1100: Americans Are Being Crushed by Credit Card Debt - Episode 1100

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1214: America’s Credit Card Problem Is Getting Worse - Episode 1214

Americans now owe more than $1.26 trillion on their credit cards. And according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, credit card balances just jumped another $21 billion in just three months. On this episode of Investing in Real Estate, we’re going to unp ...  Show more

1213: Are We About to See a Foreclosure WAVE Hit the US Housing Market? - Episode 1213

Something is starting to unfold in the housing market that we haven’t seen in years: foreclosures are rising. In the first six months of 2026, more than 227,000 properties in the United States received some type of foreclosure filing. That is a 21% increase from just one year ago ...  Show more

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