HTML – JUNE 2026 #1 – FF

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(June 21)</strong><br /> <strong><a style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #656565; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" href="{WEBSITE:14}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FIND A HOME</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px;">|&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<a style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #656565; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" href="{ABOUT:31}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABOUT</a>&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 18px;">|</span>&nbsp; <a style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #656565; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" href="mailto:{EMAIL:16}?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20set%20an%20appointment&amp;body=%3CPlease%20include%20details%20about%20what%20you'd%20like%20to%20discuss.%20(You%20can%20also%20call%20or%20text%20me%20now.)%3E" target="_blank" rel="noopener">APPOINTMENT</a></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateHeader" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; 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mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: center;">In this Month's Issue...</h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">Are you a looky-loo?<br /> <strong>Waiting for rates to drop might not pan out</strong><br /> Dads make the best investment<br /> Houseplants don't clean the air by much<br /> <strong>100 years on the Mother Road: Route 66</strong><br /> Quick rental investment math<br /> June Word Search Puzzle</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateColumns" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; 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max-width: 1200px; border-radius: 0%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/3a731166-1493-5b8b-fcb3-969d9744c6d4.png" alt="" width="564" /> </a></td></tr><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding: 9px 18px; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top" width="546"><h2 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">Are You a Looky-Loo?</h2><h3 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">If So, You're Part of a Cultural Phenomenon</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Have you ever scrolled through listings just for fun to imagine your life differently? You aren't alone. A staggering 40% of people browse home listings they have no intention of buying. Digital house hunting is one of our favorite late-night forms of voyeurism.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>We are a nation of looky-loos,&nbsp;</strong>and I'm&nbsp;right there with you. It's one reason&nbsp;I fell in love with real estate. There is a distinct magic in stepping into someone else's house.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>Experts call it "identity mapping."&nbsp;</strong><br /> When we browse a stranger's living room, our brains run a simulation of an alternative life, allowing us to try on a new version of ourselves. It's a harmless form of escapism.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">As an agent, I love when looky-loos show up at my open houses.&nbsp;A curious neighbor might share the home with a friend. Plus, looky-loos bring valuable energy to an open house,&nbsp;<strong>creating interest from active buyers.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Never feel guilty for popping into an open house just to see the layout. You are participating in a time-honored tradition of human curiosity. (Feel free to confess your looky-loo status to the agent at the door.)</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Interested in changing your "looky-loo-ness" into real house hunting? Call&nbsp;to get started.&nbsp;{OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 200%;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>REAL ESTATE UPDATE</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-align: center; padding: 0 9px 0 9px;" align="center" valign="top"><a class="" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="" href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MORTGAGE30US" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img class="mcnImage" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 793px; padding-bottom: 0; vertical-align: bottom; display: inline;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/02e5e617-8ab5-514d-3d4b-8029a3d3e895.png" alt="" width="372.24" align="center" /> </a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">Uncertainty, but Opportunity for Some</h2>The U.S. housing market feels stuck between improving conditions and lingering affordability problems.<ul><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Mortgage rates are hovering around 6.3%&ndash;6.5%, still high enough to suppress activity.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Existing home sales are running near 4 million annually, well below the historical norm of 5+ million.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Median prices remain stubbornly high at roughly $408,000&ndash;$418,000 nationally, though inventory is finally improving in many Sun Belt markets.</li></ul>My opinion: the market is slowly normalizing, but unevenly. Buyers finally have more negotiating power in places like Texas and Florida, while affordable Midwest cities remain surprisingly competitive. This looks more like a long correction than a dramatic crash. <strong>Let me know if you need anything from me. {OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</strong></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table class="mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px 18px 9px 18px;"><table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: #f9f5ef; border: 1px solid #222222; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#F9F5EF"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding: 18px; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">Waiting for Rates to Drop before You Buy? That Could Cost More</h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">If you are sitting on the sidelines of the housing market right now, your reasoning may be&nbsp;simple:&nbsp;<strong>you are waiting for interest rates to drop.&nbsp;</strong>It seems like a logical, safe financial play.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">But in real estate, waiting for the "perfect" market condition often triggers an unintended trap. The moment interest rates drop significantly, a flood of sidelined buyers will rush back into the market all at once. That sudden wave of massive competition sparks intense bidding wars, pushes home prices higher, and completely strips buyers of negotiating power.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Here's an alternative philosophy:&nbsp;<strong>marry the house, date the rate.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">When you buy a home in today's market, you hold the upper hand. With fewer buyers competing, you have the room to negotiate a lower purchase price, request seller concessions, or ask for repairs. You control the property asset itself. The purchase price is permanent, but your interest rate is temporary. When rates inevitably decrease, you can refinance your mortgage to capture those lower monthly payments.