Lisa Bryant, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

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Do you live in a SPONGE CITY? Sponge city refers to a town, suburb or city's ability to absorb water instead of allowing it to run off. As urban sprawl covers more surfaces with solid materials like asphalt and concrete, and density grows in many areas, extreme downpours can result in flooding. Environments with landscaping and surfaces that absorb water can reduce the chances of flooding. (FT)

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Sales of previously owned homes fell 2.5% in August from July, to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 3.86 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors.That is slightly lower than what analysts expected. Sales were 4.2% lower than August 2023. It marks three straight months of sales below the 4 million mark, annualized. (CNBC)

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Transactions in London’s super-prime residential market, which covers homes valued at £10 million and above, fell 22% in the year to July compared to the previous 12 months, as the UK plans to change taxation rules for the very wealthy who generate income outside of the UK and are not taxed locally.

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An annualized 759,000 residential buildings with two or more units were completed last month, the most since July 1974, according to US Census Bureau data published Wednesday. The nearly 39% jump from a month earlier was more than accounted for by a near doubling of monthly completions in the South, to 502,000 units. (BLOOMBERG)

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These are the 5 big themes that will impact the global economy most moving forward, according to Ray Dalio:
1. DEBT
2. INTERNAL DIVISIONS
3. GLOBAL GEOPOLITICAL FRICTION
4. ACTS OF NATURE
5. TECHNOLOGY AND WHICH MILITARY CONTROLS IT.

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The towns of Carolina Beach, Boiling Springs Lakes and Southport North Carolina received more than 12" of rain in the first 12 hours of Monday, the type of deluge that on average happens once every 200 years. (USA Today)

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As of July 2022, roughly 46 million people, or 13.8% of the U.S. population, lived in rural areas.

Do they really need Gelato that bad(?)

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Applications for mortgage refinancings more than doubled from a year earlier in the week ended Sept. 6. (WSJ)

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While inflation hovers around 2,5%, DEFLATION has largely been happening for physical goods such as cars and household appliances, though it has also appeared in categories such as gasoline and various groceries over the past year, according to the consumer price index. Appliances are down over 3% compared to 2023....furniture down over 5%....(CNBC)

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Housing is now a primary inflation-driver: Housing prices, which rose 5.2% in August from a year earlier, with a 0.5% monthly gain accelerating from July, accounted for over 70% of the 12-month increase in core CPI. (Barrons)

Today is 9/11 and we commemorate the horrific terrorist attacks of 2001 in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington DC that altered our planet forever.

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In a recent study of 2 decades of satellite data in The Proceedings of the National Academy Of Sciences, of the more than 1,000 cities around the world that the researchers considered, 63% received more annual precipitation on average than outlying rural areas. Cities tend to be hotter than rural areas, a phenomenon called the urban heat island effect. When warm air rises, it creates updrafts that can lead to increased cloud formation and rainfall. (Bloomberg)

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The 10 fastest-growing U.S. suburbs with home values under $500,000:
Mooresville, N.C.
Hamtramck, Mich.
Buckeye, Ariz.
Union City, Ga.
Canyon Lake, Texas
Olive Branch, Miss.
Maricopa, Ariz.
Clermont, Fla.
Leesburg, Fla.
Goodyear, Ariz. (CNBC)

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Roughly 4 million people die annually from toxic fumes produced while cooking, around the same number as those who die from obesity. In much of the world, families still use solid fuels (such as wood or charcoal) instead of cleaner methods (gas or electricity) to prepare their meals. It is the third-biggest cause of early mortality for women and children, after heart disease and strokes. (The Economist)

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Since BREXIT - the policy that isolated the UK from the European Union - between 2017 to 2023, the U.K. lost 16,500 millionaires to migration. (CNBC)

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Global average temperatures for June through August were the highest on record, with the hottest June and August on record. Homes across the globe will have to adjust to this and create sufficient energy to power cooling systems for both homes and commerce. (CNBC)

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More than 11,000 people in the U.S. are turning 65 every day and the vast majority—77% of Americans age 50 and older—want to live as long as possible in their current home. 24-hour professional care at home can cost $250,000 and more per year. (WSJ)

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Since 1980, rents have risen 1.27% faster than inflation in the U.S.

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Silicon Valley's real estate market is as hot as ever....Mark Wong reports that in August, at least 54 properties sold for $200,000 or more above their listing prices, with 15 of these homes exceeding $500,000 over asking. (COMPASSinsights)

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The American Booksellers Association founded in 1900 and representing more than 2,500 independent bookstores, saw its membership grow by 11% in 2023 as 291 bookstores opened, including 230 brick-and-mortar stores, 34 pop-ups, 18 online and nine mobile stores. An independent bookstore can fuel the fabric of a town.

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Work conditions in AMAZON's warehouses involve 24 hour shifts, 365 days of the year!......yes, lots of that near-instant gratification we have become reliant on is being performed by workers....robots! Amazon has been a leader in warehouse automation since its 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems, which makes robots that roam vast warehouses, fetching products and helps fulfill online orders more swiftly. It is estimated that Amazon has replaced 100,000 employees with 750,000 robots. (Bloomberg)

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Three vacation rules of highly successful people, maybe something to practice this Labor Day Weekend?
1. They delegate to others that which may tempt them to be distracted from their vacation.
2. They recognize the benefits of being cut off from work and social media.
3. They maintain their healthy routines. (CNBC)

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In December 2019 before the pandemic hit, existing home supply was at a 3 months supply level.....by December 2020, that supply had plummeted in just one year to 1.9 months as super-low interest rates and covid-re-awakening fueled unprecedented sales activity. By January 2022, it reached a low of about 1.6 months....today it's over 4 months...similar to July 2019 and January 2013. (Trading Economics)

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In July, New York’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) began to install 7 miles of permeable pavement along curb lines, the kind that absorbs rainwater like a sponge and reduces the chances of run-off that causes flooding. Experts suggest that permeable pavement could help cities across the US improve their stormwater resilience.

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Home-price gains in the U.S. slowed in June as buyers pulled back from the market while listings started to climb. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller rose 5.4% from a year earlier, compared to a 5.9% annual increase in May.

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Florida, California, Nevada and New York were ranked the four US States that are the most 'fun'........Double the fun? While New Yorkers love flocking south, interestingly Floridians are among the most aggressive buyers of NYC homes buying 219 properties worth $315 million in just the first half of 2024, nearly $30 million more than what they spent in the same period a decade ago. The most NYC home buyers from other States are from Florida, New Jersey, California, Massachuissets and Texas. (NY POST)