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Journal Club 04-28-23 – Passive Income MD

Here’s Journal Club 04-28-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well!


  • Do you have an existing 401(k) that you were once excited about but now feel like you’re stuck with it, as it either comes with high fees or has a high expense ratio? Well, you’re not alone. The White Coat Investor talks more about this and shares helpful steps to better manage your retirement account in the article – What To Do With A Crummy
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Mortgage Rate Forecast For April 2023

Mortgage rates moved down sharply in March, a welcome trend for homebuyers hoping to make a deal during the spring selling season. Will rates continue the downward trend in April?

Housing analysts expect mortgage rates to continue to bounce around this month. While the consensus calls for rates to ease below 6 percent later this year, that forecast assumes the Federal Reserve will continue to successfully tame inflation, and that the remarkably resilient US economy will, finally, slow down.

“Forecasting mortgage rates in the best of times is tricky,” says Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist at Bright MLS, a multiple listing

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A top real estate economist explains why a housing rebound is coming as rising sales and lack of supply look poised to lift home prices

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  • Nadia Evangelou, senior economist for the National Association of Realtors, sees a rebound coming.

  • Easing inflation will bring mortgage rates down, and tight supplies will send prices higher.

  • In her view, the US will avoid both the recession and housing crash that others have forecasted.

While some experts have warned of an impending US housing crash, Nadia Evangelou, senior economist and director of research at the National Association of Realtors, anticipates the opposite.

Home prices and sales will dip this year, but she anticipates a rebound in 2024 with rising sales and limited supplies

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Man Dies of Stroke After a Realtor Failed to Call Help

  • Randy Vaughan suffered a stroke at home in North Carolina and later died in a hospice.
  • A realtor had seen him lying on the floor of his home but had not called for help.
  • The realtor wrote in a report that he was unsure if Vaughan was dead or had drunk too much.

The family of a 69-year-old man is calling for an investigation into his death, saying he suffered a stroke and a real estate

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Realtors share why 2023 market is hectic for some, quiet for others

Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.

Dewayne Carpenter says a tornado market is here.

Read: Sheriff: ‘Cowardly scumbags’ spread anti-Semitic flyers throughout Volusia County

The term “tornado market” refers to a housing market in which some homes are scooped up quickly but others are languid on the market without a buyer. This is exactly what Carpenter, co-team lead of the Indian Harbor Beach-based Carpenter Kessel Homeselling Team at Compass Real Estate, and other Realtors from Orlando to the Space Coast have witnessed so far in 2023.

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7 Ways Realtors Can Use Digital Marketing to Boost Sales

Real estate is a competitive field, and success depends on staying ahead of the game. In today’s digital age, technology is making it easier than ever for realtors to reach potential buyers and to network with peers in the industry. With so many effective digital marketing strategies available to them, there’s no excuse for not taking full advantage of this convenient platform.

In this blog post, we’ll detail 7 innovative ways that realtors can use digital marketing to promote online listings, unlocking superior results for buyers and sellers alike.

1- Mobile Friendly and Fast Loading Website

A website is a

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My Stock Report Card for Jan – Dec 2021 (Passed 2.6 Mil Profit !)

My Stock Report Card for Jan- Dec 2021 (Passed 2.6 Mil Profit)

US Stocks

SG Stocks

Total Passive Income Collected Between Jan – Nov 2021 : SGD 33,055

Total Profit / Loss from Sales of Stocks between Jan – Nov 2021 : SGD 0

Stocks added between Jan – Dec 2021 : Airbnb, Amazon, Coinbase, Crowdstrike, Didi, Fiverr, Grab, Paypal, Pinduoduo, Ping An, Palantir, SEA, Shopify, Square, Teledoc, Tesla, Unity, Upstart, Vmware, Zoom

Long Time No See !

Hello, it’s been awhile. Hope everyone is coping well in this never ending covid saga. If you haven’t taken the jab, WHAT