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Today’s News Synopsis: Federal Reserve governor Chris Waller said Wednesday that he still supports cutting interest rates this year, believing inflation will continue to drift lower despite promises of sweeping tariffs from the new Trump administration. In The News:   Yahoo Finance – “Fed’s Waller still sees rate cuts in 2025 despite Trump tariff talk“ (01-08-25) […]

    William “Bill” L. Exeter is a highly respected expert in the financial services industry with over 40 years of experience, specializing in real estate tax strategies, including 1031 Exchanges, Self-Directed IRAs, and Title Holding Trusts. As the CEO, Chief Trust Officer, CFO, and Treasurer of The Exeter Group of Companies, Bill oversees operations

Today’s News Synopsis: Governor Newsom is proposing California provide at least $2.5 billion in additional funding for ongoing emergency response efforts and to jumpstart recovery efforts for Los Angeles. In The News:   Governor of California – “Governor Newsom proposes billions in new funding for L.A. firestorm response and recovery” (01-13-25) “The funding will support

Today’s News Synopsis: We’re just a few weeks into the new year, but we are already seeing mixed signals in the U.S. economy. Inflation has cooled from its 2023 peak, but at 2.7%, today’s rate is still above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. In The News:   CBS News – “Will mortgage rates fall below 6%

Today’s News Synopsis: According to Zillow’s analysis, which predicts the housing markets that will be the most competitive for buyers in the coming year, hot markets have spread from the Northeast, Great Lakes and South regions into the Midwest and West. The top factors that go into creating a “hot” market are relative affordability and supply

Today’s News Synopsis: More than one-third (34%) of U.S. homeowners say they’ll never sell their home, according to a recent Redfin-commissioned survey. Another 27% say they wouldn’t consider selling for at least 10 years. Roughly one-quarter (24%) plan to sell in five to 10 years, while just 8% plan to sell in three to five

Today’s News Synopsis: As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office this month, he faces a very different housing market than he did in his first term. In The News:   CNN Business – “Trump’s housing market conundrum“ (01-06-25) “A sharp decrease in home affordability over the last four years has stung for many Americans

Today’s News Synopsis: The Fed’s policy shift raises questions about what 2025 might bring for borrowers, especially on the home-buying front, where mortgage rates have remained stubbornly high despite the rate cuts. On Jan. 2, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage inched up to 6.91%, its highest point in almost six months, Freddie Mac said on Monday. Read

    Jason Medley is the Founder and CEO of The Collective Genius which is a real estate mastermind group that brings together 200 of the nation’s top real estate investors on a quarterly basis to brainstorm about housing market changes and to share their most intimate secrets, strategies, resources and systems. He has over 21 years’ experience