Marijuana REIT Treehouse Raises $133M for Expansion
As more states legalize medical and recreational marijuana, more investors — including the Treehouse real estate investment trust — are tapping the cannabis industry’s serious real estate...
View ArticleSlowing Home Prices aren’t Curbing Flips in these Cities
For about six straight years, home prices have seen consistent growth, but new data show that home price growth is slowing down in most states. Home price growth has slowed in 33 states and in 71 of...
View ArticleMotili Leads Sustainable Overhaul of Large Student Housing Facility
Proptech company Motili is helping bring one of the most sustainable and energy-efficient HVAC systems to a large student housing community in Georgia. The Denver-based company recently announced that...
View ArticleGov Shutdown Worries Investors Eyeing Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives
As the U.S. government shutdown drags into its 28th day, real estate investors are growing concerned with the future of the opportunity-zone tax incentives that are a part of the nation’s new tax plan....
View ArticleSurprising Cities Land on Most Competitive Real Estate Markets List
Though prices are cooling across the United States, there are still many metros that are extremely competitive for buyers, according to a recent analysis by LendingTree. LendingTree analyzed credit...
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Report: Despite Lag, Millennials Will Soon Be Driving Force of Home Buying
Thanks to crushing student debt, stagnate wages and the 2008 housing market crash, Millennials have been wary to jump into homeownership. But as Millennials get older, they’re desire and plans to own...
View ArticleAs Shutdown Looms, Mortgage Rates Ding Existing-Home Sales
Despite two prior months of consecutive growth, existing-home sales dipped at the end of 2018. Total existing-home sales — which are completed transactions for single-family homes, townhomes, condos,...
View ArticleATTOM Report: 2018 Foreclosure Rates Hit a 13-Year Low
Foreclosures’ presence in U.S. housing continues to shrink, according to new data from ATTOM Data Solutions. Foreclosure filings were reported on 624,753 U.S. properties in 2018, down 8 percent from...
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Report: Top Ten Cities That Homeowners Don’t Want to Leave
As a lack of home inventory and rising prices remain a challenge for buyers, many people are opting to stay put in their homes. And thanks to a recent study from LendingTree, we now know the cities in...
View ArticleRealtors Thrilled with Ruling that Protects Valuable Tax Deduction
Real estate professionals are lauding a ruling from the U.S. Treasury Department that enables them to enjoy a valuable tax deduction. The Treasury and IRS recently issued their final regulations...
View ArticleHousing Slowdown Isn’t Stopping Prices in these Hot Markets
Thanks in part to rising interest rates, home prices have slowed down in about 70 percent of the 200 largest housing markets, according to Realtor Magazine. But while many homebuyers are pleased with...
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Office Depot Pilots New Coworking Space
In an effort to expand their offerings and tap into an emerging commercial real estate trend, Office Depot may soon become an easy spot for real estate investors to get work done on the go (and print...
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ATTOM Report Reveals Where Renting is More Affordable than Buying
Renting is cheaper than buying a home in a majority of the largest U.S. counties, according to a recent ATTOM Data Solutions study on rental affordability. Renting a three-bedroom home is more...
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Firm Commits 100,000 Hours of Community Services to Hurricane-Ravaged New Bern
When you searched “New Bern, North Carolina” years ago, you’d turn up fun historical facts or photos of the quaint town of 30,000 people. Now, the results aren’t so rosy. Peppered among visitor’s...
View ArticleSabal Capital Kicks Off New Commercial Loan Offering
Sabal Capital Partners is offering a new commercial real estate loan program that aims to meet the growing demand for a single-source lender overseeing the total life of a loan. The company announced...
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Report: Home Sellers Revel in Record-Breaking Gains of 2018
Home sellers enjoyed record-breaking gains in 2018 for average home price returns since purchase, according to ATTOM Data Solutions. In 2018, home sellers saw an average home price gain since purchase...
View ArticlePeerStreet Partners with Liquid Logics to Accelerate Loan Origination
The rapidly-growing proptech firm PeerStreet is partnering with a software heavyweight to build a faster, more transparent marketplace for private lenders and accredited investors. Based in Manhattan...
View ArticleReport Finds The Ten Hottest Housing Markets of 2018
As forecasters predict a slower 2019, many real estate investors are still celebrating roaring growth for the housing market in 2018. But while the U.S. saw home values grow on average by about 7.7...
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Zillow: Percentage of Homes Selling Above List Price Plunges
All good things must end. Or at least that seems to be the case for real estate investors that have savored years of progressively more homes selling above their listed price, Zillow found in a new...
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Number of Equity-Rich Properties Hit Record High in 2018
Despite signs of a cooling market, the number of “equity-rich” properties hit an all-time-high in 2018. In the fourth quarter of 2018, there were roughly 14.5 million equity-rich properties — an...
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