Real Estate & Market Report: December 18, 2015 – By now, you have heard that the Fed has raised interest rates for the first time in over 9 years. The Fed, as do so many analysts and experts, believe that the economy is finally strong enough to begin the very slow journey to return to a more normal monetary policy. ...

Real Estate & Market Report: December 11, 2015 – The week did not have much in the way of significant market moving news however the stock market… Mostly on the down side for the week, moved north on Thursday to bring some relief for investors The market has been reacting to global concerns and an economic slowdown in China. Consumers ...

Real Estate & Market Report: December 04, 2015 – The National Association of Realtors reported that pending home sales has been softer than expected. For the month of October, sales rose only 0.2 percent. From the same time last year, sales are up 3.9 percent, which continues to indicate a somewhat flat trend in this sector of the market. The ...

Real Estate & Market Report: November 06, 2015 – On Wednesday ADP called for an increase of 182,000 jobs in the private sector for the month of October. On Friday the Labor Department announced that new job creation for the month was actually 271,000 blowing past virtually all expectations. The unemployment rate fell to 5.0 percent. Although not a guarantee, ...

Real Estate & Market Report: October 30, 2015 – The big news investors were waiting for came on Wednesday when the Fed announced that they are leaving interest rates alone for the time being. It was suggested that they may be ready to raise rates in December however, we have all learned that the economic reportsbetween now and the December ...

Real Estate & Market Report: October 23, 2015 – After a few relatively quiet days on the stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 320 points on Thursday after Alphabet, (Google’s parent company) Amazon and Microsoft all significantly beat profit expectations. Investors have renewed faith for the time being that the markets are the place to put your money. ...

Real Estate & Market Report: October 16, 2015 – Sometimes it just does not make sense to try and figure out the movement of the stock market. The market has limited movements on some days and major jumps or declines the next. The market, which was quiet for most of the week, jumped 217 points on Thursday to the best ...

Real Estate & Market Report: October 09, 2015 – Despite the fact that the Fed has not raised interest rates as originally planned, which is an indication that the economy is not as strong as they would like, investors don’t seem to care much. The stock market over the last five trading days is up over one thousand points. The ...

Real Estate & Market Report: October 02, 2015 – The housing market just cannot seem to gain the growth traction that so many people have been hoping for. Existing home sales are likely to remain flat in the coming months when you look at the pending home sales report for the month of August. The latest data shows pending home ...

Real Estate & Market Report: September 25, 2015 – Despite the fact that existing home sales slowed in August, they are still considered healthy and they continue to trend in an upward direction. The existing home sales report came in lower than expected at a 5.31 million annual rate which is the lowest level since April. July was revised down ...