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Don’t get caught off guard by market crashes that can take all your money down with them. And don’t miss out on markets where you can build wealth practically overnight. Real Estate News for Investors with Kathy Fettke is the premiere source for savvy real estate investors who want to stay up-to-date on new laws, regulations, and economic events that affect real estate. Topics include: market trends, economic analysis that affects housing prices, updates on the best rental markets for investing in single-family rentals or multi-unit rentals, turn-key housing standards, the fate of the highly revered 1031 exchange and other tax law affecting investors, self-directed IRA investing and 401k changes, where rents and property values are rising or falling, flipping risks, new Dodd-Frank rules regarding private lending and financing standards, areas with job losses vs job growth, areas that are overbuilt or over-supplied versus areas with low supply and high demand, and how to avoid real estate scams.

We'll bring you the latest reports from organizations like the National Association of Realtors, Realty Trac, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Zillow, Trulia, Redfin, Rent Range, Property Radar, the Norris Group, Peter Schiff, Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Suse Orman, Bigger Pockets, Dave Ramsey and more. And we'll help you interpret the data in terms that make sense for your real estate goals, and portfolio. Grow and protect your wealth by staying on the forefront of economic data analysis, expert opinions, innovative investing strategies and profitable investment opportunities. We'll share all the top real estate news stories and the best trade secrets investors should know, so you can stay ahead of the curve and make fully informed real estate decisions.

Host Kathy Fettke is Co-CEO of the Real Wealth Network, author of Retire Rich with Rentals and host of the Real Wealth Show on iTunes. She brings decades of media and real estate investing experience, offers her own viewpoints on particular topics, and taps into her network of real estate experts for real world news updates created just for investors like you. Get the real news on real estate on Real Estate News For Investors podcast!

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Don’t get caught off guard by market crashes that can take all your money down with them. And don’t miss out on markets where you can build wealth practically overnight. Real Estate News for Investors with Kathy Fettke is the premiere source for savvy real estate investors who want to stay up-to-date on new laws, regulations, and economic events that affect real estate. Topics include: market trends, economic analysis that affects housing prices, updates on the best rental markets for investing in single-family rentals or multi-unit rentals, turn-key housing standards, the fate of the highly revered 1031 exchange and other tax law affecting investors, self-directed IRA investing and 401k changes, where rents and property values are rising or falling, flipping risks, new Dodd-Frank rules regarding private lending and financing standards, areas with job losses vs job growth, areas that are overbuilt or over-supplied versus areas with low supply and high demand, and how to avoid real estate scams.

We'll bring you the latest reports from organizations like the National Association of Realtors, Realty Trac, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Zillow, Trulia, Redfin, Rent Range, Property Radar, the Norris Group, Peter Schiff, Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Suse Orman, Bigger Pockets, Dave Ramsey and more. And we'll help you interpret the data in terms that make sense for your real estate goals, and portfolio. Grow and protect your wealth by staying on the forefront of economic data analysis, expert opinions, innovative investing strategies and profitable investment opportunities. We'll share all the top real estate news stories and the best trade secrets investors should know, so you can stay ahead of the curve and make fully informed real estate decisions.

Host Kathy Fettke is Co-CEO of the Real Wealth Network, author of Retire Rich with Rentals and host of the Real Wealth Show on iTunes. She brings decades of media and real estate investing experience, offers her own viewpoints on particular topics, and taps into her network of real estate experts for real world news updates created just for investors like you. Get the real news on real estate on Real Estate News For Investors podcast!

Like what you hear? Don't forget to subscribe! Love what you hear? Please leave us a review! Thanks for listening!

    The Real Estate News Brief: Rate Cuts on the Horizon? Home Price Growth vs. Inflation & Indoor Camera Ban for Airbnb Rentals

    The Real Estate News Brief: Rate Cuts on the Horizon? Home Price Growth vs. Inflation & Indoor Camera Ban for Airbnb Rentals

    In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending March 23rd, 2024... why the latest Fed meeting provided some assurance about potential rate cuts in the months ahead, what you would pay for a home if home price growth hadn’t outpaced inflation, and how Airbnb is dealing with the use of monitoring devices like indoor cameras.


