Which Categories Have Been Hit Hardest by Inflation?
By Brad Beckett on September 6, 2024
Infographic: A recent chart from Statista illustrates those CPI categories that have been hardest hit by inflation over the past few years. Click here to read more.
Read moreIs It a Good Time to Buy a Property?
By Carl Fischer on September 4, 2024
Carl Fischer says the real estate market is always evolving, and potential buyers often find themselves asking: is now a good time to buy a property? Recent trends suggest a nuanced answer to this question. Click here to read more.
Read moreFinCEN Issues Final Rule to Increase Transparency in Residential Real Estate Transfers
By Brad Beckett on September 4, 2024
U.S. Treasury Department’s FinCEN issued a final rule requiring certain people involved in real estate closings and settlements to report information to the agency about all-cash residential transactions nationwide involving legal entities and trusts. The effective date will be December, 1, 2025. Click here to read more.
Read moreZombie Foreclosures See Lowest Level Since 2021
By Brad Beckett on September 2, 2024
According to ATTOM Data’s Q3 2024 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, there were nearly 1.4 million residential properties in the U.S. sitting vacant. Click here to read more.
Read moreCoreLogic Says Single-Family Rents Continue to Hold Steady
By Brad Beckett on August 29, 2024
According to the latest CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), U.S. single-family home rental prices continue to hold steady in June 2024, with prices posting a 2.9% gain year-over-year. Click here to read more.
Read moreNew Rules from NAR Change the Game of Buying a Home
By Brad Beckett on August 28, 2024
We’ve had several posts about the lawsuit affecting realtor commissions. On a recent episode of Real Estate News for Investors, Kathy Fettke says gone are the days of a casual home tour with a real estate agent you’ve just met. Click here to read more.
Read moreHousehold Debt Rises to $17.8 Trillion
By Brad Beckett on August 27, 2024
A new report from the New York Fed says household debt has risen to $17.80 trillion (up 1.3%) in Q2 2024, according to their latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit. Click here to read more.
Read moreNREIA Statement on the CFPB’s Recent Actions Regrading Contracts for Deed
By Charles Tassell on August 26, 2024
Last week we posted about the Consumer Protection Finance Bureau’s (CFPB) efforts to go after contracts for deed. National REIA released the following statement as a response to their effort. Click here to read more.
Read moreAmerica’s Stock of Second Homes
According to recent data from the NAHB’s Eye on Housing, there are 6.5 million second homes in America, representing 4.6% of the total housing stock. The state with the largest number of second homes was Florida with 1 million homes. Click here to read more.
Read moreReal Estate is Still the Best Long-Term Investment
By Brad Beckett on August 23, 2024
Infographic: Today’s graphic perfectly illustrates it (again!); For the 12th year in a row, more Americans prefer real estate over other long-term investment vehicles for growing wealth. Click here to read more.
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