The Federal Reserve has to keep an eye on a lot of things, but one of the most important is inflation. When inflation is too high, it can lead to recession. With Fed funds rates raising and inflation at stubbornly high levels, the question becomes will the Fed need to take us into a recession? […]
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If you’re looking for a room pick me up, there are two things to consider: – what is your decorating style and – what is your color palette?? Your color palette isn’t necessarily the colors you are currently using in the room you want to give an uplift to. If you’re not sure what your
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Many housing insiders warn buyers against trying to time the market as the economy wades through this period of uncertainty. “Deciding to buy now or wait is going to depend on the individual buyer’s motivation and situation. Waiting may not be a viable option,” this comes from a successful agent a real estate agent in
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If this is your year to do some updates or tackle a remodel, you may be wondering what project will add the most value in the long run. Paint is the most inexpensive and easiest tool in your tool belt for transforming a room, your interior or your exterior. Changing your cabinet hardware in the
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We all have our own vision of how we’ll one day retire, from whiling away our days with our grandkids to hitting the pickleball courts every morning, to joining the Rolling Stones on tour (because they will never, ever go away). One dream, however, is common to three quarters of older adults: They want to stay in their current home. For
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A market correction comes about when interest rates intersect with buyers ability to purchase driving down their purchase power. As a result of that phenomenon, home values make a correction. The projected correction is 10% which means a property currently on the market for $500,000 would sell for $450,000. We are seeing corrections in
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At the moment, we are in the middle of a ‘hat trick’ with economic factors. If you are familiar with hockey, you know that hat trick means there are three things going on. Those three things going on in the current economy are: inflation is rising interest is rising savings are falling The factual reality
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The number one question to ask yourself is why you are an investor in the real estate market. Are you or have you invested to have monthly income from your rental property? Or, have you purchased to fix and flip? It’s important to note that fixing and flipping is not investing. It is purchasing wisely
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What does the increase in interest rates do to real estate values? Welcome to the June wrap and a closer look at the market as we move full speed into summer. So let’s look at what is true … – Interest rates are up. – Home values are beginning to flatten. – Inventory is continuing
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Experts in the real estate industry use a number of terms when they talk about what’s happening with home prices. And some of those words sound a bit similar but mean very different things. To help clarify what’s happening with home prices and where experts say they’re going, here’s a look at a few terms you
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