    We begin with economic news from this past week. The Fed held rates steady at the March meeting this last week, and suggested that we’re likely to see “three” quarter-percent rate cuts this year. The current short-term interest rate is between 5.25% and 5.5%. If rates are cut by a total of .75%,  the short-term rate would be reduced to a range of 4.5% to 4.75% by the end of the year...
     
    ...You can read more about the stories in this episode by following links in the show notes at newsforinvestors.com. And please remember to subscribe to this podcast, and leave a review!
     
    If you’d like to know more about how to buy real estate for investment purposes, sign up for a free membership at RealWealth.com. 
     
    Thanks for listening!
    Kathy Fettke
     
    Links:
     
    1 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/20/fed-meeting-march-2024-.html
     
    2 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fed-still-on-track-for-june-rate-cut-and-2-other-takeaways-from-powells-press-conference-8dfe3ab3?mod=federal-reserve
     
    3 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-dip-to-210-000-layoffs-show-no-sign-of-rising-a3b0d18b?mod=economy-politics
     
    4 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/home-sales-post-biggest-jump-in-a-year-amid-wave-of-new-listings-04175317?mod=economic-report
     
    5 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/housing-starts-rebound-in-february-3ecd146b?mod=economic-report
     
    6 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/builder-confidence-index-reaches-highest-level-since-july-2023-driven-by-low-resale-inventory-77fb9fb5?mod=economic-report
     
    7 - https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms
     
    8 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/19/why-home-prices-have-risen-faster-than-inflation-since-the-1960s.html?__source=realestate%7cnews%7c&par=realestate
     
    9 - https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/airbnb-tells-hosts-to-ditch-indoor-security-cameras

    • 6 min
    Study: Hundreds of Small Banks Still at Risk Due to CRE Loans

    Study: Hundreds of Small Banks Still at Risk Due to CRE Loans

    Regional banks are still under pressure because of their exposure to commercial real estate loans. A new study shows that almost 300 banks are at risk of failure if they don’t get an infusion of cash or merge with another institution. And the risk grows as time drags on with higher short-term interest rates.
    Consulting firm Klaros Group analyzed about 4,000 banks. It found that 282 or more than 7% of the banks in the study are under stress, and that most of the ones at risk are community banks with less than $10 billion in assets. But it also found that 16 regional banks holding $10 and $100 billion in assets are also at risk...
    ...You can read more by following links in the show notes below or at newsforinvestors.com.  And please join our network of real estate investors by signing up for a free membership at our website. And please subscribe to this podcast so you won’t miss an episode. 
     
    Thanks for listening!
    Kathy
     
    Links:
     
    https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/capital-markets/study-finds-282-community-and-regional-banks-at-risk-for-collapse-123398
     
    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/19/where-cracks-in-the-banking-sector-may-appear-without-more-ma.html
     
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/block-capital-ones-merger-with-discover-elizabeth-warren-1a83a50e
     

    • 4 min
    Japan Ends Long History of Negative Interest Rates

    Japan Ends Long History of Negative Interest Rates

    For the first time in 17 years, Japan is hiking short-term rates from negative to positive. Japan has been battling deflation and economic stagflation since the worldwide economic crisis and was the lone hold-out among several countries experimenting with negative rates. This last week, that experiment ended with a rate hike from negative  .1% to between zero and positive .1%.
     
    The Japanese economy has been suffering through a very long period of stagflation. This has been going on since the late 1990’s but the decision to lower short-term rates happened sometime after the 2007 to 2009 economic crisis with Denmark being the first country to do so. The European Union followed suit in 2014, and then Japan did so in 2016. Sweden and Switzerland were also among the countries dipping into negative territory.
     
