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Existing home sales stayed flat for a fourth straight year in July, holding at 4.06 million — even as the labor market took an unexpected hit. Matt Lombardi and Steve Kaempf break down a July jobs report that showed a surprise loss of 23,000 jobs against expectations of an 83,000 gain, with May and June revised down another 103,000 jobs. Nearly a million people left the labor force over the past…
Are you looking to sell your business or wondering what it’s actually worth? Or maybe you're an entrepreneur dreaming of purchasing a cash-flowing company? In this episode of the People Not Titles podcast, host Steve Kaempf sits down with Jamie Lendway, commercial lending veteran and founder of RetireBizOwner.com. With over a decade of experience financing hundreds of business acquisitions and…
HOA foreclosures are surging nationwide, and most homeowners don't realize their HOA can place a lien — and in about 20 states, legally foreclose — even if their mortgage is completely paid off. In this week's market trends podcast episode, Matt Lombardi and Steve Kaempf break down the "super-priority" laws behind this, why HOA-related foreclosures jumped 40% over two years, and why rising…
Welcome back to another episode of the People, Not Titles podcast! In this episode, host Steve Kaempf sits down with Andy Burton, the franchise owner, publisher, and Area Director behind the incredibly successful Chicago Real Producers operation. Andy shares his fascinating career trajectory, beginning with his early days in the late 90s doing in-home sales presentations for Cutco cutlery.…
Compass is officially under federal investigation, with Congress stepping in to examine the company's partnership with eXp and its private listings strategy. In this week's market trends episode, Matt Lombardi and Steve Kaempf break down what's actually being scrutinized and why it matters for buyers and sellers. At the center of it: Compass's claim that sellers who list homes as private…
In this episode of the *People Not Titles* podcast, host Steve Kaempf sits down with real estate investor, property manager, and host of the *Straight Up Chicago Investor* podcast, Mark Ainley. Mark shares his raw, honest journey of starting out at age 21, navigating early mistakes, and shifting through market crashes to build a real estate empire. Whether you are a young entrepreneur wondering…
Foreclosures just jumped 21% year-over-year, with over 227,000 US properties filed in the first half of 2026 — but Matt Lombardi and Steve Kaempf break down why this isn't a crash, it's a return to a more normal market. They dig into which states are getting hit hardest (Florida, South Carolina, Indiana) and where foreclosures are accelerating fastest (Idaho, Colorado, Georgia), plus what this…
Home prices hit a new all-time high of $440,600 this week — the 36th straight month of year-over-year gains — while the June CPI report showed inflation cooling faster than expected, dropping 0.4% month-over-month, the largest one-month decline since April 2020. Matt Lombardi and Steve Kaempf break down what's driving the numbers, why gas and energy prices are doing the heavy lifting on inflation,…
The June jobs report just landed, and it's ugly. Employers added only 57,000 jobs, well below expectations, and more than 700,000 people dropped out of the workforce entirely in a single month. We break down what's really going on beneath the headline number. We also dig into a striking Federal Reserve stat: 49% of adults under 30 now live with a parent, up 12 percentage points since 2019. That's…
In this real estate market update, hosts Matt Lombardi and Steve Kaempf break down the major legislative and economic shifts impacting buyers, sellers, and agents in July 2026. We dive into the newly passed 21st Century Road to Housing Act—a bipartisan bill currently awaiting the President's signature that targets corporate landlords by restricting single-family home purchases and incentivizes…
