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Gustan Cho
AdministratorOctober 12, 2025 at 5:38 pm in reply to: GCA Forums News for Tuesday September 2 2025There is a housing meltdown going on in Florida. Many saw this meltdown coming
When home prices skyrocket 100 to 300% in such a short period of time, it WIĹL DROP.
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Gustan Cho
AdministratorOctober 12, 2025 at 5:27 pm in reply to: GCA Forums News for Tuesday August 26 2025Older worker job market is collapsing. Age discrimination is rising, older workers can’t retire, and losing your job after 50 is devastating.The job market for older workers is brutal. People in their 50s and 60s are getting laid off, taking massive pay cuts when – or if – they find another job, and realizing retirement isn’t guaranteed. Many can’t find work that pays like before, and age discrimination is forcing experienced employees out faster than ever.In this video, I’ll explain why older workers are being pushed out, how the retirement system is collapsing, and most importantly, what you can do to protect yourself: including proven tactics to land a better, higher-paying job after 50.https://youtu.be/NMANkiOIAyE?si=Gz4eQ5UgLE2QXK8R
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Gustan Cho
AdministratorOctober 12, 2025 at 4:54 am in reply to: GCA Forums News for Tuesday September 30 2025Data from both Zillow and Redfin is signaling an ominous sign for the U.S. Housing market in 2026: seller price cuts are rising, and even hitting record levels. In the case of Zillow, they reported a record price rate in their data set in July 2025, while Redfin just reported a record in August 2025. Usually, when price cuts spike, the market is entering a downturn. Access data on the price cut rate in your market by accessing Reventure App, the program I created to help homebuyers and investors make more informed home-buying decisions:
The current price cut rate according to Zillow’s data is 26.5% according to their August 2025 market data, which is the 3rd highest level on record and the highest level for August on record. Moreover, Redfin just reported a 16.7% price cut rate for August, which was a record in their data set (and more than 2x higher than the period before the pandemic).
Home sellers are dropping their asking price at the highest rate back to 2012 because the buyer demand in the market is very low, and because inventory has risen. Especially in housing markets like Florida, Texas, Arizona, and Colorado.
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Gustan Cho
AdministratorSeptember 16, 2025 at 6:03 pm in reply to: GCA Forums News for Monday September 15 2025Trump & the FED Just Made a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT for Millions of AmericansAlex Carlucci discusses new developments on the FED, Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell, and the decision he is contemplating. President Donald has been pressuring Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, which would save the government billions of dollars, but could inflation go out of control again? This will affect millions of Americans’ credit card interest, mortgage rates, the stock market, car loans, & more. We cover all this and more in this video.
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Gustan Cho
AdministratorSeptember 9, 2025 at 10:16 pm in reply to: GCA Forums News for Tuesday September 9 2025Illinois officials and community leaders are pushing back after reports confirmed that ICE has established stations inside courthouses across the state, raising concerns about racial profiling and intimidation of immigrant communities. Governor J.B. Pritzker sharply criticized both the Trump administration and a recent Supreme Court ruling that he says enables profiling and strips away immigrant rights. Advocates warn that families are now living in fear—afraid to shop, attend school, or even seek legal status due to ICE’s presence. Pritzker argued that Donald Trump’s strategy is not about public safety but about instilling fear and normalizing militarization ahead of future elections. He emphasized that Illinois will continue defending immigrant families, funding legal aid, and standing up against federal overreach while urging the federal government to provide real resources like FBI, ATF, and DEA support to fight crime instead of targeting vulnerable residents.JB Pritzker, Illinois Governor, federal deployment Chicago, National Guard Chicago, law enforcement surge, Chicago crime policy, Pilsen media availability, National Museum Mexican Art, Trump federal takeover, state vs federal rights, civil liberties Chicago, breaking news Illinois, live coverage Chicago, DRM News, US politics 2025, urban security, Democratic response, Windy City tensions, home rule protest, police reform.
