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Three Things to Know: How China’s Spy Balloon Saga Could Affect Mortgage Interest Rates

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 13, 2023 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor We were well on our way to a positive end of winter. Inflation was on the way out, and the spring market ahead of us looked like a walk in the park. Then, all of a sudden, the aliens invaded. Okay, maybe they’re not aliens, but something has us…

In Past Lives, He Sold Wine and Automobiles. Now Jim Striegel Enjoys Success Selling Real Estate

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 11, 2023 /

By Rick Mauch Candy’s Dirt Contributor Jim Striegel doesn’t have time to get bored. He stays busy being successful. During his life of 66 years, he has hit home runs in the automobile dealership, the wine business, clothing, and for the past 22 years in the real estate business as a Realtor with JPAR Real…

CoStar And Move — A Match Made in Heaven?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 7, 2023 /

By Mark JohnsonCo-Founder of CoRecruit, former CEO of JPAR – Real Estate   The founder and creator of this site recently asked me if the news that CoStar was in the works to acquire Move from Rupert Murdoch was a big deal.   My answer was “Yes!”  The rumor on the street is that the…

Three Things You Should Know About The Brighter Days Ahead For Real Estate Professionals

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 6, 2023 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor Dear real estate professional, I see you. The battles you’ve fought in the last six months have been real. You’ve been forced to transition from abundance to scarcity, but so far you’ve survived. I’m here to tell you again that the game is going to change. The hard times…

Three Things to Know to Prepare For The Strangest Housing Recession in History

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 30, 2023 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor Wouldn’t a dull year with very few unusual events be a welcome thing? Well, hardly a month into 2023 a strange and mysterious landscape is stretched out before us. The technology and tools available today provide as much risk to confuse us as they present opportunities for our benefit.…