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April 4, 2025 18 mins
In this episode of Market Shares, Tony Blodgett unpacks everything from industry-shaking mergers to economic red flags, dropping mortgage rates, and the massive knowledge gap between professionals and consumers.  

🚨 Rocket Mortgage makes waves acquiring Redfin and Mr. Cooper.
📉 Signs of economic slowdown: jobless claims, GDP revision, consumer sentiment
💸 Incomes are up, but spending is down — what’s really going on?
🔻 Treasury yields falling = rates trending lower
🧠 Why the average consumer (and many agents) are missing the big picture — and how you can step in

Whether you're looking for sharp talking points, strategic insights, or just trying to stay ahead of market shifts, this episode is packed with real-time value to help you educate, lead, and win in today’s fast-moving market. 

🎯 Topics We Cover:
  • Rocket Mortgage’s big acquisitions: Redfin & Mr. Cooper
  • Servicing values, rate competition & retention strategy
  • Economic cracks: rising jobless claims, GDP reversals, corporate bankruptcies
  • PCE report, treasury trends & what’s pushing rates down
  • Refinance windows & how to prep your clients
  • Consumer sentiment: why it’s falling despite rising incomes
  • Recession talk & the housing market’s surprising resilience
  • How to close the knowledge gap and become the trusted advisor your clients need
💡 Don’t get caught off guard—stay ahead of the market shifts! Listen to the full episode now. 🔔 Don’t miss out! Subscribe and stay ahead of the game with Market Shares.
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