{"podcast":{"title":"Real Estate News: Real Estate Investing Podcast","slug":"real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472","podcast_index_feed_id":217472,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/449046/rss","website_url":"https://realwealth.com/real-estate-news-for-investors-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/d/f/2/3df2fda0d0174eb6d959afa2a1bf1c87/cover_3000x3000px.jpg","author":"Kathy Fettke / RealWealth","episode_count":893,"summary":"Don't get caught off guard by market crashes that can take all your money down with them. And don't miss out on markets where you can build wealth practically overnight. Real Estate News for Investors with Kathy Fettke is the premiere source for savvy real estate investors who want to stay up-to-date on new laws, regulations, and economic events that affect real estate. Topics include: market trends, economic analysis that affects housing prices, updates on the best rental markets for investing in single-family rentals or multi-unit rentals, turn-key housing standards, the fate of the highly revered 1031 exchange and other tax law affecting investors, self-directed IRA investing and 401k changes, where rents and property values are rising or falling, flipping risks, new Dodd-Frank rules regarding private lending and financing standards, areas with job losses vs job growth, areas that are overbuilt or over-supplied versus areas with low supply and high demand, and how to avoid real esta...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T00:19:21.308275+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472"},"episode":{"title":"Copper, Lumber and Diesel Prices Surge: What It Means for Real Estate","slug":"copper-lumber-and-diesel-prices-surge-what-it-means-for-real-estate","published_at":"2026-06-01T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/copper-lumber-and-diesel-prices-surge-what-it-means-for-real-estate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472","url":"https://realwealth.com/real-estate-news-for-investors-podcast/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4f81dee6-e57b-48d5-94b4-33ff3032a868/WTF_LIBSYN2.mp3?dest-id=3767799","summary":"Construction costs are rising again, creating a new challenge for the housing market. In this episode, Kathy Fettke breaks down why copper, lumber, diesel, aluminum, and other building material prices are surging in 2026 and what that could mean for home prices, housing affordability, and real estate investors. You'll hear why builders are struggling to price new homes, how higher construction costs could slow housing supply, and why rising replacement costs may actually benefit owners of existing properties. Kathy also explains how these inflationary pressures could keep mortgage rates elevated and what investors should watch when evaluating renovation budgets, development projects, and long-term real estate opportunities. Source: https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/the-housing-markets-latest-hurdles-copper-lumber-diesel-and-aluminum-70b45947?regwall=eafs","meta_description":"Construction costs are rising again, creating a new challenge for the housing market. In this episode, Kathy Fettke breaks down why copper, lumber, diesel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":225,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/episodes/copper-lumber-and-diesel-prices-surge-what-it-means-for-real-estate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/copper-lumber-and-diesel-prices-surge-what-it-means-for-real-estate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}