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Summer is flying by which means it's time for my July 2023 real estate market update. I'm going to start by reviewing results from the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report as well as the recent jobs report. Unlike most of my previous market updates, I want to then...
It's now time for my June 2023 real estate market update. While the June gloom settled in a little early this year, we're now moving into the heart of the summer season, which for real estate typically means a slower time with fewer transactions. It seems that the...
While I provide a monthly market update which focuses on economic trends, I thought I would take this opportunity to provide a national real estate market update for 2023. My goal is to provide some broader context on industry specific trends and how I think this will...
It's now time for my May 2023 real estate market update. We're already seen the Federal Reserve meeting results as well as the April Consumer Price Index report. These reports give us some useful information in forecasting the real estate market, but there are other...
Welcome to my April 2023 real estate market update. Given the general turbulence of the financial markets this year, the past few weeks have been relatively calm. The most recent Consumer Price Index Report was just released and as always it provides some clues on how...
The economy never rests which means it's again time for my March 2023 real estate market update. And how quickly things change. Last week saw Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifying before congress and indicating that further interest rate hikes may be...
We're now well into 2023 and there is a slew of new national economic data for us to chew on. The January Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Commerce Department Retail Sales report, and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 10-year forecast for the economy and the...
Welcome to 2023! The rainy season really descended on us in mid-December and we've seen a constant deluge nearly every day since. While this has undoubtedly been beneficial for our ongoing drought conditions, a respite from the constant rain is definitely welcome....