Flipping Back: New Investor Approach Increases Rate of Home Flips
Real estate investors are fixing and flipping more homes in hopes of quickly turning a profit, according to a recent report. The rate of home flipping has increased on a year-over-year basis for a...
View ArticleReport: Homes with Solar Power Enjoy Solid Value Bump
As the cost of sustainably powering homes continues to decrease around the U.S., more landlords and homeowners are exploring the value of installing solar panels. In addition to curbing emissions,...
View ArticleU.S. News Unveils Familiar Cities on Best Places to Live
National rankings continue to love the Lone Star State’s capital city. For three years running, Austin, Texas, topped U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Places to Live in the USA” list,...
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Despite Rate Dip, These Counties Lead Foreclosure Starts
While mortgage delinquency rates continue to decline around the U.S., there are still a handful of counties seeing relatively high rates of foreclosure starts. For the first quarter of 2019, a total of...
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A Look at March’s 20 Hottest Housing Markets
Spring home sales may be in a funk, but there are still plenty of cities where homes are selling fast. Spring is typically the most active season in real estate, however, the broader housing market...
View ArticleReport: Homes with Open Houses Sell for More and Spend Less Time Market
According to a recent analysis of 2018 home sales and open houses, Redfin found that houses for sale that had an open house in their first week on the market sold for up to $9,046 more. They also...
View ArticleBolstered by Low Rates, Economists Offer Cheery Housing Forecast
Lower mortgage rates are spurring some economists to more positively forecast the housing market. Economists with Realtor.com are predicting mortgage rates to average at 4.5 percent by year’s end,...
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Millennial Movers: Here’s Where Young People Want a Home
Millennials are eyeing the middle of the United States for their homes, a recent report found. Millennials are looking at the Midwest not just for its affordable housing, but also strong job markets,...
View ArticleReport: Despite Winter Dip, Real Estate Investors Still Enjoy Nice Profits
Real estate investors across the United States reaped solid dividends from steady price appreciation this Winter, according to a recent report. Home sellers who sold in the first quarter realized an...
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Top Markets with Greatest Seller Gains Q1 2019
According to a recent Q1 2019 Home Sales Report released by ATTOM Data Solutions, U.S. homeowners who sold their homes in the first quarter of 2019 realized an average home price gain since purchase of...
View ArticleReport: Tax Law Changes Affecting Home Sales
According to a new study by the New York Federal Reserve, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, an overhaul of the U.S. tax code that was enacted in 2017 and puts a cap on some deductions for homeowners, has...
View ArticleFederal Reserve Votes to Keep Interest Rates Steady
For the time being, the U.S. Federal Reserve is planning to keep borrowing costs steady, the central bank said in a recent announcement. Despite calls from President Trump to lower its rates, the Fed...
View ArticleMore States Legalize Digital Home Closing Process
Iowa is the latest state to allow buyers to electronically close on a home, continuing a shift across the country to make mortgage transactions more efficient. To close out April, Iowa Gov. Kim...
View ArticleTalking REI in D.C.
In April, Think Realty launched an initiative to start a meaningful dialogue with legislators in a one-day event called Think Realty’s Day on the Hill. The goal was to inform legislators on the real...
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Report: Springtime Homebuyers Face Far Less Competition
Prospective homebuyers are enjoying more than just warmer weather this Spring. Home shoppers are also facing less competition, as only 15 percent of offers faced competition in April, according to a...
View ArticleZillow: Monthly Home Values Drop for First Time in Seven Years
All good things must come to an end, and that includes nearly a decade of growth for home values. Month-over-month home values have increased steadily since 2012, according to Zillow. But in April,...
View ArticleThe New Solar Economy: A Hazy Path Toward Harnessing the Power of the Sun
With the ongoing certainty of sunrise, the use of renewable energy is becoming cheaper, more attractive, and more common. The promise of free fuel coupled with better technology is changing the energy...
View ArticleGSE Reform: Housing Finance Savior or Looming Disaster?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in play and with them the financial heart of the real estate marketplace. As they evolve – if they evolve – transactions worth trillions of dollars are at stake as well...
View ArticleATTOM Report: Flipping Rates Surge as Profits Drop
The rate of real estate investors that are fixing and flipping homes hit a near-decade high in the first quarter of 2019, according to a recent report from ATTOM Data Solutions. In its first quarter...
View ArticleState of Nation’s Housing Report Released
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2019 report, published by The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, was released June 25. The study asks what real estate investors — and anyone...
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