10.26.23 Retail Mind Games / In A Brutal Housing Market - Strategies For Homebuyers

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Fake sales are standard practice but especially abundant during the holiday season. Learn how promotional merchandise works to trick consumers into thinking they’re getting deals & how to tell a real bargain from a fake one. Also today - It’s a brutal housing market for would-be first time buyers. Renting & waiting is a viable alternative. Those needing to go ahead and buy now have more choice from new construction, and several avenues to explore to make a home purchase more affordable, including ARMs & ADUs. Retail Mind Games: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Home Buying Strategies: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Retailers are using a simple mind trick on you to make their discounts seem bigger than they are Disney World and Disneyland raise prices for passes and tickets Google Play - Property Assistant by Flyreel The Real Reason Why Your Insurer May Not Renew Your Policy Axios:Charted: Homebuyers' call to ARMs Tiny Homes Are the Hot New Homeowners’ Accessory - WSJ How To Buy a House in 9 Steps / Is It Safe To Buy a Home Out of Foreclosure? Best 529 College Savings Plans By State Simple Interest vs. Compound Interest: The Main Differences How to Buy a Used Car in 7 Steps Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com 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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0:00.0	Why are you listening to his podcast when there are puddles to be jumped in?
0:05.2	Come on, let's get outside and take on autumn.
0:09.4	All the need is a pair of wales in a pot of patty for low.
0:13.8	It's made with calcium and put them in D for immune support.
0:18.4	My mum says healthy mischief needs healthy bones and seeing those best, most of the time.
0:27.0	Take on autumn with patty for low.
0:30.0	It's great to have you here today on the Clark Howard Show.
0:38.7	You know, our mission is to serve you with knowledge to your empowered
0:43.1	to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:47.0	I want to talk about something that is present all year long but is so much more an issue
0:53.6	during the Christmas shopping season, which this year is way well underway.
1:00.1	Then for like the last two weeks, the next five weeks are going to be
1:06.2	the core weeks that you should be doing your Christmas shopping.
1:11.2	And there's something you got to know to protect your wallet
1:15.9	about how the game's played.
1:18.2	Later has been such an increase in home prices and mortgage rates.
1:23.6	There are a couple of trends that people are using.
1:26.4	One that's clearly your friend, the other may or may not be to try to deal with the high
1:34.3	cost of housing and make it more affordable for you if you're trying to buy a home.
1:39.6	I'm going to tell you what's going on and how to make it work to your advantage.
1:46.4	Here's something that's taking advantage of you and it's been the subject of so many
1:52.1	fines against companies over the years. I can't even tell you.
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