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Ten year treasuries are continuously dropping which means lower mortgage rates.
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New data from the US Census Bureau showed a big drop in consumer spending in January 2025, signaling a slowing economy. On top of that, Wall Street companies announced a big slew of layoffs, including Southewst, Chevron, and Meta. These signals suggest that US economy and housing market could be on the decline as 2025 progresses. Particualrly in area with a high employment of white collar workers. Another concerning sign for the economy is a big drop in consumer sentiment, and continuing poor home sales activity, additional signs that the economy is slowing. In this video I’m walking around Brookhaven in Atlanta, GA. This is a wealthy neighborhood that isn’t really feeling the effects of the economy slowdown. Home prices are going down in most areas of South Atlanta, but not in Brookhaven, where they are still up 2% YoY.
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Something is smelling fishy. The FBI is hiding thousands of pages of the Jeffrey Epstein list of flight logs and other documents are not surrendered to U.S Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI DIRECTOR Kash Patel. Watch Steve Gardner video clip on the corruption still left over from the Biden-Harris Administration. Stay tuned folks.
https://www.youtube.com/live/Tj4NrBgdNN0?si=HRBDa4UqZpftRpw2
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Hasan sits down with billionaire Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to ask him why he spent the budget of a Pixar movie just to get a government job and whether the only way to beat a bad guy with a billion dollars is a good guy with a billion dollars.
Do check out the video below, as these two explain in even greater depth what they mean by the self-funding gap in politics and try their best to understand where the money comes from.
It consists of a political schism between Democrat and Republican self funding, and isn’t as simple as one side does and the other doesn’t, as Illinois’ very own J.B Pritzker pours money into capture gubernatorial seats like no other capturing the attention of minahaj.
One claim is that it’s ultimately bad for democracy as it moves us away from a system that is representative of its citizens and sinks deeply into capitalistic expression of money equals power.
This explains the viral attention grabbing question raised by Hasan Minahaj, “Does it take a good guy with a billion dollars to beat a bad guy with a billion dollars?”
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The financial crisis accelerates. Peter Schiff talks about tariffs, the housing market crisis, expected higher mortgage rates, stagflation, bitcoin, stock market concerns, and more. We’re at the end of kicking the can down the road; economic pain will be worse than the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC).
Historically known economist Peter Chief warned that a looming financial disaster is on the horizon, and it may be more severe than the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GCF). According to him, American tariffs, the housing sector, stagflation, Bitcoin, mortgages, and the stock market support his argument. His critique on tariffs is particularly unique.
Tariffs and Economic Impact
Peter Schiff says treating tariffs on foreign products as punitive taxes is inappropriate, unfair, and misleading. They are taxes aimed at boosting local production, and indeed, local consumers are on the losing side of it. There is even an increase in the price of goods and services, which is not good for the economy. In the podcast, he talks about how these policies could harm the economy.
Housing Market and Mortgage Rates
An ample supply of homes seems unlikely. If anything, they will be more expensive in 2024. A good example would be California, where new forecasts suggest median prices will go up as new supply lags behind strong demand. Three-bedroom homes are on their way to achieving an astonishing price of $860,300. The market will continue to appreciate in the years to come.
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- High long-term interest rates are not something homebuyers want to see, but they will get it eventually.
- High long-term interest rates mean they are paying high mortgage rates, which means little activity in the housing market or the opposite, making it more active.
- For most Americans, it will mean paying more to house their families.
This situation may be very similar to or worse than the housing crisis that stemmed from the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.
Concerns of Stagflation
Stagflation—defined as slow economic growth along with high rates of inflation—is a noteworthy problem in Schiff’s reasoning. He states that current economic policies have the potential to create this outcome, which will be extremely difficult for policymakers and the economy to deal with. In his podcast, he explains the signs and possible outcomes of stagflation.
Outlook on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency
Schiff still doubts cryptocurrencies’ usefulness as a reliable means of storing value. He warns that, with any catastrophic economic event, it would be nearly impossible to rely on assets such as Bitcoin because they will be subjected to extreme market volatility.
Vulnerabilities in the Stock Market
Schiff points out some of the stock market’s weaknesses and suggests that a combination of overpriced stocks and poor economic management may produce a drastic decline in the market. He stresses that in the face of an economic crisis, caution in investment policies would be necessary.
Tackling Tough Economic Times Ahead
In relation to these analyses, people and firms must carefully consider their economic conditions. This means examining the value of their investment portfolios, preparing for increasing interest rates, and actively following changes in economic policy.
People engaged in the housing market, regardless of whether they are buying, selling, or refinancing, need to consult with sophisticated market participants who can guide them through current economic challenges.
For example, Gustan Cho Associates has extensive knowledge of helping clients with their mortgage and real estate needs in all 50 states, including Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.​
As new economic changes occur, staying ahead of the curve is important to manage any economic threat while taking advantage of any possible opportunity. ​
To learn more, take a look at Peter Schiff’s take on the possible factors of a developing financial crisis:
Housing market prices and inventory report:
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Attorney General Pam Bondi is launching an investigation after the FBI field office in New York allegedly withheld thousands of Epstein documents. Bondi says a source has come forward claiming the field office has thousands of pages of docs. Pam Bondi exposes FBI for hiding Epstein documents in letter to Kash Patel.
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Mortgage Rates have been dropping since last Wednesday. It is even down today. Lets hope Mortgage Rates keep on dropping.
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The 10-year U.S. Treasuries are under 4.28% which is a large drop from 4.72% just two weeks ago. The lower the 10-year Treasuries, the lower mortgage rates. Lets hope the 10-year Treasuries plummet so we can start refinancing home loans.
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In all 50 states, if you have outstanding collection accounts but you make a small payment every month, the regulators will not deny you an state NMLS license. You can literally have a roll over late payments and that is not going to affect you getting your NMLS license approved. Credit scores is not factored in when getting your NMLS Mortgage Loan Originator license approved.