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>It's much easier to refinance a loan than it is to claw back ten or fifteen thousand dollars you overpaid in a wild bidding war or lost in concessions.&nbsp;</strong>Let me know when you're ready to start house hunting. &nbsp;{OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 207px;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/246e36ae-978e-6e37-6423-115073b572a9.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;" align="center" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: center;"><strong>JUNE QUIZ QUESTION</strong></h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Mary was born on December 25th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnButtonBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnButtonBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnButtonBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 18px 18px 18px;" align="center" valign="top"><table class="mcnButtonContentContainer" style="mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-radius: 23px; background-color: #9d6f0b; border-collapse: separate;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#9D6F0B"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnButtonContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; 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mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Send your answer for a chance to win a $5 coffee card!</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Last month's Q&amp;A:</strong> </span><em>Which of these sequences does not belong with the others?</em><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>1011, 2223, 3940, 5646, 8990.&nbsp;</em></span><em>5646&nbsp;</em><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>&nbsp;</em><span style="color: #b22222;"><strong>Congratulations to last month's winner!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>JUNE BRAIN SNACKS&nbsp;</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 346px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/cd479432-4a19-4a5b-1b94-74d85627eb84.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Thanks, Dads...You're the Best Kind of Investment</h3>This Father&rsquo;s Day, we want to thank the dads who taught us that the greatest investments aren't found in market charts, but in the memories built within four walls. For many, Dad was our very first contractor&mdash;teaching us how to patch drywall, fix a leaky pipe, or mow a straight line. He didn't just maintain a house; he invested sweat equity into building a home and a solid foundation.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="132" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 294px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/96988af8-e208-fdcf-b588-a8bb82d9d3d4.png" alt="" width="132" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="396" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Actually, Houseplants Don't Clean the Air</h3>You may have heard that keeping a few houseplants&mdash;like a snake plant or pothos&mdash;will naturally purify your indoor air. In fact, this myth stems from a 1989 NASA study conducted in small, airtight space chambers. In a real house with normal ventilation, plants work way too slowly. Scientists calculate you would need roughly 10 to 1,000 plants per square meter to actually outpace your home's natural air exchange. 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max-width: 1200px; border-radius: 0%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/3a731166-1493-5b8b-fcb3-969d9744c6d4.png" alt="" width="564" /> </a></td></tr><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding: 9px 18px; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top" width="546"><h2 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">Are You a Looky-Loo?</h2><h3 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">If So, You're Part of a Cultural Phenomenon</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Have you ever scrolled through listings just for fun to imagine your life differently? You aren't alone. A staggering 40% of people browse home listings they have no intention of buying. Digital house hunting is one of our favorite late-night forms of voyeurism.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>We are a nation of looky-loos,&nbsp;</strong>and I'm&nbsp;right there with you. It's one reason&nbsp;I fell in love with real estate. There is a distinct magic in stepping into someone else's house.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>Experts call it "identity mapping."&nbsp;</strong><br /> When we browse a stranger's living room, our brains run a simulation of an alternative life, allowing us to try on a new version of ourselves. It's a harmless form of escapism.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">As an agent, I love when looky-loos show up at my open houses.&nbsp;A curious neighbor might share the home with a friend. Plus, looky-loos bring valuable energy to an open house,&nbsp;<strong>creating interest from active buyers.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Never feel guilty for popping into an open house just to see the layout. You are participating in a time-honored tradition of human curiosity. (Feel free to confess your looky-loo status to the agent at the door.)</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Interested in changing your "looky-loo-ness" into real house hunting? Call&nbsp;to get started.&nbsp;{OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 200%;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>REAL ESTATE UPDATE</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-align: center; padding: 0 9px 0 9px;" align="center" valign="top"><a class="" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="" href="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/banking-and-financial-statistics/posted-interest-rates-offered-by-chartered-banks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img class="mcnImage" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 793px; padding-bottom: 0; vertical-align: bottom; display: inline;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/02e5e617-8ab5-514d-3d4b-8029a3d3e895.png" alt="" width="372.24" align="center" /> </a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">Uncertainty, but Opportunity for Some</h2>National average prices are hovering around C$675,000&ndash;C$690,000, but sales activity has weakened as economic uncertainty, rising unemployment, and consumer caution weigh on buyers.<br /><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">CREA recently downgraded its 2026 forecast, expecting only about 1% sales growth and price gains of roughly 1.5%.&nbsp;Toronto and Vancouver remain expensive but have lost momentum, while Alberta continues to outperform because of affordability and migration.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"><strong>My opinion: </strong>Canada&rsquo;s market still hasn&rsquo;t fully adjusted to higher-rate reality. Many sellers are anchored to 2021 pricing psychology, while buyers are increasingly price-sensitive. Unless rates fall meaningfully, Canada may experience several years of flat-to-soft housing performance rather than a sharp rebound.