Zillow adjusts their home appreciation estimate again (hint, it’s even higher than before). We also share one of the more valuable realtor cheat sheets we’ve ever composed. Let us help you become an expert in the eyes of your customers.

Rates took a beating last week, again. The markets are predicting fewer and fewer rate cuts as economic data comes in showing massive resiliency.

It was a rather boring week but the Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin was interviewed by Barron’s suggesting patience is needed with these rate cuts. 2024 is off to a stronger start than 2023, but why? Lastly, we share an unpopular opinion from a $500M realtor!

In this week’s update we talk about the gut punch mortgage rates received last week. It’s likely just a small correction after they dropped significantly the week before. We also dig a little deeper on the job market to see if it’s truly on fire.

The biggest week of market-moving news is ahead of us. It's all about the jobs and the Fed's first interest rate meeting of the year. I also look under the covers of the US job data to see if it's as rosy as we think it is.

Rise & Thrive week is here! We also discuss the recent moves in interest rates and the Fed speakers who are starting to back pedal a bit on rate cuts promise.

The first inflation reports hit last week and they did little to sway the markets from changing their minds about the Fed rate cuts in 2024. Click to learn a little bit about CPI vs. PPI and what they tell us about prices in the economy. Also, demand for tickets for Rise & Thrive 2024 beat even our expectations. We are not even within a week of the event and we're 80% sold through tickets! Get your spot before they are gone.

Join us at Rise & Thrive January 23rd at Lower.com Field in Columbus, OH! Our team of experts is going to push you to be your best in 2024! Are you ready to RISE up?

Can you believe 2023 is over? The crazy part is that interest rates at the start of 2024 and eerily similar to the the start of 2023. Can you believe it? Let’s get the word out to our clients. Put 2023 behind us and let’s move forward with some confidence in 2024.

It's not spooky season, but Jerome Powell is definitely nervous about something. Dive in to read our thoughts around the market's expectation around rate cuts and an update on the Fed's Bank Term Funding Program that expires in March of 2024. Could that be the catalyst to push the Fed to cut rates?