Who else is dead slow lately?

[sputnam]

It is some slower.. it has to do with the FACT that it's winter. People who do not have to move, don't.

 

[Tom D]

Some of you are just dopes. In the past normal times it was busy slow busy slow, etc. In the last 10 years was it ever slow with rates going to 3%. I understand the younger appraiser not seeing the wall hitting them, but how many of you thought that rates at 3%, and 10% inflation would have to end. And whom with a 3,4,5% loan is going to refi, or look for a newer home. I been expecting a dead end long ago, the good times lasted to long because of the idiots at the fed.

Having said that, i had been thinking, what to do when dead. So, as i said before, back to my fix/flip days. but more smarter now. And why. Out of boredom and in the last 3 years business has dropped off 50% each year. But i have ss now, don't need to work, but don't like nothing to do, boredom. Will still stick to appraising part time till it annoys me to totally quit. I don't know why many of yous haven't had a backup plan. I know the ss is a backup plan. But boredom can be mentally painful.

 

[Essexfenwick]

Some of you are just dopes. In the past normal times it was busy slow busy slow, etc. In the last 10 years was it ever slow with rates going to 3%. I understand the younger appraiser not seeing the wall hitting them, but how many of you thought that rates at 3%, and 10% inflation would have to end. And whom with a 3,4,5% loan is going to refi, or look for a newer home. I been expecting a dead end long ago, the good times lasted to long because of the idiots at the fed.

Having said that, i had been thinking, what to do when dead. So, as i said before, back to my fix/flip days. but more smarter now. And why. Out of boredom and in the last 3 years business has dropped off 50% each year. But i have ss now, don't need to work, but don't like nothing to do, boredom. Will still stick to appraising part time till it annoys me to totally quit. I don't know why many of yous haven't had a backup plan. I know the ss is a backup plan. But boredom can be mentally painful.

80s 15 percent rates reset the market as rates generally drifted downward for 25 years .. finally the fed funds rate was effectively zero for ten years the ratcheting back up to 7 percent mortgage rates is a complete reset with the predictable low volume and pain. Hopefully setting up an extended period of generally drifting downward rates and robust business

 

[Mark K]

...finally the fed funds rate was effectively zero for ten years the ratcheting back up to 7 percent mortgage rates is a complete reset with the predictable low volume and pain.

Predictable except for the pathetic whiners that insist on blaming everything on Trump. They're unable to understand the correlation between high interest rates and low mortgage volume. Oh, and that little thing of winter being the slowest time in real estate markets, EVERY YEAR.

Grant's attention seeking behavior of posting a somewhat innocuous title like "Who else is dead slow lately?" and them immediately blaming DT for her problems has become so predictable that its obvious she'll never get over her TDS.

Vance will be president for the next 8 years and she'll still be blaming Trump for something, probably something like the nurses in the home don't like her and its DT's fault.

 

[J Grant]

Predictable except for the pathetic whiners that insist on blaming everything on Trump. They're unable to understand the correlation between high interest rates and low mortgage volume. Oh, and that little thing of winter being the slowest time in real estate markets, EVERY YEAR.

Grant's attention seeking behavior of posting a somewhat innocuous title like "Who else is dead slow lately?" and them immediately blaming DT for her problems has become so predictable that its obvious she'll never get over her TDS.

Vance will be president for the next 8 years and she'll still be blaming Trump for something, probably something like the nurses in the home don't like her and its DT's fault.

You simply can not make a post without denigrating others

Of course, we understand the correlation between high interest rates and low mortgage volume. We already acknowledged that. And it is not winter weather here in FL or other warm states..

It is ALSO slower than before because of the chaos and uncertainty Trump is spreading with fears about tariffs and price spikes, and higher unemployment. Whether you want to admit it or not. Keep on making it personal about the poster. That is what you do best. It is funny to see that folks who blame Biden for everhing, even with the strong economy he created,, and who are still blaming Biden and will be the next four years, get so upset when it is the other turn -

 

[alebrewer]

You simply can not make a post without denigrating others

Umm - your initial post on this thread was denigrating others. I find it so interesting that - for both sides - folks fail to accept responsibility for getting into the mess and just throw blame on the 'next' person who takes the helm. If KH would have won, we'd be in EXACTLY the same place today (except for the fact that no government waste would have been cut). He's been in office 3 weeks. But somehow he's responsible for the disaster that Biden created. It's really hilarious how short sighted most folks are.

 

[Zoe]

Yeah, there is uncertainty in many areas with tariffs and firing a bunch of people. All the uncertainty overseas with Ukraine, China, Israel, N. Korea, Russia, etc.

But the Fed is highly unlikely to cut the fed funds rate until our local economy reaches that 2% inflation rate. Trump bragged about low inflation in his first term and now wanting FED to cut rates which would only fuel inflation. Trump is not an economist.

 

[J Grant]

Umm - your initial post on this thread was denigrating others. I find it so interesting that - for both sides - folks fail to accept responsibility for getting into the mess and just throw blame on the 'next' person who takes the helm. If KH would have won, we'd be in EXACTLY the same place today (except for the fact that no government waste would have been cut). He's been in office 3 weeks. But somehow he's responsible for the disaster that Biden created. It's really hilarious how short sighted most folks are.

Since DT took office, my business went down by half, and now is down by 2/3. Is anyone else super slow lately?

The above is my intial post. It did not denigrate anybody.

Certain posters (not you) nearly always respond by mocking and denigrating the poster, especially those who they disagree with politically, and they make absurd assumptions like we don't understand the effects of interest rates. Some imo are on the board just to lob insults, which is why the worst offenders are on ignore on my end -

 

[alebrewer]

Since DT took office, my business went down by half, and now is down by 2/3. Is anyone else super slow lately?

The above is my intial post. It did not denigrate anybody.

Certain posters (not you) nearly always respond by mocking and denigrating the poster, especially those who they disagree with politically, and they make absurd assumptions like we don't understand the effects of interest rates. Some imo are on the board just to lob insults, which is why the worst offenders are on ignore on my end -

you mean like you?

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

You simply can not make a post without denigrating others

Of course, we understand the correlation between high interest rates and low mortgage volume. We already acknowledged that. And it is not winter weather here in FL or other warm states..

It is ALSO slower than before because of the chaos and uncertainty Trump is spreading with fears about tariffs and price spikes, and higher unemployment. Whether you want to admit it or not. Keep on making it personal about the poster. That is what you do best. It is funny to see that folks who blame Biden for everhing, even with the strong economy he created,, and who are still blaming Biden and will be the next four years, get so upset when it is the other turn -

You are rather predictable.