Zillow Home Loans Rolls Out 1% Down Payment Offering

BY  ON AUGUST 31, 2023

A new program from Zillow Home Loans is offering potential home-buyers a 1% down payment on their home purchase. Click here to read more.

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Foreclosure Inventory Hits Lowest Level in 15 Months

BY  ON AUGUST 30, 2023

According to Black Knight’s latest Mortgage Monitor, the total U.S. loan delinquency rate (loans 30 days+ past due but not in foreclosure) was 3.21% in July, up 2.89% from June and down 3.56% year over year. Click here to read more.

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HELOC Demand Slows in 2023

BY  ON AUGUST 30, 2023

A recent report from CoreLogic says while HELOC activity hit a 15-year high in 2022 (the highest level since mid-2007), the numbers declined during the first half of 2023. Click here to read more.

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National Rent Control will Make the Housing Crisis Worse

BY  ON AUGUST 29, 2023

A recent commentary published in the Hill by Sharon Wilson Géno (president of the National Multifamily Housing Council) says national rent control will make the housing crisis worse. She says the current housing crisis is the result of decades of broken public policy and repeated unwillingness to invest needed government resources in housing. Click here to read more.

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1031 Exchanges; Are Multiple Relinquished Properties Allowed?

BY  ON AUGUST 29, 2023

David Gorenberg says exchangers often ask whether they can start a 1031 exchange by selling an investment property, and then sell a second investment property as part of that same exchange, after the 45-day identification period closes. The short answer is yes. Click here to read more.

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Fertilization Tips for Fall

BY  ON AUGUST 25, 2023

Infographic: Yes, believe it or not, the Autumnal Equinox will soon be upon us….that’s right, the first day of Fall is September 23rd. That means it’s time to start thinking about lawn-care for the upcoming cooler months and prepping for next Spring. Click here to read more.

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Should Partners be 50/50?

BY  ON AUGUST 24, 2023

On a recent episode of the Rent Perfect podcast David Pickron discusses the benefits of partnerships in business and why someone always needs to have the last say. Click here to read more.

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Foreclosure Activity Dips in July While Lender Repossessions Continue to Climb

BY  ON AUGUST 21, 2023

According to the ATTOM Data’s July 2023 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were 31,877 U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing in July – down 9% from June but up 5% from one year ago. Click here to read more

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States Losing & Gaining Population

BY  ON AUGUST 18, 2023

The U.S. Census Bureau recently identified Florida and Idaho as America’s fastest-growing states. Today’s graphic from Statista illustrates which U.S. states have been gaining& losing population from July 2021 to June 2022. Click here to read more.

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Becoming Pet Passionate

BY  ON AUGUST 16, 2023

Victoria Cowart asks, are you acquiring residential rental property and wanting to start on the best foot? Here’s a question that will impact approximately seventy percent of your renters. How will you respond to pets in your rental properties? Will you prohibit pets? Will you become pet-friendly? Or will you push yourself and your success by becoming pet passionate? Click here to read more.

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