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Terry Story’s Real Estate Survival Guide podcast includes her weekly round-up on NPR's "The Steve Pomeranz Show," WLRN and affiliates. The show provides expert advice in all aspects of the real estate transaction from listing to negotiations; to sales and purchase and everything in between.
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Friday Nov 03, 2017
What Do You Do If You Have A Bad Condo Board?
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Steve wants to know what condominium owners can do if they’re living in a community that has a bad condo board. Terry facetiously (or perhaps not) recommends getting on the board yourself, which Steve likens to a fate worse than death! - Nov 1, 2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Are Bitcoins Really Worth Anything Or Just A Bubble Waiting To Burst?
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Steve kicks off Real Estate Roundup by asking Terry Story if she’s heard of anybody buying a house using Bitcoin. Terry hasn’t, and Steve goes on to explain that Bitcoin is a new digital currency that’s basically created from a computer, so it’s bits and bytes, and doesn’t really have the backing of a government, gold reserves, or something else of surety or value. What makes it valuable is that there’s a limited quantity of bitcoins in circulation at any point in time, unlike traditional currencies where central banks can print as much as they want, devalue the currency, and trigger inflation. Bitcoins also come with inherent anonymity so their owners are shielded from the government’s prying eyes. 10-25-2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Hot Off The Press! The First 2018 Housing Outlook
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Terry kicks off Real Estate Round-Up by quoting a recent Freddie Mac September 2017 Outlook Report on trends for the mortgage market in 2018. The report projects that new homes should be the primary driver of sales next year, with a two percent bump-up in total home sales from 2017 to 2018. Freddie Mac expects a moderate increase in mortgage interest rates in 2018 which, with a slight increase in housing supply, should reduce U.S. house price growth to about 4.9 percent in 2018, down from about 6.3 percent in 2017. 10-18-2017