Be Smart, Sell your House Soon Whether a coming recession is avoided or not, the housing market has taken a downward trajectory. And while recently passed, big stimulus might get the economy rolling again, the Fed is expected to keep to it’s course of raising interest rates. Rising mortgage rates will ensure fewer buyers will buy…
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…
Housing Bubble to Burst in 2023? With inflation number soaring, GDP numbers falling and Fed interest rate hikes rocketing, there’s not too many positives for the US housing market. 2023 is a pivotal year for economic and political reasons. Builders are abandoning the market, de-risking, and ensuring they don’t get caught in a recession and…
Oil Price and Gasoline Price Forecasts The biggest events that could drive oil prices very high haven’t happened yet. The coming battle around Taiwan, which President Biden mentioned in his recent visit to South Korea. China’s communist leaders conducted threatening military exercises to show their anger about South Korea and Taiwan. If and when the…
Real Estate Seller Leads What makes some Realtors attack the housing market with such confidence, even in a recession? Do they possess skills, connections, and funds that push them front and center to buyers and sellers? Or is it just a firm, calm, persistence that helps them build a huge lead funnel? If you look…
California Real Estate Market Update It appears the housing market in California is improving and sales in March are showing a rise after several years of low sales. It’s an anxious time for desperate buyers, but while inventory levels aren’t as bad as they have been, mortgage payments and future rates will dry up some…
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…
Are Homeowners Getting Ready to Sell? A new study of 2583 consumers and their sentiment by Harris Pollsters suggests more homeowners are readying to sell their homes. They’re feeling they can take advantage of a hot real estate market before prices fall and want to sell in the next 6 months. They found sellers actually…
Unemployment Rate in the United States The Covid 19 pandemic interrupted a very positive reduction in the unemployment rate in the United states. 8 years of strong growth during the bull market stock market was crippled by the shutdowns. Now in late 2021, the economic recovery is beginning to deliver stronger job growth (4.8% unemployment…
Elon Musk and Tesla’s New Home in Austin Texas Austin Texas: Today, Elon Musk did what he indicated he might do, move his amazing company’s headquarters location from Palo Alto to Austin Texas. He moved himself to Austin in 2020. Musk announced at the company’s shareholder meeting on Thursday at Tesla’s vehicle assembly plant in…
Real Estate Vs Stock Investing With the stock market so hot of late reaching yet new highs in valuations, are you considering divesting and buying something else with your recent fortune? Or will you stick with the stock market forecast and buy Tesla, Bitcoin, or some Faang stocks and do something risky? If the thought…
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…
Dallas Housing Trends So much has gone in Texas in the last year, yet as the pandemic misery recedes, we’re in for more change in 2021 and 2022. Texas overall is perhaps the hottest housing market in the US, is looking very good despite what Biden is doing with oil and at the border. With…
Austin TX Real Estate Austin Texas with its amazing climate, interesting culture and low taxes and cost of living has been drawing hoards of new residents for several years now. It has one of the best housing market forecasts. If you’re unfamiliar with Austin, the metro area actually has a population of 2.1 million rising…
US Jobs Outlook The bungling of the recent jobs report is a sign of trouble with the current government and a sign the job market is troubled. The current report showed only 266,000 jobs created when almost 1 million were expected. This is a disaster. There are some job market and economic hurdles to deal…
SEO Services Silicon Valley Companies in Silicon Valley have a challenge ahead of them as we progress through the Covid 19 pandemic. The path back to profitability in 2021 will be challenging and will not be local. The exodus of IT and creative talent and companies to Florida, Texas, Arizona and other states, means Silicon…
Finding Homes For Sale House hunting has changed. It’s self-directed and much better. A severe housing shortage has enabled all of this and it’s good. Realtors and brokerages are becoming redundant. The housing market has changed and a whole new approach of DIY home hunting is where it’s at now. To get you warmed up…
Hottest Housing Markets 2021 We know there’s big changes in America’s real estate markets because house prices are up and sales are up in strange places. Years pass and new cities begin to thrive, grow and create new living opportunities. Which might you choose for your new retirement or work at home life? Could it…
Compare Lowest Home Mortgage Rates How Much Could You Save By Shaving 5 to 22 points off Your Mortgage? With the economy rebounding and inflation heating up, mortgage rates will rise in 2021. And house prices will rise too in the New Year. Do banks want more, or is the risk and default losses a…
Houses for Sale in San Antonio The City of San Antonio is getting a lot of attention as a preferred destination for digital nomads and families who are escaping an unsafe urban area. The big migration is on and many home buyers are checking out San Antonio, Texas. As an alternative to the bigger cities…