John Dolan's contact Info provided at the end of the podcast.

Back in July, Redfin paid $610,000 for a two-bedroom single family home in Las Vegas and a few weeks later put it back on the market for $674,900. However, Las Vegas quickly went into a home price correction and the property currently remains unsold with a list price of $499,900, 18% below the acquisition price.

As a result of the nationwide decline in values, Redfin recently announced its shutting down its algorithm-run iBuyer business.

As the market changes direction, how can real estate related investors protect or hedge the downside of their portfolio?

Joining the podcast to discuss hedging real estate is John Dolan with HomePriceFutures.com.

The housing slump is the economy's biggest casualty so far from a series of Federal Reserve rate hikes designed to tame inflation.

Lobbyists are scrambling to get help from Washington as housing the market demand tanks in response to rising interest rates and falling home prices.

What do investors think? Futures contracts on the Case Shiller Home Price 20 city Index which trades on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are trading almost 20 points down from the peak of 327 a couple of months ago to 268 for January 2024 contracts. This is slightly lower than what the index was pre-covid.

Joining the podcast to discuss home values is Daren Blomquist, Vice President of Market Economics at Auction.com

Recently a nonprofit came under fire via an article published by a local NPR office in the California bay area, KQED. Southside Community Development and Housing Corporation (SCDHC), a 501(c)(3) with operates its asset management business out of Encinitas CA to use the tools granted by SB 1079 to promote its mission of homeownership.

This podcast will provide context and clarity to the outcomes in which the article tried to paint in a poor light for political purposes.