NISSAN-INFINITI: 33% surge in Q2 as supply improves and demand remains
Nissan division sales climbed 32 percent in Q2, while Infiniti volume surged 57 percent.
Is the housing market about to crash? Here’s what experts say
After a record-breaking run that saw mortgage rates plunge to all-time lows and home prices soar to new highs, the U.S. housing market finally started slowing in late 2022. Mortgage companies engaged in mass layoffs, real estate economists lamented a “housing recession” and home prices seemed poised for a correction.
But a strange thing happened on the way to the housing crash: Home values started rising again. In fact, housing prices have increased for three months in a row, according to the latest Case-Shiller home price index.
“The U.S. housing market continued to strengthen in April 2023,” Craig J. Lazzara, managing director at S&P Dow Jones Indices, said in a June 27 statement about the latest Case-Shiller reading. “Home prices peaked in June 2022, declined until January 2023, and then began to recover.”
Yes, home values were down compared to April 2022 — but only by a mere 0.2 percent. In other words, the housing boom might be over, but this pause in the real estate market isn’t shaping up as a crash.
Marriage and money: 5 truths to tell before you tie the knot
Wedding bells are ringing, and if you’re heading off to get hitched, it’s time to talk money with your spouse-to-be.
A new NerdWallet survey on financial infidelity found that more than 2 in 5 Americans who have a significant other (43%) say they have withheld or lied about financial information in discussions with their partner. Start your marriage off on the right foot with these five financial conversations before saying “I do.”
1. Money lessons you grew up with
No one wants to feel judgmental of their significant other, but if you’re side-eyeing the way your partner spends money, it’s worth sitting down and talking about the financial lessons you each learned growing up. Even if you come from a family that never discussed money, you may have witnessed money habits that helped define your financial worldview.
Ask your partner how their parents spent money, what the narrative about debt was in their home, and whether money was treated as abundant or scarce. If your partner comes from a different culture or socioeconomic background than you, this is especially important because it’s likely you grew up with different money norms.
SUBARU: Outback, Crosstrek, Forester deliver another 28% gain
Subaru sales soared 28 percent in June as its most popular nameplates — Outback, Crosstrek and Forester — all jumped at least 24 percent.
Big Disney auction: Joel Magee collection features ride vehicles, rare theme-park items
Toy collector Joel Magee’s enormous Disney collection is going up for auction this month, almost two years after three semis carried the theme-park goodies away from his West Palm Beach home.
Magee’s stash – 6,000 pieces including retired ride vehicles, rare posters, refurbished animatronics, cast member costumes and Disneyland opening-day tickets – now is on display at a former Bed, Bath & Beyond store in Burbank, California, awaiting the auction conducted by Van Eaton Galleries. Three days of bidding, in-person and online, begin July 17.
“It’s huge. … And, you know, all the signage ‘The Joel Magee Disneyland collection,’” Magee said. “I’m like, ‘Holy cats, this is a way bigger production than I ever could have imagined.’ But it is truly the first time that the whole collection has been together in one spot.”
Magee is a seasoned appraiser of toys, memorabilia and theme-park items, and he’s been collecting for more than 30 years. He has appeared on numerous television shows, including History Channel’s “Pawn Stars.” He is referred to as “America’s Toy Scout.”