Rental Housing in America
BY BRAD BECKETT ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Who owns rental properties in America? Members of National REIA will not be surprised to learn that of the 19+ million rental properties across the nation, 72% are owned by individual investors. The NAHB's Eye on Housing recently took a deep-dive into the Census Bureau's Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) to examine the characteristics of rental housing in the United States. Click here to read more.
Read moreHow Joining a REIA Can Push Your Investing into Hyperdrive
BY BRAD BECKETT ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Are you a member of a local REIA (real estate investors association)? In a recent episode of the Rent Perfect podcast, David Pickron spoke with Alan Langston, President of Arizona REIA (AZREIA), to discuss the importance of having your local REIA as part of your investing "team." Click here to read more.
Read moreCivil Rights Group Challenges Unlawful CDC Eviction Order
BY BRAD BECKETT ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, recently filed a complaint and request for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to challenge the authority of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) nationwide eviction moratorium. Click here to read more.
Read moreSeven Insights for Landlords on the CDC's Eviction Moratorium
BY BRAD BECKETT ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
The National Real Estate Investors Association recently held an online discussion to help make sense of the new federal eviction moratorium issued by the CDC in early September. National REIA hosted two prominent real estate attorneys (Jeffery S. Watson and Jeffery Greenberger) along with NREIA's Charles Tassell where they came up with 7 important insights about these new rules. Click here to read more.
Read moreTop Zip Codes with the Highest Zombie Foreclosure Rates
BY BRAD BECKETT ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
ATTOM data recently took a deep dive into their Q3 2020 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report to come up with the top 10 "zombi'fied' zip codes" - places with the highest number zombie foreclosure rates. Click here to read more.
Read moreMillennials are Helping Power This Year's Housing-Market Rebound
BY BRAD BECKETT ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
We love posting about that elusive cohort known as the millennial generation. A recent Wall Street Journal article suggests that millennials, who have been viewed as perennial renters, are now emerging as a "driving force" in the housing market's recovery. Click here to read more.
Read moreOppose the CDC's Eviction Moratorium!
BY CHARLES TASSELL ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The September 4th Nationwide Eviction Moratorium launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an absolute over-reach and in direct contrast to the state-by-state and county-by-county approach of the Trump Administration and at direct odds to the successful prevention techniques being utilized throughout the country. Click here to read more.
Read moreCDC to Order Temporary Halt in Nationwide Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
BY BRAD BECKETT ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to temporarily halt residential evictions nationwide for individuals earning less than $99k/year to prevent the Coronavirus from spreading, according to an unnamed senior administration official. Click here to read more.
Read moreHUD & FHFA Extend Foreclosure & Eviction Moratoriums through 2020
BY BRAD BECKETT ON AUGUST 31, 2020
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced in late August that they were extending their moratorium on foreclosures and evictions through December 31, 2020. Click here to read more.
Read moreThe Pros and Cons of Out of State Investing
BY ALEX CAPOZZOLO ON AUGUST 26, 2020
In the age of technology, investing in real estate from a distance has become easier than ever before. Fortunately, most Americans also have access to smartphones and wifi, which enables them to do business on the go and from afar. Although there are new technology-based tools to make out-of-state real estate investing easier, it does come with pros and cons. Click here to read more.
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