04.27.22 Housing Dilemma: To Buy or To Rent / A Social Media Lesson for Business Owners

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Home prices remain inflated and mortgage rates are the highest in 11 years, making for an extremely difficult spring buying & selling season. Prices vary by metro area and there are places where - even today - it can make sense to buy. And from the labor force - This generation of workers speaks out and tone-deaf corporate bureaucracies would do well to listen. One of the fastest growing retailers in the US is getting hammered on social media for how they treat their workers - A warning for all business owners. Housing Dilemma: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Word to Business Owners: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Does Making Your Mortgage Payments Early Have Any Benefit? Use These Tips To Pay Off Your Mortgage Early Homeowner Groups Seek to Stop Investors From Buying Houses to Rent Fidelity Rewards Credit Card Review: Invest with 2% Cash Back Your rights when dealing with debt collectors Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.3	It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show where our mission is to serve you
0:39.6	and empower you to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:44.8	It's that time of year when people normally are in the key home buying season.
0:52.0	The spring selling season in most areas of the country is the most active of selling
0:58.3	seasons for homes.
1:00.8	But I'm getting so many questions with mortgage rates going way up now.
1:07.3	Home prices haven't gone way up.
1:09.4	Do I buy a house now?
1:10.8	Do I wait?
1:11.8	What do I do?
1:12.8	I'm going to give you my two cents.
1:14.3	And later, Dollar General, which is perhaps the fastest growing retailer in the United
1:22.6	States, is getting really hammered for how they treat their workers and their managers.
1:30.9	And I've got a warning about this for all business owners to hear.
1:36.4	So mortgage rates, most recent scary headlines, rates are at the highest level they've been
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