Calculated Risk

MARCH 10, 2025

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-March 2025 A brief excerpt: This 2-part overview for mid-March provides a snapshot of the current housing market. months in January 2025, up from 3.0 Inventory, inventory, inventory! Inventory usually tells the tale.

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 12, 2025

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-March 2025 A brief excerpt: Earlier this week, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-March 2025 I reviewed home inventory, housing starts and sales.

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: Question #9 for 2025: What will happen with house prices in 2025? Excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2025. What will happen with house prices in 2025? Here is a review of the Ten Economic Questions for 2024.

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2025. How much will wages increase in 2025? My sense is nominal wages will increase close to mid-to-high 3% range YoY in 2025 according to the CES. How about housing starts and new home sales in 2025? year-over-year as of November.

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 9, 2025

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-April 2025 A brief excerpt: This 2-part overview for mid-April provides a snapshot of the current housing market. Just over two weeks ago, I revised down my outlook for housing this year, see Policy and 2025 Housing Outlook.

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Calculated Risk

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-February 2025 A brief excerpt: This 2-part overview for mid-February provides a snapshot of the current housing market. I always focus first on inventory, since inventory usually tells the tale !

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: Question #8 for 2025: How much will Residential investment change in 2025? How about housing starts and new home sales in 2025? Excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2025. How much will RI change in 2025?

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 10, 2025

This graph shows the YoY price change for Services and Services less rent of shelter through March 2025. YoY as of March 2025, down from 4.1% YoY as of March 2025, up from -1.2% This declined and is now up 3.3% Click on graph for larger image. Services were up 3.7% YoY in February. Services less rent of shelter was up 3.3%

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 15, 2025

10:00 AM: State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for January 2025 -- Tuesday, March 18th -- 8:30 AM: Housing Starts for February. The consensus is for a reading of 43, up from 42. Any number below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as poor than good. This graph shows single and multi-family housing starts since 1968.

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 17, 2025

Horton cuts 2025 revenue forecast on weak demand for homes U.S. I discussed weaker demand and higher costs last month in Policy and 2025 Housing Outlook Housing Starts Decreased to 1.324 million Annual Rate in March. The third graph shows the month-to-month comparison for total starts between 2024 (blue) and 2025 (red).

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Calculated Risk

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-February 2025 A brief excerpt: Earlier this week, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-February 2025 I reviewed home inventory, housing starts and sales.

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 1, 2025

12:30 PM: Speech, Fed Chair Jerome Powell , Economic Outlook , At The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 2025 U.S. This graph shows the jobs added per month since January 2021. Monetary Policy Forum, New York, N.Y.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 15, 2025

I discussed much of this in my Q2 2025 RWM client quarterly call on April 5. Before 2025 ends, a mild recession begins. I am sharing this now because so many questions have poured in. Best Worst Cases Last Monday, I discussed the consequences of chaos. appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 21, 2025

So, 2025 is seeing a larger than normal pickup in inventory. The red line is for 2025. Inventory will pass 2020 levels in the next two weeks, and it now appears inventory will be close to 2019 levels towards the end of 2025. Usually, inventory is up about 6% or 7% from the seasonal low by this week in the year.

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 17, 2025

retail and food services sales for February 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $722.7 The December 2024 to January 2025 percent change was revised from down 0.9 From the Census Bureau report : Advance estimates of U.S. billion, up 0.2 percent to down 1.2

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 12, 2025

This graph shows the YoY price change for Services and Services less rent of shelter through February 2025. YoY as of February 2025, down from 4.2% YoY as of February 2025, unchanged from -1.2% This declined, but is still elevated, and is now up 3.8% Click on graph for larger image. Services were up 4.1% YoY in January.

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Wealth Management

MARCH 19, 2025

With the 2024 recruiting headwinds behind us, advisor transitions are expected to look much different in 2025, according to a new report from Diamond Consultants.

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Calculated Risk

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

8, 2025 Active inventory increased, with for-sale homes 27.5% We project home sales to increase in 2025 compared with 2024, which notched the lowest existing-home sales since 1996. Now - on a weekly basis - inventory is up 27.5% Realtor.com has monthly and weekly data on the existing home market.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 20, 2025

There is no shortage of written content available for financial advisors to enhance their technical skills, grow in their careers, and run more successful planning practices, from books to research studies to long-form written content.

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Financial Advisor Financial Advice Financial Planner Estate Planning 246

Wealth Management

MARCH 17, 2025

Whats next for wealth management technology in 2025? The Oasis Group's John O'Connell discusses wealthtech trends shaping the industry.

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Wealth Management Management 291

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

To earn the CFP marks, candidates must fulfill four key requirements: Education (holding a bachelor's degree and completing the required coursework through a CFP Board registered program), Exam (passing the 170-question CFP exam), Experience (gaining hands-on experience providing financial advice to the public), and Ethics (acting as a fiduciary).

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Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 10, 2024

With the release of the CPI report this morning, we now know the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), and the contribution base for 2025. Percent Benefit Increase for 2025 Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 percent in 2025 , the Social Security Administration announced today.

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Wealth Management

JANUARY 30, 2025

Florida is the best state to retire in in 2025. But after that, states out West like Colorado and Wyoming rank high for retirement.

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 19, 2025

In December, the FOMC participants midpoint of the target level for the federal funds rate was around 3.875% at the end of 2025 (3.6%-4.1%) at the end of 2025 (3.9%-4.4%) It appears growth slower than expected in Q1 2025, and 2025 GDP growth was revised down. As of January 2025 , PCE inflation increased 2.5

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 6, 2025

Welcome to the January 2025 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

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Calculated Risk

JANUARY 15, 2025

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-January 2025 A brief excerpt: Yesterday, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-January 2025 I reviewed home inventory, housing starts and sales.

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 9, 2025

From the Fed: Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, March 1819, 2025. Excerpt: With regard to the outlook for inflation, participants judged that i nflation was likely to be boosted this year by the effects of higher tariffs, although significant uncertainty surrounded the magnitude and persistence of such effects.

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Wealth Management

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Mindy and Louis Diamonds annual review is designed to provide guidance on the most impactful wealth management industry trends anticipated for 2025, including transitions, deals, compensation, private equity, the wirehouse recruiting race and more.

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 8, 2025

If we remove all data center projects between 2023 and 2025, commercial planning would be up 4% from year-ago levels, and the entire DMI would be up 12%. This index suggests a pickup in mid-2025, however, uncertainty might impact these projects. The influence of data centers on the DMI this year remains substantial. the previous month.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 31, 2025

Previously : 7 Increasing Probabilities of Error (February 24, 2025) Tune Out the Noise (February 20, 2025) The post Are Tariffs a New US VAT Tax? appeared first on The Big Picture.

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