Have Starter Homes Reached Their End? The Shifting Reality of Entry-Level Homes
A traditional stepping stone, starter homes are becoming more and more out of reach. In the 1980s, the typical first-time ...
Tag: Tariffs
Industry Pros Talk Tariff Tumult, and the Convos to Have With Clients
On April 2, alas just 24 hours after April Fool’s Day, President Donald Trump, in an Executive Order, stated that ...
Consumer Sentiment Continues to Crash Amid Economic Uncertainty
Consumer sentiment has now fallen for the fourth straight month as the economy continues to waver under a back and ...
Inflation Continues Monthly Rise, but Slows Down Through Q1 2025
Inflation rose for the sixth straight month in March, although the rate continues to slow down as 2025 progresses, according ...
Recession ‘Probably Inevitable’ as Housing Economists Parse ‘Whiplash’
Words like “turmoil” and "uncertainty" rarely describe an environment where people are eager to buy and sell real estate. Unfortunately, ...
Report: 30-Year Mortgage Rates Will Hit 6.4% by September
The April edition of the Mortgage Monitor Report—published by global financial services firm ICE—finds that home prices are cooling heading ...
Fed Chair Powell Reaffirms Tariffs Will Likely Trigger Higher Inflation
The main news topic on everyone’s minds this week—tariffs—took center stage during Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech Friday morning ...
Labor Market ‘Cools’ to Pre-Pandemic Norms; Tariffs Create Uncertainty
The U.S. labor market appears to be settling out to a “healthy” level following recent years of ups and downs, ...
Inventory Is Picking Up, but Are Homebuyers Responding?
In March 2025, new home listings reached the biggest March jump since 2022 with a 10.2% year-over-year rise, according to ...
Historic Global Tariffs Are Here—How Much Do They Matter to Real Estate?
Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs on imports from dozens of countries and territories around the world, ranging ...
Smart Kitchen Gadgets Worth Buying…and Ones to Avoid
“The smartest kitchen is not the one with the most gadgets,” says one expert on kitchens. “It is the one where every product has a job, every surface is easy to use and the person cooking does not feel surrounded by things that are in the way.” Read more.
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