# home sales (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover home sales. Page: Feed: --- ## [Michael Kopp](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/26/michael-kopp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=michael-kopp) _2026-08-26 · South Florida Agent · South Florida Agent Magazine_ "There are many aspects and roles involved in being a Realtor, but none of them are 'difficult.' It is an extremely fun and rewarding job." — Michael Kopp, Realtor, Coldwell Banker Realty, Boca Raton ## [Fannie, Freddie condo-lending changes begin rolling out in earnest](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/25/fannie-freddie-condo-lending/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fannie-freddie-condo-lending) _2026-08-25 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ The updated underwriting guidelines have caused consternation among many in the housing industry. ## [National Bottoms](https://stevesaretsky.substack.com/p/national-bottoms) _2026-08-24 · Steve Saretsky · The Saretsky Report_ National home prices have likely bottomed, according to RBC. The problem is price indexes don't capture all the homes that aren't selling, particularly new condos. ## [Beef and Eggs: Back Below $10](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/beef-and-eggs-back-below-10) _2026-08-21 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Beef prices are back in the news today after President Trump announced a plan to import 300,000 tons of ground beef over the next three months exempt from tariffs and at 25% below market prices. ## [Mattamy Homes US COO Chris Lindhorst to replace CEO Keith Bass on Sept. 1](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/21/mattamy-homes-ceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mattamy-homes-ceo) _2026-08-21 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Lindhorst joined Mattamy as COO in February after working at D.R. Horton for the previous 16 years. ## [That's the Way the Bitcoin Bounces - Morning Market Note - 8/21/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/thats-the-way-the-bitcoin-bounces) _2026-08-21 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ “Writing a description for this thing for general audiences is bloody hard. ## [NVIDIA (NVDA) Next Up - What’s Better Than a Triple Play?](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/nvidia-nvda-next-up-whats-better) _2026-08-20 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Walmart (WMT) is currently trading lower on earnings for the sixth time in the last seven quarters and having its worst earnings reaction day since its May 2022 report. ## [Crypto Surge](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/crypto-surge) _2026-08-20 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Optimism about the Senate passing the Clarity Act (which is focused on crypto) and an industry meeting with the President this week have sent crypto into a massive two-day gain of more than 10%. ## [Kickflip into this skate compound](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/20/skate-compound/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skate-compound) _2026-08-20 · Emily Marek · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Calling all skateboarding enthusiasts! This Austin-area home — known as the River Road Skate Compound — has a huge skate bowl in the backyard. ## [Are buyers over the ‘dream home’ sales pitch?](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/20/are-buyers-over-the-dream-home-sales-pitch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-buyers-over-the-dream-home-sales-pitch) _2026-08-20 · Jacqui Mueller · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Buyers are reportedly looking for homes that reflect how they actually live, not how they could be living. ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zISyoM52xZYG) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [REMAX: Miami home sales surge in July](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/20/remax-july-home-sales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remax-july-home-sales) _2026-08-20 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Nationally, home sales in the 46 metro areas surveyed by REMAX rose 2.5% year over year and slipped 5.7% month over month. ## [Not All Retail is Created Equal - Morning Market Note - 8/20/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/not-all-retail-is-created-equal-morning) _2026-08-20 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ “You can make a lot of mistakes and still recover if you run an efficient operation. ## [Jumbo or conforming? What the 2026 loan limits mean for pricing South Florida listings](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/20/jumbo-vs-conforming-in-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jumbo-vs-conforming-in-2026) _2026-08-20 · South Florida Agent · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Every year, FHFA's conforming-loan limit resets, and every year, most agents file the announcement away as lender trivia. In South Florida, that is a mistake. ## [The United States’ ‘K-shaped’ housing market](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/19/us-k-shaped-housing-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-k-shaped-housing-market) _2026-08-19 · Emily Marek · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Active buyers are looking for more expensive homes, while price-constrained buyers are looking at fewer homes altogether. ## [Douglas Elliman adds Andrea Pelaez and Brian Partie to St. Petersburg, Sarasota offices](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/19/douglas-elliman-pelaez-partie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=douglas-elliman-pelaez-partie) _2026-08-19 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Pelaez previously worked at Premier Sotheby’s International Realty's St. Petersburg office, while Partie worked at Engel & Völkers' Suncoast office. ## [Semis