There seems to be no shortage of pundits out there who are ready to tell us what to expect in 2016. Today we will see what the Fitch Ratings expect in 2016. For each prediction, we will talk about what they expect and then run it through our own filter of what we have talked about to see if we think they are on target, or maybe a little off the mark.

Of course, we will also take a little time today to talk about the most recent news relating to real estate. The stock market has once again closed down and is turning out to be the worst opening to a new year in a very long time. It makes me wonder whether or not The Fed can actually say it will raise rates in 2016 as they said in December.

Chinas market is imploding and some pundits in Europe are suggesting that their clients pull their money out of the markets entirely!

Please check out the show notes at http://www.therebelbroker.com for links to all the articles discussed in today show.

Could the real estate market be over priced by as much as 60%? That is the question asked in a recent Fortune article where they explore some facts that suggest we might just be in a very bloated market.

But does it all stand up to examination? What are their sources? Today, we will take a look at this and see if it all adds up to what they say it does.

Make sure to check out the show notes at http://www.therebelbroker.com for links to the articles discussed in todays show.

While many areas of the country continue to see growth in home prices, some areas are feeling a pinch! A report just comes out that identifies the 8 states that face the riskiest real estate future. We will take a look at what makes the markets in these states so risky and see if we can find a way to use that information to help buyers, sellers, investors and real estate entrepreneurs make smart decisions in real estate.

Make sure to check out the show notes at http://www.therebelbroker.com for links to the articles discussed in today in the show notes.

In todays show we are going to take some time to look back on the crazy things that have happened in the markets over the last few days. However, we will also discuss how the stock market specifically effects real estate. What does a down stock market mean for buyers, sellers, investors and real estate entrepreneurs? There are plenty of places where those two worlds cross over and we will take a look at them. Of course, we will try and see if we can figure out what to expect from the coming real estate market given what we know today about what is happening in the stock market.

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The Consumer Electronics Show is currently going on in Las Vegas! As the news escapes the exhibit hall, we are getting a great look at some new and exciting technology for the home and for life!

We will take some time to check out some of these great innovations and figure out which ones will make your home worth more and which ones will just make your life more fun!

Don't forget to visit http://www.therebelbroker.com for the show notes with links to all the great items mentioned on todays show!

Today we are going to look at states with the greatest increases in folks moving into them. This kind of data is great for any buyer, seller, investor or real estate entrepreneur that wants another piece of great data to help add to your understanding of what direction your local market is likely to go in. After all, if more people are moving into your state than out of it, those people need to find someplace to live! You can use this as a jumping off point to look into areas you might not have thought about before and see if you can get in at the beginning of a migration pattern that will make real estate values increase and boost demand for rentals.

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Economically, 2015 did not end well when it comes to the stock market. 2016 has started off on a scary note. We are breaking records that are not the good kind of records to be breaking.

In todays show we take a look at what has happened and try to figure out what we should be thinking about it. We will also try to project forward a bit on what effect some of these things will have on our real estate market.

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Welcome to 2016! We have spent some time talking about goals and what to expect next year. Now is the time to take that knowledge and implement our informed goals for the new year! We talked at length in the success series about creating goals and how to work through them. Today, we will talk about some strategies that anyone can use to help keep those goals progressing toward your ultimate goal!

These ideas will for for anyone - buyers, sellers, investors and real estate entrepreneurs can all benefit from taking their goals and moving them forward using the strategies we are talking about in todays show!

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On todays show we turn our eye to what the folks over at realtor.com are expecting in 2016. They have made some pretty specific predictions and also shared who they think will be making up the market and the cities where they will be most interested in.

If they get it right, the data shared today could be a huge help to any buyer, seller, investor or real estate entrepreneur who is looking for the next hot market to invest or to start investing in. We also find some very interesting revelations in this data that will pinpoint areas that will be drawing the largest numbers of buyers!

So don't miss out on all this great info!

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In our roundup of experts reading the tea leaves of 2016, we again consult with Calculated Risk and where they think home prices will go in 2016.

Yesterday, we reviewed their guess for inventory in 2016, so this discussion will mesh very well with yesterdays show.

We are also going to spend some time today talking about employment. However, we will be revisiting a point I was trying to make a long while back regarding the effects of automation on unemployment. Some recent news stories pointed out items that showed that self driving cars and automation continue to be evolving into the next big thing in terms of how jobs get done. Since a huge percentage of the jobs that have been created over the last few years are the kinds that would lend themselves to being done through automation, keeping an eye on the progress of this movement toward more automation is a good idea, after all if you want a healthy real estate market you need healthy employment. As always, we will take all this and try to figure out what it should mean for buyers, sellers investors and real estate entrepreneurs!

For links to the articles mentioned in todays show, please head over to the show notes at http://www.therebelbroker.com.