BY TONY YOUNGS ON NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Tony Youngs says when he first got into real estate, he chose to start with pre-foreclosures. He learned that banks and lending institutions would auction houses off to the highest bidder at the courthouse steps. He also learned that you could buy these houses directly from the homeowner and help them have dignity, recoup some of their equity and keep a foreclosure off their credit report. And, since these homes usually need repairs, he figured he could buy them at a discount and create a win-win solution for the owner. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A recent Wall Street Journal story says single-family homes that were built to rent are emerging as the hottest corner of the U.S. property market. They suggest that steep down payment requirements are causing people to stay on as renters, even as those rents are rising at a break-neck pace. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON NOVEMBER 16, 2021

According to ATTOM Data’s Q3 2021 U.S. Home Sales Report, profit margins on median-priced single-family home and condo sales jumped to 47.6 percent – which they say is the highest level in 10 years. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON NOVEMBER 15, 2021

According to the latest Yardi Matrix, the average U.S. multifamily rents in October increased $23 to $1,572 (13.7% year-over-year). Yardi says the growth is driven by an ongoing surge in demand that started in the spring and has yet to subside. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Realtor.com & the Wall Street Journal recently released their 3rd Emerging Housing Markets Index which identifies markets they believe will be good areas to purchase a home for both homeowners and investors. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON OCTOBER 26, 2021

On a recent episode of Rent Perfect podcast David Pickron says “show me the money” and stop chasing your tenant(s) down every month to get your rent payment, without hassle. Click here to read more.

BY JEFFERY S. WATSON ON OCTOBER 25, 2021

Jeff Watson says that in his practice of helping real estate investors, particularly self-directed IRA investors, hardly a week goes by that he doesn’t hear or read the phrase “investor-friendly title company.” When he does, he said his head often cocks to one side, like a dog who hears or sees something he just doesn’t quite understand. Here are several thoughts he has for those who use that phrase. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON OCTOBER 22, 2021

Infographic: There is one thing that unites all of us, whether we have a disability or know someone who does, and that is the need for safe, clean and quality housing. Today’s graphic illustrates the number of Americans living with several types of disabilities, broken down by age and sex. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON OCTOBER 21, 2021

There’s nothing quite like the buzz of a college town. That’s why Realtor.com crunched the numbers to find the best college towns to buy a home for any stage of life – from starting a career to raising a family, to forever homes. Click here to read more.

BY BRAD BECKETT ON OCTOBER 20, 2021

According to ATTOM Data’s Q3 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, lenders started the foreclosure process on 25,209 U.S. properties in Q3, up 32% from Q2 and up 67% from a year ago. Click here to read more.