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KP Talks Dollars and Sense — 229 episodes

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The American Dream Is Still Alive

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The Hidden Truth Behind Inflation Data

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How The Road Act Fixes Housing

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AI, Home Equity, and the Future of Mortgages

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Jobs Report, Inflation, and Market Outlook Explained

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Jobs Week, Treasury Yields, and the Hidden Strength Behind the U.S. Economy

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Why Oil Prices Could Decide the Future of Mortgage Rates

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Why Bond Traders Lead the Federal Reserve

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Oil Prices, Jobs, and the Fed Explained

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Bond Market Signals Big Inflation Shift Coming Soon

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Markets Brace for Fed, PCE, and Big Tech Earnings

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From Oil Shock to Market Calm: Why This Crisis Won’t Last

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What Rising Rates Mean for Housing and Markets

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Markets on Edge: Oil, War, and the Fight Between Inflation and Slow Growth

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Oil Shock, Fed Signals, and a Massive Market Opportunity

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Oil Prices, Inflation, and Mortgage Rate Outlook

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Rates Up, Chaos Rising—Why Markets Still Won’t Break

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Oil Supply Shock Could Push Inflation Higher

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Oil Shock and Mortgage Rates Update

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Will 30-Year Mortgage Rates Hit 5% Soon?

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AI, Oil Prices, and Mortgage Rates

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AI, Bonds and the Housing Market Shift

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Mortgage Rates Are Rising Again — Here’s Why

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$200B Move Driving Mortgage Rates Lower

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The Fed Just Hit Pause—Now What?

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CPI Is Flat — Housing Tells the Real Story

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Geopolitics Hit — What It Means for Your Rates

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Why Lower Rates Set Up a Strong 2026 Housing Market

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Why Bad Economic News Is Good for Housing

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Jobs, Inflation & Rates Matter This Week

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Mortgage Payments Are Dropping — Here’s What’s Next

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What a Six Trillion Fed Balance Sheet Signals Now

33

Inside a $5M Culver City Build + Elon & Jensen on the Future of AI

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The Real Reason the Fed Needs to Cut Rates Again Soon

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Social Security Cuts + 50-Year Mortgages? Here’s the Real Deal

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AI Is Changing Everything, Even the Fed

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The Fed’s Playing with Fire: Soft Landing or Hidden Recession?

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CPI Could Shock the Market Tomorrow — Here’s Why It Matters

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Crypto Chaos: Leverage Triggers Crash

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$11 Billion Lost in the Shutdown

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Markets on Edge: Jobs, Shutdowns, and Sticky Inflation

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Rates Are Falling, But Are Jobs Next?

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Fed Week Showdown: Will Rates Rise or Fall Next?

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Why Labor Data Could Matter More Than Inflation Reports

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Jobs Data, Rate Cuts & Why Energy Stays Cheap

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Fed Cuts Rates Again: How Mortgage Costs Could Shift Fast

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Jerome Powell Looks Sad as Markets Brace for Cuts

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Why Mortgage Applications Just Hit a New High

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Why the Bond Market Wants Rates to Fall

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Why This Week Could Break the Economy

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Will the Fed Cut Rates This September?

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K-Shaped Economy Explained in Real Time

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Storms, Tariffs, and Growth Ahead

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Will AI Growth Save America’s Economy?

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Why the Fed Might Cut Rates Sooner Than Planned

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Oil Prices, Sneakflation & the Fed: What’s Moving the Market?

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Debt Piles Up, But Rates Hold Firm

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Inflation, Tariffs, and What's Really Going On

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Is Now a Good Time to Buy a House or Not?

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Inside the Room Where Housing Talks Happen

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Why The Fed Might Delay Rate Cuts This Year

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Markets on Edge: Fed Holds, Trump Moves, Rates Shift

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You Can’t Just Restore 100M Jobs!

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Trump, Powell, and the Dollar Shortage

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Consumer Strain vs. Spending Power

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Broke America’s Trade War

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Recession Fears and Market Shifts Ahead

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The Dollar Weakens, What Comes Next?

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The Fed’s Uncertainty Crisis

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Stock Sell-Off: Fear or Opportunity?

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Economic Cycles: Rise and Decline

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Jobs, Debt, Spending: What’s at Stake?

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Earnings Boom, Stocks Hit Highs

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Is Population Decline a Real Crisis?

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Labor vs. Inflation: What It Means for You

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AI, Markets, and Mortgage Shifts This Week

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AI and Real Estate: Building the Future

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Resilience Through Inflation and Wildfires

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From Fed Actions to Best Life Lessons

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Ready for the Next Wave of Automation?

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Inflation Factors: Fed's Explanation for 2025

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Fed's Big Week: Key Data and Market Moves

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AI is Already Changing our Productivity

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Tariff Talk, Jobs Week, BRICS and More!

