{"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":"Economic Update: 6.49% Mortgage Rates, Jobs Report & Housing Supply","slug":"economic-update-6-49-mortgage-rates-jobs-report-housing-supply","published_at":"2026-07-14T18:52:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/economic-update-6-49-mortgage-rates-jobs-report-housing-supply","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-48d5-94b4-33ff3032a868/3stories.mp3?dest-id=3767799","summary":"Mortgage rates climbed back to 6.49%, existing home sales slowed, and the latest jobs report offered new clues about where the economy—and interest rates—could be headed next. In this episode of Real Estate News for Investors, Kathy Fettke breaks down the three biggest economic stories of the week and explains what they mean for real estate investors. Learn why mortgage rates are rising, how tight housing supply is keeping home prices elevated despite slower sales, and why a cooling labor market could influence the Federal Reserve's next move. Get your FREE PDF at www.Realwealth.com/AffordableMarkets Sources: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_07022026.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://apnews.com/article/interest-rates-home-sales-29c907cc408cf7f88a8fcb3292150b1f https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/existing-home-sales-nar-june-2026/?utm_source=chatgpt.com","meta_description":"Mortgage rates climbed back to 6.49%, existing home sales slowed, and the latest jobs report offered new clues about where the economy—and interest rates—…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":180,"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/economic-update-6-49-mortgage-rates-jobs-report-housing-supply/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/economic-update-6-49-mortgage-rates-jobs-report-housing-supply.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}