Leading Report That 236,000 jobless claims spike hits like a gut punch after Trump's victory lap on record highs, exposing the stock boom as a fat cat fiesta while factories bleed workers to AI bots and China tariffs. Fed rate cuts propped up Wall Street illusions, but main street families now

Remember Lily Tomlin on Laugh-In? "One ringy dingy - Two ringy dingy" No AI incarnation of her yet so encourage YOU to call friends who sold a home anywhere across MA 12/17/16 to 9/29/25 to claim their payout under MLSpinSettlement.com Call 833-933-6273 by 12/15/25 deadline!

Reporter: 64% of Americans are buying cheaper or less food. 34% have skipped a meal altogether. 48% said they use savings for their basic expenses. Nearly half of Americans say groceries, housing, utilities, and health care are just getting harder to afford.

Why housing’s ‘unaffordable situation’ is so persistent "... land sellers remain stubborn and 'are just unwilling to drop prices enough' to help spur construction" "The only way to fix affordability is through income growth, falling home prices or declining mortgage rates,

Q: Mass homeowners, did you buy trade-up home or downsize to a smaller home or condo over past decade? Getting those annual greeting cards or gifts from your listing agent? Any mention payout you might be eligible to get from class action lawsuit: MLSpinSettlement.com

#RECALL: Why The Boston Globe & WBUR media buzz when Governor Maura Healey signed broker fee ban that requires whoever engages rental broker to pay their fee Why no coverage of MLSpinSettlement.com claim deadline 12/15/25 when similar realignment coming on sales? bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/bus…

ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude vs Grok vs DeepSeek. Each one has different strengths and use cases. Some excel in multimodal creativity, others stand out in deep research, real-time updates or lower costs. Choosing the right one helps you become truly effective with AI. [ 🔖

#BostonRealtyParty: Today marks 252nd anniversary of Boston Tea Party. Since 2013, fellow real estate consumer advocates have used the occasion to ask What should be THROWN OVERBOARD to reform real estate cartel? Conflicts of interest or commissions? linkedin.com/posts/bill-wen…

Seller “rage quitting” is exploding (+45%). Can’t get the price → pull the listing → blame the agent. They’re waiting for next year. But markets like Jacksonville are projected to fall 5–7%. Denial today = worse outcomes tomorrow. Pent-up supply is building. Are you

Bill Wendel Even worse are brokers who enter into single agent (fiduciary) listing relationships with sellers; only to illegally provide brokerage services to buyers even though this is a prohibited conflict of interest under state law. Cf., broker control of state real estate commissions.

In generation, livable space in typical single family home in US has TRIPLED - risen 3X - from 300SF to 900SF per person Prices has multiplied far more Crippling K-Shaped economy now driving questions about inequality & Theology of Enough Use #ExcessMas to discuss #Affluenza?

Since 1985, the median household income has gone up 255%, but the median home price has increased by 415% This is what younger generations are up against. And every decade, it just keeps getting worse.

POTUS gets it. Lennar is telling the housing market where the market clearing price is. And it’s much lower than most people in real estate care to admit. Something to note: Lennar’s order book is up double digits YoY, and is almost double pre-pandemic levels. Cut the price

BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Banks Fed Reserve just pumped $16 Billion into the U.S. Banking System through overnight repos 🤯 This is the 2nd largest liquidity injection since Covid 👀

🚨 DO NOT BUY A HOUSE THIS YEAR, UNLESS YOU’RE A BILLIONAIRE! I’ve spent 22 years in macro. I’ve seen every cycle from the 2008 crash to the 2020 blow-off top. If you think the current market is safe, you’re missing the structural freeze. Buying in 2026 is a TRAP, here’s why:

The White House is confirming U.S. military operations in Venezuela tonight. Let us be clear: these strikes are illegal. The President does not have the authority to declare war or undertake large-scale military operations without Congress. Congress must act to rein him in.

DEAR DONALD TRUMP, THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION TO THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE COMMITTEE. WHILE WE REVIEW YOUR "VERY PEACEFUL" ATTACK ON VENEZUELA, WE SUGGEST YOU APPLY TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT AT THE HAGUE. WE BELIEVE YOU ARE EXACTLY WHO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

Once condo financials go public, the market is going to break. A new law now forces HOAs with 25+ units to post their: • bank balances • reserve funds • financial statements Here’s what buyers are about to discover: Most condo buildings are quietly broke. Years of deferred