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Thanksgiving Thoughts and Consumer Confidence

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Touchdowns and Trends: Let's Talk Football and Finance

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Economic Shifts: Post-Election Analysis

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Weak Jobs But A Strong Economy

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Fed Cuts and a Massive Earnings Week

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The Flow Of Money: Stocks, Bonds, And Volatility

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The Growing Threat of US Debt

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Economic Challenges and How to Weather Them

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What China’s Stimulus Means for the Global Economy

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Inflation Tamed and The Fed's New Focus

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Fed Decisions, Market Volatility, and Global Shifts

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Mortgage Market Updates and Treasury Trends

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Inflation Eases, but the Labor Market Remains a Concern

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Market Moves: AI and Institutional Trading

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Insurance Crisis, Market Updates, and AI Weather

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Is the Economy On Shaky Ground?

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Fed Pressured as Market Fluctuation Intensifies

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Our Economy: 70% Struggle and 30% Thrive

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Big Tech Glitch Shakes the Markets

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Financials Kick Off Earnings Season Strong

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Will Rates Get Cut Soon?

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Jobs Week Reports 170k Jobs!

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$6 Trillion is Waiting on the Sideline

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The Mixed Bag of Economic Indicators

109

NVIDIA's Trillion-Dollar Boom

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It’s Jobs Week and the Fed is in Blackout Mode

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AI Boom Drives $14.9 Billion Q1 Surge

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When Will We Get Cheap Groceries Again?

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Freddie Mac Made a Big Move

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Bad News Good? Rates Might Drop

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Market Updates, Upcoming Events, Inflation and More

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The PCE and Why the Cost of Money Matters

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Will We Still Get 2024 Fed Cuts?

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Is the Economy Really Strong?

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Inflation's Down! Jobs / GDP are Up!

120

Mortgages Made Easy with Tech

121

Mortgage Rates, Treasury Yields, and Fed Updates!

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Inflation is Coming Down!

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Market Swings and Fraudulent Funds!

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Is The American Dream Still Alive?

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NVIDIA's Projected 415% Growth

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What Does 2024 Stands For?

127

Oil Prices on Fire 🔥

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Will May Bring Cuts? What's Brewing in the Market?

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New Orleans Rate Update!

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What's REALLY going on with Fed Rate Hikes?!

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683,000 Hidden Job Losses

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Will Inflation's Chill Cost Jobs and Homes?

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Headwinds and Tailwinds in 2024

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How Many Rate Cuts Do We Need?

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What’s the Fed’s Strategy for 2024?

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Why Cali is the Place to Be!

137

Ride the Economic Roller Coaster

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Bank of America's Resilience

139

A Soft Landing, Fed Policies, and Future Risks

140

Inside the Real Estate Rollercoaster

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Have We Found Peak Rates?

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Market Concerns in L.A.

143

Who's Going to Buy Our Debt?

144

The Fed's Secret Move 🏦🤫

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How do we Decode the Fed's Priorities? 🏦

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From Corona to Oxford: KP's Take on Economy, Inflation, and Shutdowns

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💸 The US government owns a whopping 1% of all the world's Bitcoins 💰

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The Mortgage Collaborative has an Emerging Tech Fund!💰

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💵 The dollar has been on a winning streak for about 6 weeks!

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💰Trillions, Homes, and Money Talks!🏠

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Economic Insights with KP: Let's Talk Bonds, Jobs, and Inflation 🔍

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Insights into Jobs, Inflation, and Current Financial Realities 💼💰

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🔥 Our Economy Roars! Inflation's Down, Wages Up! 📉💵

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Inflation has cooled! ❄️ Real wages are growing stronger. 💪

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📈🚀 The Ten-Year Treasury is on the move again, hitting over 4️⃣!

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New Heights for Mortgage Rates: Embrace the Highs, Not the Rises! 🏠📉

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The Great Resilience: Jobs, Inflation, and Economic Trends 💪📈

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🔎 Caution and Optimism: Factors Shaping the Second Half

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💸 National Debt Unleashed: $32 Trillion and Counting! 💥

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Episode 70: Expensive goods reign supreme.

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Episode 69: The stock market is on fire!

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Episode 68: We have a strong job market!

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Episode 67: PCE report is the Fed's preferred way to measure inflation.

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Episode 66: The prices of goods and services are dropping!

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Episode 65: Wage growth exceeds expectations!

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Episode 64: Introducing Pacaso, the new way to own a second home without breaking the bank!

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Episode 63: Breaking news! The housing market is heating up!

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Episode 62: HUD is considering allowing FHA loans to cover ADUs

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Episode 61: Wage Inflation is going up, but is it enough to keep up with inflation?