&nbsp;<strong>Let me know if you need anything from me. {OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table class="mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px 18px 9px 18px;"><table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: #f9f5ef; border: 1px solid #222222; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#F9F5EF"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding: 18px; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left;">Waiting for Rates to Drop before You Buy? That Could Cost More</h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">If you are sitting on the sidelines of the housing market right now, your reasoning may be&nbsp;simple:&nbsp;<strong>you are waiting for interest rates to drop.&nbsp;</strong>It seems like a logical, safe financial play.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">But in real estate, waiting for the "perfect" market condition often triggers an unintended trap. The moment interest rates drop significantly, a flood of sidelined buyers will rush back into the market all at once. That sudden wave of massive competition sparks intense bidding wars, pushes home prices higher, and completely strips buyers of negotiating power.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Here's an alternative philosophy:&nbsp;<strong>marry the house, date the rate.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">When you buy a home in today's market, you hold the upper hand. With fewer buyers competing, you have the room to negotiate a lower purchase price, request seller concessions, or ask for repairs. You control the property asset itself. The purchase price is permanent, but your interest rate is temporary. When rates inevitably decrease, you can refinance your mortgage to capture those lower monthly payments.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><strong>It's much easier to refinance a loan than it is to claw back ten or fifteen thousand dollars you overpaid in a wild bidding war or lost in concessions.&nbsp;</strong>Let me know when you're ready to start house hunting. &nbsp;{OWNERFIRST:4}, {PHONE:15}</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 207px;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/246e36ae-978e-6e37-6423-115073b572a9.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;" align="center" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: center;"><strong>JUNE QUIZ QUESTION</strong></h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Mary was born on December 25th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnButtonBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnButtonBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnButtonBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 18px 18px 18px;" align="center" valign="top"><table class="mcnButtonContentContainer" style="mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-radius: 23px; background-color: #9d6f0b; border-collapse: separate;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#9D6F0B"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnButtonContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; 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mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Send your answer for a chance to win a $5 coffee card!</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Last month's Q&amp;A:</strong> </span><em>Which of these sequences does not belong with the others?</em><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>1011, 2223, 3940, 5646, 8990.&nbsp;</em></span><em>5646&nbsp;</em><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>&nbsp;</em><span style="color: #b22222;"><strong>Congratulations to last month's winner!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>JUNE BRAIN SNACKS&nbsp;</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 346px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/cd479432-4a19-4a5b-1b94-74d85627eb84.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Thanks, Dads...You're the Best Kind of Investment</h3>This Father&rsquo;s Day, we want to thank the dads who taught us that the greatest investments aren't found in market charts, but in the memories built within four walls. For many, Dad was our very first contractor&mdash;teaching us how to patch drywall, fix a leaky pipe, or mow a straight line. He didn't just maintain a house; he invested sweat equity into building a home and a solid foundation.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="132" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 294px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/96988af8-e208-fdcf-b588-a8bb82d9d3d4.png" alt="" width="132" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="396" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Actually, Houseplants Don't Clean the Air</h3>You may have heard that keeping a few houseplants&mdash;like a snake plant or pothos&mdash;will naturally purify your indoor air. In fact, this myth stems from a 1989 NASA study conducted in small, airtight space chambers. In a real house with normal ventilation, plants work way too slowly. Scientists calculate you would need roughly 10 to 1,000 plants per square meter to actually outpace your home's natural air exchange. But they're still calming to the spirit and add lovely natural color.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 333px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/c5bc67d0-0b18-5fd4-8f77-23c2e8ddc2a8.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">100 Years on the Mother Road</h3>Planning a summer road trip across the US deserts? You might be thinking of wandering on the Mother Road to celebrate Route 66&rsquo;s centennial. Established in 1926, the 2,448-mile highway from Chicago to Santa Monica symbolized American freedom and sustained small towns before the Interstate System replaced it in 1985. Today, it is a sporadic collection of isolated roads and retro stops. It remains a legendary road trip challenge, drawing travelers worldwide for a taste of pure Americana. If you go, expect long stretches of beautiful nothingness punctuated by vintage charm.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 876px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/7ebd2aee68d190ade0477fae2/images/ac0c0ed4-12f6-9539-2716-7738875ad953.png" alt="" width="176" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Back of Napkin Real Estate Math</h3>While a detailed analysis is smart before buying a rental property, there are a couple of tricks you can use to quickly spot good (or bad) deals. One is the 1% Rule to gauge revenue: a $200,000 home must rent for $2,000 monthly. Another trick is the 50% Rule to estimate expenses, assuming half ($1,000) vanishes into taxes, insurance, and maintenance. If the remaining $1,000 cannot comfortably cover your mortgage and yield a profit, walk away from the deal.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;" align="center" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>JUST FOR FUN!</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"> <table class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: center; padding: 0 18px 9px 18px;" align="center" valign="top"><h3 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #2f82c2; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">Summer Insects Word Search</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Enjoy this fun puzzle. 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