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Gustan Cho
AdministratorSeptember 6, 2025 at 1:06 am in reply to: GCA Forums News for Thursday September 4 2025On September 4, 2025, several major stories lit up the news.
Here’s a quick roundup of the day’s biggest headlines:
- Health Secretary Kennedy on the Hot Seat: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified today before the Senate Finance Committee.
- Senators pressed him hard on the Trump administration’s health-care policies, especially the controversial vaccine approach. The simmering debate also covered the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) overhaul.
- National Guard Sent to Cities Amid Outrage: President Trump’s order to send National Guard units to major cities—Chicago at the forefront—has ignited a political firestorm.
- State leaders, including Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, have branded the operation an “illegal political stunt.”
- The situation has escalated to the federal courts, where the mayor of Washington, D.C., has filed suit to halt the mission.
- Government Shutdown Looms: With Congress back in Washington, D.C., lawmakers are staring down a possible government shutdown.
- Funding disputes remain unresolved, and the fall promises political fights over budget decisions, the Epstein files, and Trump’s push on policing.
- GOP leaders must secure some Democratic votes in the Senate to pass any spending bill, complicating the deadline even further.
- International Alliance: Russia, China, and North Korea’s leaders gathered in Beijing to tighten their ties and display military strength.
- This gathering highlights the growing global tensions and these nations’ out-of-alliance posture against the United States.
- Epidemiologist Testimony: An epidemiologist spoke before Congress, explaining the new limits on COVID vaccines and what that means for the nation’s health.
- This hearing follows ongoing challenges the U.S. still faces from the pandemic that changed everyday life.
- Epstein Files Release: As some documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s case are made public, survivors have stepped forward once more to tell their stories.
- The release is stirring fresh scrutiny of the scandal and the powerful figures who may still be involved.
U.S. news headlines in early September 2025 tell a clearly conflicted story. Broken streets of rusty delivery robots. Protests in the streets. RC planes buzzing the border. Hospitals are running diagnostic tests at the same level of overload.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ9WYv181Nc&list=RDNSzZ9WYv181Nc&start_radio=1
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Gustan Cho
AdministratorAugust 28, 2025 at 2:03 pm in reply to: U.S. Housing Supply Has More Than Tripled Since 2022Great topic, Chad. The latest data confirm that the number of homes for sale in the U.S. has more than tripled since 2022. The number of active U.S. listings climbed steeply, especially in hot markets like Florida and Texas, showing that the housing landscape is transforming. Listings started from a 2022 low of 346,000 and reached nearly 1.1 million by June 2025.
This surge can be traced to a few key developments: buyers easing out of the mortgage lock-in effect, an uptick in new construction, and investors starting to offload properties. Still, the growing supply is inconsistent nationwide and puts pressure on home prices in some markets. For example, during the Austin, Texas, report for May 2025, home sales dropped 5.8 percent compared to the same month a year earlier, and the city recorded a 2 percent decrease in the median sale price.
Even with more homes hitting the market, we aren’t in a true buyer’s market yet. Inventory keeps growing, and if interest rates drop in 2025, buyer demand could jump again. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) noted the number of unsold existing homes climbed to 1.55 million in July 2025—the highest level we’ve seen in five years.
In short, the U.S. housing supply has jumped since 2022. We had over 1 million active listings in June 2025. Despite the growing number of listings, the market is still shifting. That shift affects home prices and sales differently from one region to another.
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Gustan Cho
AdministratorAugust 9, 2025 at 8:06 pm in reply to: Benefits of Mobile Apps and Paystoee for WebsiteWhy are you not answering my question and going around getting me an answer? My question again, for the second time around, was HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST FOR A MOBILE APP BUILDER-DEVELOPER IN THE PHILIPPINES OR INDIA TO CREATE A MOBILE APP, let’s use my case scenario, which is the following forum and websites:
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Gustan Cho Associates and its wholly-owned subsidiary websites and/or companies is not just an organic lead generation company. We are a NMLS licensed mortgage brokerage and correspondent mortgage lender. We are different than the competition where our authors and team who take incoming calls, answer
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