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Episode 60: Technology is Deflationary

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Episode 59: Citizens Bank won an auction held by the FDIC

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Episode 58: All of us are contributing to the FDIC fund

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Episode 57: The value of stock equity and bond equity went down

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Episode 56: HUD worked hard to give us a 30 bps cut for FHA loans

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Episode 55: KP attended the ICE Experience 2023 - Intercontinental Exchange last week

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Episode 54: It's been difficult for first-time homebuyers to find affordable housing

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Episode 53: KP interviews his mentor, Barry Habib

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Episode 52: Consumer demand is about 68% to 70% of the economy

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Episode 51: The 40% debt-to-income ratio is impossible to manage

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Episode 50: There's a massive lack of supply

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Episode 49: We had a Goldilocks jobs report

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Episode 48: The amount of our budgets are estimates

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Episode 47: We have a shrinking negative money supply

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Episode 46: CPI was good!

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Episode 45: December is generally a very good month for the stock market

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Episode 44: The Fed is trying to mold and shape inflation

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Episode 43: Barry Habib of MBS Highway breaks down the PCE number

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Episode 42: We have 50% higher listings on the market right now than a year ago

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Episode 41: Higher Rates, Fewer Sellers - What's Impacting Real Estate Markets?

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Episode 40: Global Central Banks Softening Stance? The Surprising Pivot You Need to Know!

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Episode 39: Game Changer Alert: The New Credit Scoring System You Need to Know About!

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Episode 38: Market Volatility: Is It a Temporary Phase or Here to Stay?

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Episode 37: The Fed's Dilemma: Tight Labor Market vs. Inflation - What's at Stake?

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Episode 36: Fed's Green Light for a 75 Basis Point Hike in November - What's Driving It?

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Episode 35: Weather vs. Housing: The Shocking $250 Billion Problem You Need to Know About!

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Episode 34: Inflation or Not? The Dollar's Surprising Strength in the Housing Market

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Episode 33: Affordable Homeownership: Can We Improve the Cost of Owning a Home?

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Episode 32: Government Spending's Role in the Economy - The Key to Inflation Reduction?

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Episode 31: Inflation Peaks? The PCE vs. CPI Battle - What's the Key Indicator to Watch?

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Episode 30: The Fed's Action Plan: How Long Until They Tame Inflation and Its Market Impact?

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Episode 29: Fed Funds Rate Predictions: Betting on 75 vs. 50 Basis Points - Who's Winning?

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Episode 28: How an Adverse Market Fee Affected Home Affordability!

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Episode 27: 3.5% Unemployment Rate - Is It All Good News?

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Episode 26: The Unseen Cracks in Consumer Demand: Is the Fed Doing Enough to Prevent a Recession?

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Episode 25: More People Working Two Full-Time Jobs Than Ever - What's Happening?

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Episode 24: Shocking ECB Rate Cut! Will the Fed Follow Suit with a 100-Point Slash?

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Episode 23: Cracking the Code of Private-Label Securities: What's Behind the Liquidity Curtain?

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Episode 22: Is the Economy on the Verge of a Major Shift?

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Episode 21: Growth vs. Value: The Evolution of Tech Giants in the Russell Index!

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Episode 20: Will The Rising Costs of Food and Energy Slow Down the Housing Market?

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Episode 19: The Invisible Tax We All Pay: How Inflation Is Impacting Your Financial Future

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Episode 18: Debunking the 9-Month Supply Myth in the Housing Market - What's the Real Story?

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Episode 17: Housing Supply vs. Money Supply: The Unseen Connection That's Impacting Us All

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Episode 16: Historic Appointment: Sandra Thompson, First African-American FHFA Director - What Lies Ahead?

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Episode 15: BlackRock's Cash Holding Strategy: What Does It Mean for the Economy?

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Episode 14: What's the Hidden Story of -1.4% Growth in Advanced GDP?

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Episode 13: Sustainable Growth or Slowdown? Understanding the Pace of Economic Expansion

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Episode 12: How Even 0.1% Matters in a Booming Economy - Find Out Why!

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Episode 11: The Battle for the 10-Year: How the Fed's Fight Against Inflation Could Impact It

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Episode 10: Breaking Down the Characteristics of Non-Qualified Mortgages - Are They Right for You?

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Episode 9: Billionaire Tax: Exploring the Wealth Tax Proposal - Will It Impact the Ultra-Wealthy?

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Episode 8: Unraveling the Mortgage Collaborative: What's Behind This Lender Network?

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Episode 7: Unemployment Hits Record Lows: What's Next for the Strong US Economy?

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Episode 6: Economic Turmoil: The Impact of Russia's Crude Oil and Currency on Global Markets

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Episode 5: The Interconnected World: Understanding How Russia's Actions Influence Interest Rates

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Episode 4: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: A Shocking Impact on Interest Rates and Stocks

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Episode 3: Consumer Sentiment Drops to Decade-Low: What's Shaking Up Confidence?

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Episode 2: The Wage-Inflation Conundrum: Why Hourly Wages Are Growing But Prices Soar

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