    In the US, the Federal Reserve kept rates very close to zero from late 2008 to 2015, and when Covid hit, the rates went back down from March 2020 to March 2022, but we never joined the negative interest rate experiment. For Japan, the short-term rate has remained at the -.1% since it was first implemented in 2016. Oddly enough, both Japan and the US have their sites set on a 2% target, but Japan is trying to boost prices to get there while the US is trying to reduce them...
     
    ...You can read more by following links in the show notes at newsforinvestors.com  And please join our network of real estate investors by signing up for a free membership at out website. And please subscribe to this podcast so you won’t miss an episode. 
     
    Thanks for listening!
    Kathy
     
    Links:
     
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/business/japan-boj-negative-interest-rate-ended-intl-hnk/index.html#:~:text=As%20part%20of%20the%20decision,stagnation%20since%20the%20late%201990s.
     
    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/19/bank-of-japan-boj-march-2024-policy-decision-mpm-meeting.html
     
    https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20240319112/negative-interest-rate-era-is-over-was-it-the-dumbest-idea-in-economic-history

    • 3 min
    The Real Estate News Brief: More Inflation Concerns, Big Change for Home Sales, Single-Family Construction Hot Spots

    The Real Estate News Brief: More Inflation Concerns, Big Change for Home Sales, Single-Family Construction Hot Spots

    In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending March 16th, 2024... what the latest inflation reports are telling us, why home sellers might be jumping for joy, and where we’ll be seeing the most single-family construction. 
     
    We begin with economic news from this past week. Two new inflation reports add to concerns about which way prices are going. The Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index both show prices were higher in February with the PPI showing the biggest surprise on the upside. The PPI represents the wholesale cost of goods and services and what we might expect to see bubbling up at the retail level.
     
    For the month of February, the PPI was up .6% which is double what Wall Street economists had predicted. That brought the annual rate of wholesale inflation up from 1% to 1.6%. Higher energy costs can be blamed for most of that gain. They were up 4.4% for the month. Food prices were also 1% higher. When you eliminate food and energy prices for the core rate of inflation, you still get a steep .4% gain and an annual rate of 3.8%...
     
    ...You can read more about the stories in this episode by following links in the show notes at newsforinvestors.com. You can also join RealWealth for free to learn more about real estate investing. We focus on single-family homes, but also help members find small multi-families and participate in syndicated development deals. It takes just a minute to sign up at realwealthshow.com. And please subscribe to this podcast on your preferred platform and leave us a review if you love the show. 
     
    Thanks for listening!
    Kathy Fettke
     
    Links:
     
    1 - https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/cpi-report-for-february-dow-futures-inch-higher-ahead-of-key-inflation-data/card/inflation-accelerates-in-february-cpi-shows-RZTJ6W9hTgClRxUcKaa5
     
    2 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wholesale-price-increases-add-to-picture-of-persistent-inflation-1fdf2a4c?mod=economic-report
     
    3 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/14/this-week-provided-a-reminder-that-inflation-isnt-going-away-anytime-soon.html
     
    4 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-dip-to-209-00-and-still-show-no-sign-of-rising-layoffs-2d94aacc?mod=economy-politics
     
    5 - https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms
     
    6 - https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20240315367/no-more-6-home-buyers-and-sellers-will-soon-negotiate-their-own-commissions-with-agents
     
    7 - https://eyeonhousing.org/2024/03/strong-rebound-in-single-family-permits-at-the-start-of-2024/
     
    8 - https://eyeonhousing.org/2024/03/strong-rebound-in-single-family-permits-at-the-start-of-2024/

    • 6 min
    Inflation Report Surprise and How That Could Impact Rate Cuts

    Inflation Report Surprise and How That Could Impact Rate Cuts

    The latest inflation reports are renewing concerns about whether prices are going up or down. Both the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index were released for the month of February this week. They were both on the hot side but the PPI delivered the big surprise.
     
