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December 15, 2021
What Will the Fed Do About Inflation?
One of the biggest talking points in the financial industry right now is the topic of inflation. We are seeing the prices go up across all industries, which means that we are paying more for stuff compared to the prices just a…
December 8, 2021
Here’s a Way to Look at Housing Price Activity I Haven’t Seen Before
There’s no question at this point that housing prices are going up and up. But part of the challenge with looking at median home prices is that these increases can be a little misleading. Especially here in Southern California: when the high…
December 2, 2021
New Loan Limits: What Home Buyers Need to Know
The big news in the mortgage industry is that we have new conforming and FHA loan limits for 2022! New Loan Limits for Conventional and FHA Loans Starting right away for conventional loans, the new limit across the United States is $647,200….
November 24, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving!
This week I simply want to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving. Personally, I have a lot to be thankful for and that includes those of you who are dear friends and valued clients. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and I…
November 18, 2021
Slowing Appreciation Starting to Show Up in the Charts
Today, I want to revisit a chart that we looked at a few months ago. I’m bringing it up again because we’ve received new housing data in recent days, and it is still showing low inventory. What is Affecting Low Inventory? There…
November 10, 2021
The 9th Wonder of the World
Today’s topic is a bit of a stretch, but it’s something that I wholeheartedly believe! I often talk about “doing real estate right.” Here’s my correlation for today: The 8th and 9th Wonders of the World There are 7 man-made Wonders of…
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