That's right folks! It is a bit of a change of pace today where instead of taking some "bad" real estate news and running with it, we take a closer look and see that it is really nothing to be that worried about. In fact, I think there is even reason to be a little optimistic!

Articles in todays show:

• Meet The Robots That Will Build Your Next House
• US housing starts total 1.215M in March vs. 1.25M starts expected
• Housing Starts Drop Most In 4 Months; Single-Family Starts Collapse In The Midwest
• Experts: Lackluster housing construction growth is disappointing
• Robotic Automation Impacting Real Estate Industry, Consultant Says

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That's right folks! It is a bit of a change of pace today where instead of taking some "bad" real estate news and running with it, we take a closer look and see that it is really nothing to be that worried about. In fact, I think there is even reason to be a little optimistic!

Articles in todays show:

• Meet The Robots That Will Build Your Next House
• US housing starts total 1.215M in March vs. 1.25M starts expected
• Housing Starts Drop Most In 4 Months; Single-Family Starts Collapse In The Midwest
• Experts: Lackluster housing construction growth is disappointing
• Robotic Automation Impacting Real Estate Industry, Consultant Says

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More real estate agents behaving badly!

I have had the luxury of not really having to deal with real estate agents ever since I got my brokers license. It has been a wonderful existence and kept me sane! However, I found that I needed to give some guidance to a friend on how to change real estate offices and found that I was facing another example of just how bad people in real estate can be. This time, it was a real estate broker looking to screw over an agent that wanted to leave their office. So today, I will spend the first 15 minutes of my show venting about that. Buckle up!

In addition, we will chat about:

• Fannie Mae: Meaningful economic growth appears unlikely in 2017
• Luxury home listings are lingering for longer
• NAHB: Builder Confidence decreased to 68 in April
• Latest mortgage rates

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We have had lots of good news over the last month or so. We have even set some good records. However, this month, housing confidence took a big hit. Lets take a look at the numbers and try to figure this out.

All the articles we will talk about today:

• PropertyRadar: No, California is not in a housing bubble
• Confidence in housing falls, as consumers worry about jobs
• National Housing Survey

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Some encouraging signs for new home construction

More data is coming out that makes it look like we might just get some of that new home inventory that we have needed for so long. All the signs right now seem to be pointing to a resurgence of new home construction. Time will tell if this can calm a lopsided sellers market, but at least it seems like some headway is going to be made.

Plus, we are finally getting some higher profile outfits specifically calling out the need for new homes and that changes to regulations, fees, etc. should be made to facilitate it! At least in the Bay Area this is starting to happen. Here are the articles we covered in todays show:

• New Pew poll shows surprisingly fast turnaround in Americans’ view of the economy
• Construction Spending increased in February
• Mass Exodus: 1 Million People Have Ditched New York Since 2010

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A little more today about overall debt. One of the big concerns I have right now is overall debt per person. With increasing debt in car loans, student loans and now HELOC loans, we may find the average person so burdened that we kick off another collapse that takes the real estate market with it.

Here are the other items covered in todays show:

• 4 Popular Design Trends at Model Homes
• How To Stage Your Home While You Live In It
• Millennials lead other generations in rising HELOC trend
• CoreLogic: House Prices up 7.0% Year-over-year in February
• Manhattan property prices come down
• Manhattan Apartment Prices Tumble In Q1 As Sellers Fret Over Rising Rates

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Given the way the market is going right now, there is a really good chance that you are going to face a multiple offers scenario as a buyer. Today, we discuss some things to consider to make YOUR offer stand out and win!

Even if you can only swing one or two of the suggestions in todays show, you are going to be in a much better position to get accepted over all those other offers!

Also, we will chat a bit about some lessons learned in my own home remodel as I prepare to put my home on the market!

Todays Articles: 

• Real estate: How to win over multiple offers

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One of my favorite quarterly reports has been released and we will quickly run through the top players in that list today. These are the metro areas that have seen the highest rental increases of the last year. This list can not only help you drill down to the areas you just might want to invest in, but can also help you assess the performance of you current real estate holdings compared to other areas.

Here is the rundown of the topics discussed today:

• Top 25 U.S. Residential Markets With Highest Rent Increases Revealed
• Consumer confidence surges to 16-year high
• Freddie Mac: Affordability to hold back home sales in 2017
• Signs Of An Auto Bubble: Soaring Delinquencies In These 266 Subprime ABS Deals Can't Be Good

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Todays show is going to share some information on a growing problem regarding an email real estate scam. It has cost buyers thousands of dollars and killed real estate deals. However, there are some techniques you can use to protect yourself, so we will explore those on todays show.

Plus, we will talk about:

• Email scam targeting real estate industry gets worse
• Homebuilders struggle to fill jobs 'Americans don't want'
• Mortgage applications stay flat even as rates drop to lowest in three weeks
• NAR: Pending Home Sales Index increased 5.5% in February, up 2.6% year-over-year

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Two communities got mentioned today as among the hottest rental markets. One of them was also mentioned on yesterdays show - and not in a good way! It all brings home the idea that you need to be careful when looking at an area to invest in. Some other topics we cover today are:

• The coming automation labor revolution: Meet SAM, Brick Laying Robot That Does The Work Of 6 Humans
• Current mortgage rates are NOT causing a buying slowdown: Despite Soaring Rates, US Home Prices Accelerate At Fastest Pace In 3 Years
• Los Angeles Rental Market Named One of Nation’s Strongest
• It may be hot, but be careful not to get burned! Chicago’s Investment Housing Sector Among the Nation’s Hottest

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