Happy Holidays!
A few items before my 2025 predictions.
In case you missed it, which most of you did because it was pouring rain last Thursday night, above is a photo of my hip-hop group before our performance at the Montclair Holiday Stroll. I'm the booking agent, and our 2025 calendar is filling up quickly, so reach out soon. ;-)
Did you get my desktop calendar, and if you did, do you like it? Will you use it? Please let me know. If you don't use it, let's save a tree.
Here are My Top 10 Predictions for 2025
- Home appliance manufacturers will start to recruit from Mensa. Pro tip: Read customer reviews, and DO NOT purchase an LG refrigerator. The photo below is of the delivery guy from my new fridge purchased in August 2023 and the new one I had to buy in November 2024—long story.
- Selling houses will be DIY. Just fluff up your pillows, snap photos with your iPhone, and post them on Twitter. Self-service never looked so good.
- Interest rates will dip below 5% because Trump said so. Sellers and buyers in California will rejoice and stop listening to NPR.
- You'll get better customer service buying a pair of jeans from Madewell than purchasing a Tesla.
- Water will stop intruding. If you see a leak in your house, throw a towel on it and then paint it over it. I'm sure it's okay.
- The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) class action settlement will fix all our legal problems, especially in California. And the DOJ will stop bugging us.
- Home insurers will beg to get consumers back. The reinsurance underwriters discover an accounting error that will fix everything.
- ChatGPT will get frisky. After spending so much more time together, it makes sense.
- Trump's tariffs will lower the cost of building supplies, thus making houses more affordable. Or we'll start living in Cybertrucks.
- People will learn to work Zoom. We will unmute ourselves when speaking in a meeting and mute ourselves when conversing with our dogs.
- Wishing you a very happy holiday season and a refreshing New Year!
If you know anyone thinking of buying, selling, or investing in real estate, I'd be honored to help.
With Grattitude,
Marissa
