TWO UP:

1. Home sales in the Metro Milwaukee market were barely ahead in 2024 over 2023. WTMJ host Jeff Sherman went over the specific numbers for specific municipalities

2. Lululemon had a great holiday shopping season

3. Netflix ended 2024 with 300 million global subscriptions

Jeff Sherman had bought an electric vehicle recently and was joined on the phone by Brian Moody, executive editor at Kelley Blue Book to talk about why people feel uneasy about buying used EV’s, preserving the battery life and more.

-Jeff asked Brian about what trends KBB has been seeing in used EV sales and advice for Americans who were skeptical about them.

Patti Keating Kahn, owner of the Railway Exchange and the Colby Abbot buildings in downtown Milwaukee, joined Jeff Sherman in-studio to talk about the plans she had for the buildings in 2025.

Jeff Sherman was next joined in-studio by Milwaukee Business Journal senior reporter Rich Kirchen to talk about what he learned from local manufacturers on their reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

-Rich Kirchen explained to Jeff how Harley-Davidson was affected by the wildfires in California as well as new developments coming to Deer District thanks to the Herb Kohl Foundation.