Wildfires Becoming a Serious Danger to More Homeowners
Weeks after wildfires in California decimated entire cities, killed 88 people and wreaked billions of dollars in losses, an investigation has revealed that an increasing number of Americans are living...
View ArticleBig Flip Potential? Here are the 25 Richest Counties in America
Real estate investors looking for top-dollar homes to flip can hone their prospects thanks to a recently released list of the richest counties in the U.S. There are many usual suspects on the list,...
View ArticleCrime and Your Investment Strategy: Study Reveals Safest U.S. Cities in America
Regardless of familial status, the safety of an area is always high on prospective homebuyers’ priority list. That’s why a recent nationwide study by WalletHub should be on real estate investors’ minds...
View ArticleRenters Warehouse Acquires OwnAmerica, Creating ‘Total Solution’ for Real...
One of the fastest-growing residential property management companies in America has acquired the second largest single-family rental investment marketplace in the nation. Based in Bloomington,...
View ArticleThe Housing Slowdown is Starting to Hit this U.S. Region Hardest
After nearly a decade of surging growth, the U.S. housing market is finally starting to slow down. New home sales have declined for 11 consecutive months, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau....
View ArticleStudy: Home Flipping Hit a Summer Slump in 2018
It may have been one of the hottest summers on record, but not for real estate investors flipping homes. U.S. home flipping was down about 12 percent in the third quarter of 2018 when compared to the...
View ArticleTrash the Tile: Paint on Backsplash Cuts Cost, Saves Time
If you’ve ever remodeled a kitchen, you know the pain — and steep cost — of replacing a backsplash. One St. Louis company, however, hopes to make a new backsplash as simple as painting it onto your...
View ArticleNew Program Aims to Cultivate More Women in Real Estate
Direct portfolio lender Velocity Mortgage Capital recently announced an initiative to engage more women in real estate by incentivizing their participation. Based in Westlake, California, Velocity...
View ArticleMost Americans Moving Out of State Are Picking This Region
As home prices hit high all-time highs in 2018, many buyers found themselves looking for new — and apparently warmer — places to live, according to a new analysis by LendingTree. In its nationwide...
View ArticleThe next proptech success? Juniper Square raises $25M
Proptech startup Juniper Square announced Thursday that it has raised $25 million to fuel its software platform for commercial real estate investment firms. Over the last four years, the San...
View ArticleThe 2019 Pantone Color of the Year Celebrates Vibrancy, Warmth
Take a deep breath. Because the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year is taking you underwater to the lively, eye-catching color of coral. To be more specific, the Pantone’s 2019 selection is dubbed “Living...
View ArticleReport Reveals the Fastest Growing Cities in the Next 16 years
New York City might still have the largest economy of cities in the U.S., but two dozen other cities will grow at a faster rate in the next 16 years, according to a recent nationwide study. Oxford...
View ArticleHomebuying Millennials are Avoiding the Coasts for These Cities
While behind previous generations’ homeownership rates at their age, Millennials are starting to buy homes by the droves. And rather than flocking to urban meccas like New York City, Los Angeles or...
View ArticlePeople are Fleeing NYC and LA for These Locales Instead
More people are moving away from urban meccas like New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago and instead opting for smaller, less expensive cities. In an analysis of recently released U.S. Census Bureau...
View ArticleFannie Mae: Despite Added Headaches, Mortgages Can Be Issued Amid Gov Shutdown
It might be more of a pain, but Fannie Mae says that lenders can continue to originate mortgages during a government shutdown that has no end in sight. The Federal National Mortgage Association —...
View ArticlePopular Luxury Home Upgrades to Boost Your Returns
As luxury home sales slow, sellers are looking at popular and valuable upgrades to boost returns. High-end home sales grew 7 percent in October annually, which is the second slowest increase in more...
View ArticleExperts Weigh in on U.S. Shifting to A Buyer’s Market
A rise in mortgage rates and slower appreciation growth is shifting more negotiating power to buyers in 2019. Home values moved 5.1 percent higher in November when compared to November 2017, according...
View ArticleCommercial Lender Greystone Dishes $18.4M for Kentucky Health Care Facilities
Commercial real estate lender Greystone has issued a significant bridge loan to finance the acquisition of several health-care facilities in Kentucky. Greystone announced on Wednesday that it provided...
View ArticleFannie: More Americans Think It’s a Bad Time to Buy a Home
The idea of buying a home isn’t sitting too well with consumers, according to a new report from Fannie Mae. Fannie’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index dipped in December, decreasing 2.7 points to 83.5. The...
View ArticleBooming Proptech Firm PeerStreet tops $1B in Investments During 2018
The surging proptech firm PeerStreet reported impressive performance and growth in 2018. The online real estate marketplace, based in Manhattan Beach, California, surpassed $1 billion in investments...
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