11-Year Low in Foreclosure Activity Rounds Out Q3
ATTOM Data Solutions released its Q3 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, showing a total of 191,824 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions...
View ArticleShould You Travel to Invest in Areas Hit by Natural Disasters?
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, signs of the storm damage are everywhere. Not all those signs are related to property damage, though. While there are plenty of homes devastated… more The post Should...
View ArticleThink Realty to Partner with Information Management Industry Giant
Think Realty members will soon reap the benefits of a new partnership between the Information Management Network (IMN), a global organizer of financial and investment conferences, and Think Realty....
View ArticleBitcoin Appears in More Real Estate Closings
Cryptocurrency has been slow to take hold in real estate, making an appearance mainly when a seller hopes to garner media attention for a listing rather than as a serious… more The post Bitcoin Appears...
View ArticleTop 25 Zip Codes for Buying Single Family Homes
ATTOM Data Solutions, released its Q3 2017 Single Family Rental Market report, identifying the top 25 U.S. ZIP codes for buying single family rental homes based on potential rental yields… more The...
View ArticleHyperloop Could Hyper-Value Real Estate
Disruptive technologies are changing the face of the globe, and one that could revolutionize transportation would also be a monumental game changer for real estate. The high-speed Hyperloop system...
View ArticleThe Most Expensive States for Property Taxes
According to WalletHub’s “2017 Property Taxes by State Report,” the average American household spends more than $2,000 on property taxes each year. Perhaps of even greater interest to real estate… more...
View ArticleCalifornia Wildfire Damages to Exceed $1 Billion, Exacerbates Housing Crisis
California wildfires have killed nearly four dozen people, destroyed nearly 7,000 homes and other buildings, and caused at least $1 billion in damages, so far, said northern California officials late…...
View ArticleFuture of REI: Google Designing a Private Utopia
If you could own a home inside a metropolis boasting floating parks, perfect weather, and the option to work from home every day with the simple touch of a button,… more The post Future of REI: Google...
View ArticleRent Control Breeds Crime – MIT Research Study
MIT researchers are adding to the debate on rent control with a new paper on the relationship between rent control and crime. While many people feel rent control keeps people… more The post Rent...
View ArticleCalifornia Settles with Mortgage Servicer Over Alleged Misconduct
After a long and drawn-out battle with the state of California, Ocwen Financial Corporation has finally reached a settlement with California’s Department of Business Oversight (DBO). Ocwen agreed to...
View ArticlePop-Up Shops are Eerily Filling Empty Stores
Beyond shadowed lamp posts, you see a dark concrete expanse, that leads to distant shapes you can’t quite make out. Walking closer, trying not to make a sound, the eerie… more The post Pop-Up Shops are...
View ArticleWSJ Stacks up HQ2 Cities with Some Disappointments
Last month, Amazon released its “short list” of 20 cities still in the running to host the web behemoth’s second headquarters, dubbed HQ2, which many analysts predict will revolutionize the… more The...
View ArticleThe Time-Suck to Avoid at All Costs
No, it’s not Facebook. This time-suck is not even that two-hour lunch meeting or the team conferences that seem to invariably run over their designated 30, 60, or 90 minutes.… more The post The...
View ArticleA Ponzi Scheme, the SEC and a Real Estate Developer
What housingwire.com calls a “Mini-Madoff,” Robert Shapiro, luxury real estate developer of the WoodBridge Group of Companies, created a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, pilfering more than 8,400 investors....
View ArticleMortgage Industry’s Bad News, Good News for Investors
When LoanLogic’s senior vice president of industry relations and consulting, Les Parker, starts blogging about volatility, it pays off for real estate investors to listen. “This year is shaping up…...
View ArticleMortgage Lending: Buyers Simply Do Not Understand
While most Americans state they believe owning a home is part of the American Dream, only about eight percent of the population reports having the basic knowledge to figure out… more The post Mortgage...
View ArticleMack Brown To Kick Off Think Realty Conference In Dallas
Mack Brown, former head coach of the Texas Longhorns, will kick off the Think Realty Conference & Expo in Dallas happening February 24th and 25th, at the Westin Galleria Dallas… more The post Mack...
View ArticleThe Stock Market: What You Need to Know
Last week, Wall Street went a little crazy. After more than a year of steady growth, the time was certainly ripe for a correction in the market, and that is… more The post The Stock Market: What You...
View ArticlePredictive Analyst Names Two Picks for HQ2
Last year, New York University (NYU) marketing professor Scott Galloway predicted that Amazon would purchase Whole Foods. In June 2017, the internet behemoth did so. Now, Galloway has another big,…...
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