2024

Hey Friends, I've got 3 fun facts to share with you today and my weekly quote to ponder.  I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Active listings were down slightly this past February (0.4%) when compared to last month but increased by 6.3% when compared to last year at this time. Last month saw 1,566 active listings. Source: PPAR; Land Title Guarantee...

Hey Friends, I've got 3 fun facts to share with you today and my weekly quote to ponder. . Enjoy your weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The interest payments on US National Debt are on pace to surpass Defense in 2024 as the 3rd largest Federal Government expenditure.  Only Social Security and Medicare are forecasted to be higher over the next decade. Source: CBO, Charlie Bilello via...

Hey Friends, Just 3 fun facts to share with you today and my weekly quote to ponder. The first is our annual brokerage report which you will see is very positive.  I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: In 2023, The Platinum Group, Realtors had 6x more average homes sold and 7x more average sales volume than any other brokerage in town. (We have 66 agents compared to 5,866...

Hey Friends, I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day. I've got 5 fun facts to share with you today and my weekly quote to ponder. Enjoy your weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The average price for a 30-second Super Bowl commercial this year has moved up to a record $7 million, 169% higher than the cost in 2010 ($2.6 million).  In 1967 during the first Super Bowl the price was...

Hey Friends, Just 3 fun facts to share with you today. These have all been researched by yours truly! Also don't forget to view my weekly quote to ponder at the bottom. Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Association membership in NAR (National Association of Realtors) has been in steady decline for years.  Single NAR memberships has increased over the last decade but has recently declined in the last...

Hey Friends, I've got 4 fun facts and my weekly quote to share with you today. Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The median price of a new home sold in the US is now 17% lower than its peak in October 2022 (from $496,800 to $413,200). After the last housing bubble peak the median new home price fell 22% nationally before bottoming. Source: Charlie Bilello Fun Fact 2: Here is the Best...

Hey Friends, I've got 4 fun facts and my weekly quote to share with you today. Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: US gasoline prices have moved down $3.07/gallon (national average), their lowest levels since June 2021. Source: AAA (GasPrices.AAA.com) Fun Fact 2: Fewer US existing homes are selling today than at any point since 2010. The 3.78 million annual rate from December was even...

Hey Friends, I've got 3 fun facts and my weekly quote to share with you today. Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Here's our Market Snapshot from this past December. (Click/tap the photo to see larger size.) Source: The Platinum Group, Realtors; PPAR MLS Data Fun Fact 2: More than 9 in 10 mortgage holders have a rate below 6%. Source: FHFA, National Mortgage Database...

Hey Friends, I've got 6 fun facts and my weekly quote to share with you today. Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The consumer price index is cumulatively up 19% since the start of 2020. (Under normal conditions where the Fed meets their inflation target of 2% per year, it would instead be up by approximately 8% since then.) According to Lyn, "this permanently higher plateau in prices is why, although...

Hey Friends, Happy New Year! I wanted to take a minute to look back on this past year with 5 fun facts and a longer quote than usual. Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Credit card interest rates hit a record high of 21.19% last year. Source: Charlie Bilello Fun Fact 2: Home prices did not come down with the recent mortgage rates rise. Source: Charlie Bilello Fun Fact...