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The Real Impact Of A Housing Market Recession

The Real Impact Of A Housing Market Recession

Source: Forbes --- Key Takeaways: A housing market recession occurs when home sales decline for six months straight, which officially happened in July 2022. Two main forces are driving the housing market recession: increasing interest rates and increasing construction...

Real estate: A looming end to the long boom

Real estate: A looming end to the long boom

Source: The Week --- The "booming housing market is stalling out," said David Harrison and Nicole Friedman in The Wall Street Journal. Trapped between near-record prices and soaring mortgage rates, buyers are pulling back. In July, figures released last week show,...

US home price growth ‘to stall completely,’ Goldman warns

US home price growth ‘to stall completely,’ Goldman warns

Source: New York Post --- The US housing market still has “further to fall” in a recent downturn that has sparked fears of a recession, Goldman Sachs analysts warned in a note to clients on Tuesday. The bank’s analysts expect home price growth in the once-booming...

Why I’m Not Worried About a Housing Market Crash

Why I’m Not Worried About a Housing Market Crash

Source: Nasdaq --- Are we going to see a housing bubble? According to new guidance from credit reporting agency Fitch, we may. In a recent release, Fitch analysts stated that the probability of a "severe downturn" in the U.S. housing market is on the rise. Home prices...

Essential Safety Tips for Real Estate Agents

Essential Safety Tips for Real Estate Agents

Source: Florida Realtors ---  Agents constantly meet up with strangers, aka “possible clients.” The job comes with a certain amount of risk, and agents should constantly consider their own safety. NEW YORK – Undertaking the responsibilities of a real estate agent...

Playing Jenga With The U.S. Housing Market – Like In 2008?

Playing Jenga With The U.S. Housing Market – Like In 2008?

Source: Seeking Alpha --- Thesis In 2008 the housing market crashed the global economy. Could it happen again? And how soon? While I don’t want to play the role of Mr. Doom, in this article I would like to highlight a few notable developments that could prove to turn...

How Hard is It for Self-Employed People to Get a Mortgage?

How Hard is It for Self-Employed People to Get a Mortgage?

Source: Yahoo Finance --- Many people dream of being their own boss. And with good reason –multiple studies link self-employment with higher job satisfaction and enhanced physical wellbeing. As of July 2022, 16.4 million out of 158.1 million Americans were...

Lion Real Estate Closes $200M Fund

Lion Real Estate Closes $200M Fund

Source: Multi Housing News --- Lion Real Estate Group has closed on its second fund that will be used to acquire communities across Sun Belt states. The firm closed its LREG Multifamily Fund II at more than $200 million raised. The fund saw its first closing in...