By Brad Beckett on January 15, 2025

According to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Insights (HPI) report, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year over year by 3.4% in November, 2024. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on January 14, 2025

According to the ADP National Employment Report for December, 2024, private sector employment increased by 122k jobs and annual pay was up 4.6% year-over-year. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on January 14, 2025

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 256k in December, 2024 with the unemployment rate coming in at 4.1%. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on January 13, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently finalized a rule they say will remove around $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of nearly 15 million people. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on January 9, 2025

Each year, Zumper’s Annual Rent Report takes a deep-dive into past year of data, knowledge of economic trends, Zumper surveys, internal data on renter search, and ongoing conversations with clients, experts, and others in the industry. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on January 3, 2025

Infographic: The Visual Capitalist says the composition of American households has shifted significantly since 1960 as fewer people have kids and the scale of economic resources has declined. In fact, they point out that the number of households without kids now exceeds those with kids. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on January 2, 2025

According to Yardi’s U.S. Multifamily Outlook for Winter 2025, the multifamily market enters 2025 in good shape, after several years of strong demand in most markets and expectations that interest rates are likely to decline. Click here to read the full report.

By Jeffery S. Watson on January 1, 2025

Jeff Watson says he was recently privileged to sit in a room at a REIA meeting with three legends in the residential real estate investing space. Each of these men has educated thousands of individuals on smart, savvy, safe, and effective ways to be residential real estate investors. Their presence made an important point: In an economy and real estate market that is going through a significant transformation, it’s important to go back to the fundamentals. Here are some basic things that are important for any real estate investor to remember. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on January 1, 2025

The NAR recently announced their 10 top hot spots for the 2025 housing market based on economic, demographic and housing factors predicted to significantly impact local markets. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on December 31, 2024

According to the latest CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), U.S. single-family home rental prices continue to experience slower growth, registering a 1.7% increase in October, down from the 2.3% from one year ago and the lowest rate since June 2020. Click here to read more.