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October 7, 2020
Housing Affordability… What’s the Real Story???
Recently two experts have set me straight on what is going on with housing affordability: Walter Neil (the CEO of Franklin Loan Center), and also Barry Habib (a mortgage-backed securities guru). These guys both look at the numbers at a high level….
September 30, 2020
CA Prop 15 – Non-Political
Let’s talk a little bit about Prop 15 today. I’ve always promised no politics in my updates, and I feel like this is an appropriate topic because I don’t see it as a political thing. For anyone who doesn’t know, Proposition 15…
September 23, 2020
What’s Driving Real Estate?
Last week, Walter Neil (CEO of Franklin Loan Center), put on a presentation about the real estate market where he talked about what’s driving the industry right now. Today, I want to pass along a few nuggets that I thought were super…
September 16, 2020
The Fed Says…Low Rates Forever???
Today was another Fed meeting – day 2 of their regularly scheduled meeting. They came out with their announcement. I like to talk about this every time they meet since these announcements shine light on economic factors in our country. Rates are…
September 9, 2020
Market Data Event: Wednesday, September 16th
Two things I want to cover today to keep you updated about what is going on right now: #1 – Market Data Event Next week, Franklin Loan Center is putting on a full market update, really geared towards the real estate community….
September 2, 2020
The Eviction Moratorium – a Catch 22
One significant catch-22 we’re facing with COVID-19 and everything else that is going on right now in the economy is the eviction moratorium. Eviction Moratorium Thru the End of 2020 It was announced earlier today that the Trump administration has pushed the…
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