Down, Biotech Up](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/semis-down-biotech-up) _2026-08-19 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Before getting to a few quick charts on what’s moving today, be sure to watch the CNBC clip below featuring Bespoke’s Paul Hickey. ## [Happy Anniversary Alphabet - Morning Market Note - 8/19/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/happy-anniversary-alphabet-morning) _2026-08-19 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ “While it may seem that we have come far already, this is just the beginning of a lifetime.” – Sergey Brin ## [The Rebalancing Game - 60/40 vs. SPY](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/the-rebalancing-game-6040-vs-spy) _2026-08-18 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Two 50%+ drawdowns for the stock market within a decade of each other made the traditional “60/40” portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds an easy sell after the Financial Crisis. ## [NAR: Pending home sales dip in July with pockets of growth](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/18/nar-pending-home-sales-july/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nar-pending-home-sales-july) _2026-08-18 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Of the 50 metro areas surveyed by NAR, several stood out for year-over-year gains in contract signings. ## [Tech Leads Losses - Morning Market Note - 8/18/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/tech-leads-losses-morning-market-365) _2026-08-18 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ “Capitalism is brutal. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/m2vfKmcT1szQ) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [Builder confidence rises in August](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/18/august-builder-confidence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-builder-confidence) _2026-08-18 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ The move was an improvement over July, but sentiment still remained in negative territory. ## [Bull Dogs](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/bull-dogs) _2026-08-17 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Along with staying on top of the AI boom over the last few years, we’ve also tried to look elsewhere for ideas at various points in time. ## [Memory: The Sector With No Memory](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/memory-the-sector-with-no-memory) _2026-08-17 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ There’s an old Saturday Night Live sketch called “Mr. ## [Cracker Barrel (CBRL) Back to Pre-Logo Change Levels](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/cracker-barrel-cbrl-back-to-pre-logo) _2026-08-17 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Below is a snapshot of 30 restaurant stocks sorted by year-to-date performance. ## [Hovering Near Highs - Morning Market Note - 8/17/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/hovering-near-highs-morning-market) _2026-08-17 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ “I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.” – Mae West ## [Deferring Capital Losses](https://stevesaretsky.substack.com/p/deferring-capital-losses) _2026-08-17 · Steve Saretsky · The Saretsky Report_ What can Canada's largest multifamily REIT tell us about the state of the rental market? ## [Morning Market Note - 8/14/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/morning-market-note-81426) _2026-08-14 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ "We have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all generations to come by enduring the unendurable and bearing the unbearable." - Emperor Hirohito, 8/14/1945 ## [Julian Johnston joins ONE Sotheby’s International Realty](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/13/julian-johnston-one-sothebys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=julian-johnston-one-sothebys) _2026-08-13 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ The South Florida luxury real estate veteran will bring over $400 million in active listing inventory to the firm. ## [Morning Market Note - 8/13/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/morning-market-note-81326) _2026-08-13 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ "Genius sees the answer before the question." - J. ## [Cotality: Midwest, Northeast markets drive overall US home-price growth in June](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/12/cotality-june-home-price-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cotality-june-home-price-growth) _2026-08-12 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Looking ahead, Cotality expects the median price of a home to increase 1.5% through June 2027. ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tFrRpuTSTvMX) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Million Dollar Home Sales Up to 8.3%](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/million-dollar-home-sales-up-to-83) _2026-08-12 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Yesterday’s release of US Existing Home Sales for July came in slightly stronger than expected. ## [Doubly-Good Guidance - Morning Market Note - 8/12/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/doubly-good-guidance-morning-market) _2026-08-12 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Below we focus on year-to-date performance for the eleven major S&P 500 sector ETFs. ## [Nearly a Third of Tech Has Raised Guidance](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/nearly-a-third-of-tech-has-raised) _2026-08-11 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ With more than 1,500 companies already reporting their Q2 numbers, we can confidently say that this has been one of the strongest earnings seasons relative to expectations in the last couple of decades. ## [The 3.5% Line](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/the-35-line) _2026-08-11 