BY BRAD BECKETT ON DECEMBER 21, 2022

In their 2022 Year-End Report, Rentcafe reminds us that 44 million American households live in rental homes across the fruited-plain – the highest level in half a century. So, what were the hottest rental markets in 2022? Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON DECEMBER 20, 2022

According to the latest Yardi Matrix Multifamily Report, the average U.S. multifamily rents were $1,719 in November, down $9 from October. Yardi says housing is facing a variety of economic headwinds and deteriorating demand, multifamily rents finally turned negative in November. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON DECEMBER 19, 2022

As we approach 2023, it’s time for the prognostications and predictions for what the housing market will bring in the coming year. Just like clockwork, Realtor.com has come out with their annual forecast where they say that, while homebuyers & renters hoping for some financial relief in 2023 will likely be disappointed, they won’t get whiplash either. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON DECEMBER 15, 2022

On a recent episode of CNBC’s Exchange, Andy Walden, Black Knight’s VP of Enterprise Research, discussed what he thinks are keeping homebuyers away from purchasing, what pent-up housing demand means for the market in 2023 and other housing-related issues. Click here to read more.

BY SCOT AUBREY ON DECEMBER 14, 2022

Scot Aubrey says if you’ve spent more than 30 seconds in the last year watching cable news, you are more than familiar with something called “the blame game.” Regardless of political party affiliation, age, race, gender, sexual preference or any of a host of other categories, it appears that our society has become a place of great divide. As a landlord you are not immune to this growing epidemic of blame and in fact, you’re likely to take more than your fair share of blame when it comes to tenants and their problems. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON DECEMBER 13, 2022

A recent analysis from Zillow says as the share of buyers purchasing a home for the first time rebounds to pre-pandemic levels, Wichita, Kansas tops the list for for potential first-time home buyers. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to Black Knight’s latest Mortgage Monitor, 8% of all homes purchased with a mortgage in 2022 are now at least marginally underwater and nearly 40% have less than 10% equity stakes in their home, a situation most concentrated among FHA/VA loans. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON DECEMBER 12, 2022

Recently we posted about the record number of delistings. Now, a recent report form Realtor.com says that in several U.S. metros, as many as half of the homes on the market have cut their listing prices. Click here to read more.

The National Multifamily Housing Council says “Econ 101” is the real reason rental rates have been rising in recent months and not price gouging, as many have been quick to say. Click here to read more.

Prices for Building materials have been decreasing the past few months, according to recent data analyzed by the NAHB’s Eye on Housing. Click here to read more.