The housing story we're hearing in the headlines and the housing market that's actually trading stopped matching a while ago. If you're reading the coverage and pricing your deals off it, you're working from the wrong map.

Rick Sharga is back on the show. We get into where the headlines and the numbers split, the quiet pressure deciding who keeps their home and who hands it back, and the spot where the real distress is building while everyone stares at rates.

Your exposure is sitting inside that gap right now, and the coverage won't show you where. Join us to hear what the numbers are actually saying about the housing market and what to do before it lands in the data.

About Our Guest:

Rick Sharga is the Founder & CEO, CJ Patrick Company, a market intelligence and business advisory firm that helps real estate, financial services, and technology companies develop their competitive advantage and use it to drive business strategy, marketing, and sales. Rick is one of the country’s most frequently-quoted sources on real estate, mortgage and foreclosure trends, and has appeared on CNBC, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, ABC News, FOX, Bloomberg and NPR. Connect further with Rick on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricksharga/.

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