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Below is an in-depth and helpful analysis of historical stock market returns based on various levels of inflation ahead of tomorrow’s July CPI release. Subscribe to read it! Read more ## [Space Stocks](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/space-stocks) _2026-08-11 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ SpaceX (SPCX) has started to show signs of life again after trading down nearly every day in July. ## [Morning Market Note - 8/11/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/morning-market-note-81126) _2026-08-11 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ "Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window." - Steve Wozniak ## [Morning Market Note - 8/10/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/morning-market-note-81026) _2026-08-10 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ "You can't sit on the lid of progress. ## [Bargain Hunting](https://stevesaretsky.substack.com/p/bargain-hunting) _2026-08-10 · Steve Saretsky · The Saretsky Report_ Home sales in July were the second slowest in 25 years, creating bargain opportunities for astute buyers. In some cases, values have fallen to 12 year lows. ## [SharkNinja (SN) Keeps Eating](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/sharkninja-sn-keeps-eating) _2026-08-07 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ SharkNinja (SN) could be the title of a B-movie with a wild plot, or it could even be the name of a penny-stock company with a technology nobody understands. ## [Does CAKE Take the Cake?](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/does-cake-take-the-cake) _2026-08-07 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Along with a recent feature on home-appliance behemoth SharkNinja (SN), today we wanted to feature another consumer-related company that reported a big earnings triple play this quarter: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE). ## [TGIF???? - Morning Market Note - 8/7/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/tgif-morning-market-note-8726) _2026-08-07 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ “I know it's impossible. ## [Why This Has Been an A+ Earnings Season](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/why-this-has-been-an-a-earnings-season) _2026-08-06 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ With over 1,100 reports so far this earnings season, we’ve got a lot of data to assess how things are looking. ## [Tech Leads the Week's Winners - Morning Market Note - 8/6/26](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/tech-leads-the-weeks-winners-morning) _2026-08-06 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ “Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So what.” – Andy Warhol ## [Tech Takes Back Off](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/tech-takes-back-off) _2026-08-05 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ As we discussed in today’s Chart of the Day, the S&P 500 went from oversold to extremely overbought in a very short span. ## [NVIDIA (NVDA) Ties a Record Run](https://bespokeinvest.substack.com/p/nvidia-nvda-ties-a-record-run) _2026-08-05 · Bespoke Investment Group · Bespoke’s Substack_ Before getting to our latest note, be sure to sign up for our Think BIG mailing list if you’re not yet on it! ## [Q3 US Real GDP Growth At 5% (So Much For The Iran “War” Slump)](https://confoundedinterest.net/2026/08/01/q3-us-real-gdp-growth-at-5-so-much-for-the-iran-war-slump/) _2026-08-01 · confoundedinterest17 · Confounded Interest – Anthony B. Sanders_ According to the Atlanta Fed s GDP Now REAL time model, Q3 Real GDP is 5%. The subcomponents of GDP growth are as follows: So much for the doom and gloom of Trump s tariff war or Trump s Iran war. 5% Real GDP growth is outstanding! And The Fed keeps on printing money (M2)! Keep on printin ! Continue reading Q3 US Real GDP Growth At 5% (So Much For The Iran War Slump) ## [US Mortgage Origination Remain Subdued At Fed Keeps Target Rate At 3.75% (US Home Prices Have Over Doubled Since 2015 Making Housing Unaffordable For Millions)](https://confoundedinterest.net/2026/07/29/us-mortgage-origination-remain-subdued-at-fed-keeps-target-rate-at-3-75-us-home-prices-have-over-doubled-since-2015-making-housing-unaffordable-for-millions/) _2026-07-29 · confoundedinterest17 · Confounded Interest – Anthony B. Sanders_ Large bank mortgage originations have crashed and burned since 2022. The Fed has raised rates following the Covid outbreak and have not cut rates in a significant manner. Another problem facing the US economy is that housing prices have over doubled since 2015. My reaction to the Fauci testimony in Congress. I am surprised that Continue reading US Mortgage Origination Remain Subdued At Fed Keeps… ## [Bottom Picking](https://stevesaretsky.substack.com/p/bottom-picking) _2026-07-27 · Steve Saretsky · The Saretsky Report_ Real Estate developers are fooding the market with purpose-built rentals and have reduced single family housing contruction to record lows. ## [The Real Estate Fix – Jane Szerman, Attorney- July 24, 2026](https://www.hometownstation.com/podcasts/the-real-estate-fix-jane-szerman-attorney-july-24-2026-603677) _2026-07-24 · Jennifer Sparks · The Real Estate Fix With Rich Szerman Archives — KHTS Radio — Santa Clarita Radio - Santa Clarita News_ The Real Estate Fix With Rich Szerman HOST: Rich Szerman On today’s show, your host Rich welcomes Real Estate Attorney and his wife, Jane Szerman. Together they answer questions about real estate and more. Call Rich at 661-714-1400. Previous Episode: The Real Estate Fix – Real Estate Scams with Marcela Slavik- July 10, ... The post The Real Estate Fix – Jane Szerman, Attorney- July 24, 2026… ## [Signs of Improvement?](https://stevesaretsky.substack.com/p/signs-of-improvement) _2026-07-20 · Steve Saretsky · The Saretsky Report_ The Bank of Canada projects an uptick in residential investment as the condo bailout gathers momentum.