need help re: sources!

anyone can gimme some names, or intro me to companies doing the by hour, or flat-fee comp model?

brookings.edu/articles/how-w…

some surprise bad news from the housing sector today

pending home sales posts a much bigger-than-expected drop in april

home buyers are feeling the toll of higher rates, prices

marketwatch.com/story/pending-…

home-buying and refinancing activity falls as mortgage rates rise across the board

marketwatch.com/story/mortgage…

home prices hit a record high: case-shiller

highest growth: san diego, up 11.1%
lowest growth: denver, up 2.1%

“We’ve witnessed records repeatedly break in both stock and housing markets over the past year,' S&P Dow Jones Indices' Brian Luke says

marketwatch.com/story/home-pri…

loving everyone who reached out and in the process of scheduling interviews...

but missing one specific type of real-estate investor: a woman!

i'm seeing tons of diversity among the people who reached out but no female real-estate investors. where are y'all... reach out please!

new home sales fell in apr as high mortgage rates weighed on home buyers

fell by 4.7% from the previous month
fell by 7.7% from last apr
weakest region: northeast, down 21%
strongest: midwest, up 10%
median price: FELL to $433,500

marketwatch.com/story/new-home…

looking for commentary in my inbox on new home sales and i see this from a pr rep

'Hi Aarthi --Dear real estate   Swaminathan,'

my new name ? heh heh heh

getting a lot of out of office messages - so great to see - where is everyone going!!???

looking for landlords with few rental properties under their belt to talk to me for a story about the pains of maintaining rental homes

please reach out, even if you have just 1, or 10 other rental properties! looking for ppl across the U.S.

[email protected]

30-year mortgage drops to a 7-week low

30-year rate at 7.01%

refi activity is up, index up ~7%
purchase not as much, index down ~1%

(MBA)

marketwatch.com/story/30-year-…

Looking for help on a story. Are you taking a road trip this summer instead of flying in order to cut costs? If so, I would love to interview you for a MarketWatch story. My email is [email protected] or you can DM me. Thank you so much!

love this quote in this great story from hannah erin lang about how female influencers are shaking up personal finance

marketwatch.com/story/money-ad…

idk if u all read my column abt a murder house

but this is one u should read + weigh in on, ok??

realtors, what's the worst smelling house you've ever walked into (w buyers, or one that ur listing)??

marketwatch.com/story/i-feel-a…

Builders are slashing home prices to keep buyers interested, as confidence in the market wanes for the first time since November 2023 Aarthi Swaminathan marketwatch.com/story/builders…

home builder sentiment falls for first time since nov 2023, NAHB says

25% of builders cutting prices to boost sales
59% using sales incentives

how will that change in the month ahead, w/ brand new cpi data in hand?

marketwatch.com/story/builders…

mortgage rates fell for the 2nd week in a row

the 30-year rate is in the low 7's (7.08%)

refi demand is up, but home buyers aren't convinced in the latest week

(MBA)

marketwatch.com/story/mortgage…

The mother of all financial-advice roundups: 5 economists share the best saving/spending/money tips they learned from their moms. via Aarthi Swaminathan marketwatch.com/story/for-moth…