Keeping Current Matters

Housing Market

What Happens to Home Prices & Mortgage Rates in a Recession?

What happens to housing in a recession? Keeping Current Matters and Realtor.com data show that home prices rose in four of the last six recessions, while mortgage rates fell every time.

April 10, 2025

Agent Marketing

Top 5 Resources for Real Estate News and Content Inspiration

Krys Benyamein shares his top five go-to news outlets for creating educational real estate content.

September 9, 2024

Agent Strategy

Use This 3-Part Strategy to Handle Consumer Objections About Election Season

Tom Toole shares two key slides that demystify the impact of presidential elections on housing and shares his three-channel distribution strategy to reach people in your database most likely to transact this fall and in the final quarter of 2024.

August 13, 2024

Real Estate News

Steve Harney, “Oracle of Real Estate” and Founder of KCM, Passes Away

Steve Harney, Founder of Keeping Current Matters (KCM), died on Sunday, March 3rd, 2024, at age 68. KCM issued a statement on his passing. In lieu of flowers, his family would prefer donations to Habitat for Humanity.

March 8, 2024

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Housing Market

Three Reasons Consumers Are NOT Overpaying on Homes

In last week’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast, George Ratiu addressed the homebuyer question, “Am I overpaying?” with three reasons why the most likely answer is “No.”

May 25, 2023

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Housing Market

Demystifying The Numbers: George Ratiu’s Advice On Helping Sellers Locked In To Low Mortgage Rates

On last week’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast, KCM Chief Economist George Ratiu joined Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti to discuss, among other things, how agents can break down the math for sellers locked into lower mortgage rates.

May 23, 2023

Hot Sheet

What the Fed’s Rate Hike Means for the Housing Market: Hot Sheet Recap

The Hot Sheet recap for May 1st – 5th covers what the Fed’s rate hike means for the housing market, the current seller’s market, CoreLogic’s Home Price Insights, and Steve Harney’s take on home prices.

May 6, 2023

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Housing Market

5 Ways to Articulate Today’s Unique Buying Opportunity to Home Buyers

During an epic hour-long BAM webinar with David Childers, the president of Keeping Current Matters (KCM), Byron Lazine asked how agents can articulate to consumers the unique buying opportunity present in today’s market.

January 26, 2023

Housing Market

Unpacking the 2023 Real Estate Market

KCM President David Childers will provide you with a clear understanding of the 2023 real estate market in the BAM webinar, scheduled for January 24, 2023.

January 23, 2023

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Agent Marketing

5 Things Real Estate Agents Must Do for Success in 2023

The Massive Agent breaks down the five things real estate agents must do in 2023 to scale and succeed in today’s market. After the recap, he shares more of his own proven strategies, including an accountability guarantee, to set you up for a groundbreaking year in real estate.

December 22, 2022

Keeping Current Matters

What Happens to Home Prices & Mortgage Rates in a Recession?

Top 5 Resources for Real Estate News and Content Inspiration

Use This 3-Part Strategy to Handle Consumer Objections About Election Season

Steve Harney, “Oracle of Real Estate” and Founder of KCM, Passes Away

Three Reasons Consumers Are NOT Overpaying on Homes

Demystifying The Numbers: George Ratiu’s Advice On Helping Sellers Locked In To Low Mortgage Rates

What the Fed’s Rate Hike Means for the Housing Market: Hot Sheet Recap

5 Ways to Articulate Today’s Unique Buying Opportunity to Home Buyers

Unpacking the 2023 Real Estate Market

5 Things Real Estate Agents Must Do for Success in 2023

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