In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending January 6th, 2024... why economists are getting a more hawkish message from the Fed, what Zillow is listing as the hottest housing market in 2024, and the top growth states according to U-Haul.   If you happen to be in the SF Bay area on Jan 20th, I'd love to meet you at our live event. You can get the details at GrowDevelopments.com under the event tab. I'll be giving my 2024 Economic forecast, plus I'll share about our newest syndication - a home development project in Klamath falls, OR, and I'll also be explaining what a syndication is. You can get the details at grow developments.com...   ...If you’d like to learn how to invest in real estate, sign up for a free membership at RealWealth.com. You’ll have access to hundreds of webinars and educational articles along with data on various growth markets, sample properties, property teams, our investment counselors, and a recommended list of real estate professionals.   I also encourage you to subscribe to this podcast if you haven’t done so, and please leave us a review!   Thanks for listening! Kathy Fettke   Links:   1 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-december-fed-minutes-could-shake-up-investors-rate-cut-expectations-7b8a2757?mod=home-page   2 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-drop-to-nearly-three-month-low-of-202-000-a58b91ea?mod=economic-report   3 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/job-openings-slide-to-32-month-low-of-8-8-million-as-u-s-hiring-boom-fades-67de0093?mod=economy-politics   4 - https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/december-jobs-report-s-p-500-futures-point-to-fifth-straight-loss-ahead-of-payrolls-data/card/december-jobs-report-shows-216-000-new-workers-biggest-increase-in-three-months-whqYk8WaJ2Wj3dg7Niym   5 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-construction-spending-rises-for-11th-month-in-a-row-in-november-31395b7d?mod=economic-report   6 - https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms   7 - https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2024/01/05/zillow-hottest-housing-markets-2024/72119594007/   8 - https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2024/01/asking-rents-mostly-unchanged-year-over.html 9 - https://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/U-Haul-Announces-Top-Growth-States-Of-2023-30660/?fbclid=IwAR3MTpMSSsEg_KbdMu4gDxRYBmsKOH2avD0aXDJHhcGxRTCdZtKw5QXqVfI