    The Federal Reserve released the CPI on Tuesday which shows that inflation was up .4% for the month and 3.2% from a year ago. Economists had anticipated an increase but the annual rate was slightly higher than they expected. As for the core rate, which eliminates food and fuel, both were higher than expected by one tenth of a percent. The monthly rate came in at .4% and the annual rate at 3.8%. 
     
    It wasn’t an earth-shattering increase. And it isn’t expected to have a significant impact on the Federal Reserve’s decision because central bank officials will be looking for trends and not a short-term bump in the inflation battle. But the PPI was a bit more of a shock on Thursday...
     
    ...You’ll find a link to various articles on these inflation reports in the show notes at newsforinvestors.com. Sign up for a free RealWealth membership while you are there. You’ll have access to our membership portal where you’ll find lots of resources for new and experienced investors. That include our own market data on metros that are attracting RealWealth investors, property teams in those markets, and real estate professionals who can help you - including our own experienced investment counselors.
     
    And please remember to subscribe to this podcast, if you haven’t already.
     
    Links:
     
    1 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/12/cpi-inflation-report-february-2024-.html
     
    2 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/14/producer-price-index-february-2024-wholesale-inflation-rose-0point6percent-in-february.html
     
    3 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/14/heres-when-the-fed-may-start-cutting-rates-investment-strategists-say.html
     
    4 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/07/powell-says-fed-is-not-far-from-the-point-of-cutting-interest-rates.html
     
    5 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/14/heres-when-the-fed-may-start-cutting-rates-investment-strategists-say.html

    • 4 min
    The Real Estate News Brief: Home Selling Sentiment Rises, Builders Are Feeling Bullish, Local Retail Comeback

    The Real Estate News Brief: Home Selling Sentiment Rises, Builders Are Feeling Bullish, Local Retail Comeback

    In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending March 9th, 2024... why we might see more homes on the market this spring, what builders are planning for this year, and where local stores are experiencing a big comeback.
     
    We begin with economic news from this past week. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before Congress about the state of the economy and said that it’s “growing at a healthy, sustainable, solid, strong pace.” He also said that policymakers were paying attention to the risks of inflation and that more evidence is needed to reduce the interest rate from its current range of 5.25 to 5.5%. But he also said that he thought that was the peak and that rate cuts were likely at some point this year. He and the other committee members want to “see a little bit more data” showing that inflation is truly coming down before they make a move on rates...
     
    ...That’s it for today. You find links to all these stories in the show notes at newsforinvestors.com. You can also learn more about how to invest in rental real estate by joining RealWealth. It’s free to join and free to access all of our resources.
     
    And please remember to subscribe to this podcast so you won’t miss out on any important real estate news.
     
    Thanks for listening!
    Kathy Fettke
     
    Links:
     
    1 - https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-futures-mixed-ahead-second-day-of-powell-testimony/card/powell-says-u-s-economy-growing-at-a-healthy-sustainable-solid-strong-pace--huEDPE2fGyhaMcbJBqMN
     
    2 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/06/powell-reinforces-position-that-the-fed-is-not-ready-to-start-cutting-interest-rates.html
     
    3 - https://therealdeal.com/national/2024/03/08/fed-chair-jerome-powell-warns-more-bank-failures-tied-to-cre/
     
    4 - 
    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-stay-at-217-000-in-early-march-layoffs-still-low-18322101?mod=search_headline
     
    5 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/08/jobs-report-february-2024-us-job-growth-totaled-275000.html
     
    6 - https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms
     
    7 - https://www.fanniemae.com/newsroom/fannie-mae-news/home-selling-sentiment-moves-higher-ahead-spring-homebuying-season
     
    8 - https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/new-home-construction-is-expected-to-grow-in-2024
     
    9 - https://therealdeal.com/national/phoenix/2024/03/01/retail-vacancy-in-phoenix-hits-40-year-low-of-less-than-5/

    • 5 min

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