https://www.melodymyip.com/news daily 0.75 2024-07-22 https://www.melodymyip.com/news/2024/7/22/2024-2nd-quarter-update monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b11b7614cde7a8064a50ec2/cb03c8ed-814e-4ef3-8916-0ef4197fb5f1/Screen+Shot+2024-07-09+at+1.47.34+PM.png News - 2024 2nd Quarter Update - Make it stand out Median pricing for the East Bay rose by 5% from Q2'2023. In hindsight, Q2'2022 median pricing was the recent peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b11b7614cde7a8064a50ec2/20135a9e-0df8-477f-89d2-29ba9204b036/Slide4.JPG News - 2024 2nd Quarter Update - Make it stand out The Federal reserve rate remains the same at 5.25% - 5.5%. The Fed just met again and though they did not reduce the reserve rate -- they will continue to watch job growth and the inflation rate. The inflation rate in June was 3% which is a drop from 3.3% - this has been the lowest rate in 3 years yet remains higher than the Fed's target rate of 2%. I've been hearing from lenders that there could be a rate drop in September. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b11b7614cde7a8064a50ec2/85e611fe-4151-4b51-81e2-1169c5edfcab/Screen+Shot+2024-07-09+at+1.55.56+PM.png News - 2024 2nd Quarter Update - Make it stand out The number of active listings are up in July - the highest in the last 2 years. It could be there are some properties sitting a little longer in certain cities like Oakland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b11b7614cde7a8064a50ec2/220b3f33-1ab7-4c3c-806e-43793a5ff6a5/Slide19.JPG News - 2024 2nd Quarter Update - Make it stand out In 2023 and 2024 the sales volume has been lower as compared to previous years. This is largely due to the high interest rates. 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She also worked on her passion project - Mel Scouts - an online vintage jewelry shop. These combined experiences have been invaluable to building her skillsets to as an empathic, professional, and creative full service realtor. Each client, situation, and home is unique. She strives to make the path to the finish line as smooth as possible by staying ahead of communication and finding solutions to challenges. For Buyers, Melody is keen on understanding their lifestyle and needs. For Sellers, Melody is hands on with helping Seller's present their home in the best light to bring multiple offers. She is deeply passionate about helping people and understanding homes and neighborhoods. Outside of working in real estate, Melody enjoys running, absorbing all things food and design related, bingeing on podcasts and documentaries, and dreaming about her next adventure abroad. 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