After all, it's an asset class that I am not nearly as in-tune with as I am with equities and, well…beer.

And to be honest, I didn't have to scour much, as a good friend of mine is a brilliant up and comer in the world of real estate in Philadelphia. I've worked with her several times and have known her for years - she's insightful, pragmatic, conscientious and has a serious pulse on the industry. I know for a fact that she works her ass off, eating, sleeping and breathing real estate on the daily.

As such, my kind friend, award-winning realtor Kira Mason, has agreed to drop in once in a while to offer up her take on the pulse of the industry for benefit of my readers. Kira runs the Substack Gritty City Real Estate, which you can read & follow free here and she is @kmasonrealtor on Twitter.

Kira's first exclusive post for Fringe Finance readers was last week's piece on how quickly the real estate market is deteriorating: "Change Is Afoot": Home Buyers "Shocked" By Rates, Sellers Lament Price Plunges