many don’t want to consider the unthinkable, yet we know what the signals are and how we’ll respond. Increasingly, the prediction of a recession is reaching full consensus with…
US Inflation Jumps 9.1% in June Despite the recent series of increases in the Fed interest rate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported US inflation soared 9.1% in June, the highest rate since 1998. The new rate is also up a whopping 1.3% since May making us believe that July’s rate might be even…
Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Avoid Catastrophe Following on the heels of an embarrassing rejection from potential billionaire buyer Elon Musk (Tesla), the social media platform called Twitter is on very shaky ground. As it turns out, the ground under Elon Musk is beginning to quake too. His company Tesla was doing well, yet with…
A Democrat Defeat Could Help Avoid a Recession Right now the talk is all about a recession and many see it as inevitable with no means of prevention. Even Larry Summers has raised his forecast for a recession to a gloomy 100%. These people have fully bought into the idea that the economy follows the…
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…
Will Sellers Rush Online to Find a Realtor? Many Realtors are thinking there’s no way residential real estate can fail. Housing markets are too hot with wealthy buyers, high employment, strong banks, along with strong millennial buyer demand and very limited supply of housing. Yet the narrative seems to be changing despite the economic strength. …
Top 30 Post Pandemic Stocks to Buy This pandemic will fade off into history. It’s ruined the economy, but the US economic outlook and stock market forecast will brighten each and every month this year. The next 3 months might be grim, but as the stimulus kicks in, vaccinations grow, and people return to their…
Vancouver Housing Market Update and Forecast Vancouver has built its reputation as one of the most beautiful cities and locations in the world. The modernization of the city, incredible mountain vistas, moderate climate with a surprising amount of yearly sunny days, high tech center growth, tourism and neighboring mountain recreation areas makes this area a…
Best Oil Stocks to Buy? As the price of oil moves past $110 a barrel, investors realize where it might be headed, to above $150. The Putin war isn’t about to end and may persist for years. Europe intends to cut off Russian oil, however India and China are scrambling to acquire that cheap energy…
Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Apple With stock volatility, rising interest rates, and an economic recovery underway, are the big tech FAANG stocks the choice for risk off investors? While NASDAQ did well last year, it may be the Fed stimulus and low interest rate policy that created those big gains. When Cathie Woods says tech…
2022 Could be a Boom Year Few home sellers will argue against the idea that selling their home in 2022 won’t be a profitable experience. With prices so high in the absence of supply, prices will rocket. And prices did rocket in 2022. And most Realtors will believe that this should be their best sales…
EIA Predicts Big Price Drop in Brent and WTI Oil EIA, the US Energy Information Administration made it’s predictions for future oil prices and surprisingly, they believe oil prices will fall. In their latest price forecast, a shocking one, they predict the price of Brent crude oil will average $75/b in 2022 and $68/b in…
Best Canadian Oil Stocks to Buy Oil prices are rocketing, and you’ve been introduced to the best oil stocks to buy on North American stock exchanges, and among the best are Canadian oil stocks. You can find them on the TSX, Canada’s stock exchange. Canada’s wealth in oil and gas will gain increased exposure in…
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…
Real Estate Marketing Packages It’s a new home selling season and opportunities still abound in 2022. The challenge of being seen and heard and then connecting is no easy matter however, which brings is to promotion and marketing. Realtors with a strong online presence will at least be able to reach buyers and sellers. Seller…
Winning Real Estate Marketing Strategy Organic real estate marketing and lead generation are the core or foundation of your sales success. While local advertising and word of mouth help your efforts, they’re not going to establish you as the top Realtor in your region. Admittedly, it takes confidence and the help of a good digital…
Florida Housing Supply Dries Up The Florida housing market remains one of the hottest housing markets in 2022 despite a continually diminished listings of Florida homes for sale. The lack of housing construction is a topic I’ve been writing about for years. It’s due to government policies (NIMBY) resistance to new housing development and it’s…
What’s the Outlook for the Housing Market? Most expert forecasts for the housing are calling for moderation in home prices beginning now and into 2022 and 2023. But are they just trying to talk down what is a very hot housing market? In one controversial poll by Reuters, Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo…