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Ready to get your read on? Dive into the article archive to help you build wealth through real estate investing. We feature top subject matter experts exploring every facet of the industry.
Rising Home Prices May be Discouraging California Buyers
Rising home prices and higher interest rates may be discouraging housing activity in California markets. Although median home prices in Southern California still rose nearly 6% in July, this was the weakest annual growth in 18 months. While prices are still much higher this year than last, there is an ...
As the resident expert on foreclosure statistics and trends at real estate data giant ATTOM Data Solutions, Daren Blomquist, the company’s senior vice president for communications, spends a lot of time focused on trends. “I’m always looking for indicators about where the housing market is going,” he said. “Sometimes I’m ...
The Opportunity in Real Estate Has Never Been Greater
Sponsored content from Angel Oak Prime Bridge. Today’s real estate market presents powerful investment opportunities for those with entrepreneurial spirit and access to capital. As many insiders and analysts note, there is a nearly unlimited supply of aged housing and very limited supply of new housing available. This market dynamic ...
As New Home Lots Shrink, Investors Should Question a Yard’s Value
As lot sizes for new homes remain relatively small by historical norms, the amount of yard space most developers are allotting for new homes is shrinking. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), median lot size fell below 8,600 square feet in 2015 and has remained there ...
New Data Reveals the Most Valuable Remodeling Projects, Upgrades
As the home-remodeling boom maintains momentum, Houzz.com estimates more than half of all homeowners will either begin or continue a home renovation project for the remainder of 2018. Homeowners are opting to spend a median dollar amount of $10,000—a number actually down slightly from the year prior. But homeowners do ...
Think Realty-sponsored NASCAR driver Jennifer Jo Cobb featured in video game
Jennifer Jo Cobb, American NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, is represented in “NASCAR Heat 3,” a video game by Monster Games and published by 704Games. The third game in the popular NASCAR Heat series became available September 7, 2018 at retailers Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Game Stop and through ...
Tenant Screening in a Challenging Market
Screening tenants successfully is vital to your success in rental real estate. The best landlords and property managers have personal secrets to success that make it possible to choose the right client nearly every time. One of the things that makes this process so complicated is that it can vary ...
The 5 Least Affordable Cities for Middle Class Households
Some of the most attractive metro areas in which to live are completely inaccessible to middle-class homeowners, a trend which is becoming more pronounced. Families paying over 30 percent of their incomes toward housing are considered “cost-burdened” by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Furthermore, cities in ...
Facebook Buying Up Real Estate in the Bay Area
Facebook is getting plenty of negative attention from the media and investors, but they continue to expand their real estate in the Bay Area. This comes in the wake of ongoing issues with speculation that the company’s user growth may have hit a wall. However, that does not appear to ...
Five Financial Benefits of Owning Residential Real Estate Investments
For the last 25 years, I have been helping families and individuals identify goals, establish a plan and determine a clear vision of their financial future. While a financial plan is a future road map that is normally put into writing, it is also a guideline that is used to ...
How Much Longer Can Atlanta’s Hot Housing Market Last?
This past July, Atlanta, Georgia’s housing market posted a historic high when the metro area’s median home price exceeded a quarter of a million dollars for the first time in history. Where does this latest real estate benchmark leave Atlanta-area investors? To answer this question, we must examine not just ...
More Digital Mortgage Opportunities
In a growing world of technology, borrowers are looking for more digital mortgage opportunities. In the 21st Century, consumers can buy just about anything from a device. Now, they’re looking to expedite the process for one of their biggest purchases. Henry Cason, SVP of digital products for Fannie Mae’s Single-Family ...
Every Real Estate Investor’s Guide to Digital Assistants
Whether you are a landlord or prefer some other real estate wealth-generation strategy, you know real estate investors never stop moving. Between lead generation, acquisition, rehab, and project management, you probably are on the go most of the day – especially if you also are still working another job full- ...
Bringing Fresh Eyes to International Real Estate Investing
I recently was honored to be a cultural ambassador for the U.S. Embassy Tbilisi in the country of Georgia. After doing some heavy research on this magnificent country, I set off on a speaking tour. Nothing could have prepared me for the beauty of Georgia, but thanks to Think Realty, ...
One-Third of Homeowners Have “Neighborhood Regret”
You’ve heard of buyer’s remorse—now there is a more specialized form of angst for homebuyers: “neighborhood regret.” According to a study from Trulia, 36 percent of recently relocated Americans say they would have moved to a different neighborhood if they could do it again. Homebuyers in metro areas feel particularly regretful, ...
Housing Dollar Value Varies Widely Across Country
“A dollar today isn’t what it used to be, particularly when it comes to real estate,” says Zillow Senior Economist Aaron Terrazas. This comes from a recent report from Zillow Research regarding home values around the country. However, according to the study, a dollar can buy nearly 20 times more ...
Ken and Anita Corsini: Tuned In to the Market
When Ken and Anita Corsini first entered the world of real estate in 2005, the scene was very different than it is today. “It’s amazing to think back about the market cycles we’ve been through,” Ken recalled. “2005 was a screaming hot market, then 2008 brought it to a screeching ...
An Inside Look at Homebuyer Preferences Reports
National lenders and real estate investors have far more in common than you might expect. One of the greatest areas of overlapping interest lies in homebuyer preferences: How can we best reach buyers? What makes buyers most comfortable when working with us? What business practices are likely to entice/scare off ...
3 Signs an Airbnb Rental Could Be Right for Your Market
Airbnb has permanently changed the way we travel and, perhaps even more significantly, the way we think about real estate investing. In 2013, best estimates indicated about 3 percent (7 million Americans) considered themselves active real estate investors of any type. Just two years later, market data indicated there were ...
Placing Tenants with “Thin” or No Credit
Most landlords consider working with tenants with less-than-perfect credit part of the job description, particularly when interest rates are low and a higher proportion of high-credit individuals are opting to buy. Tenants with less-than-stellar credit but a high motivation to pay rent on time and remain in place for the ...
Make the Most of Event Networking with These 7 Actions
One of the best ways to stay alert to emerging trends in real estate and in your specific sector is to attend relevant industry events. Just attending is not enough, however. Maximize every local group meeting, regional conference, and national expo by leveraging these tips to get the most from ...
The Think Realty Walkability Primer
Current data shows properties with higher walkability translate to: Higher home value Higher rent for residential and commercial real estate Increased value per-square-foot of up to $81.54 Clearly, real estate investors need to understand walkability, both in terms of what it means for individual investments and how it may affect ...
Billboards: A Highly Visible but Overlooked Real Estate Niche
Imagine being able to spot a piece of real estate that no one else realizes is full of potential, get a great deal on it, and then leverage it in a way that requires very little maintenance, upkeep, or management. It might sound like an impossibility, but you drive by ...
When JoAnna Anderson found out she was pregnant with her second daughter in 2005, she was a full-time biology teacher pursuing her passion for educating others. Like all mothers, she already knew the value of cherishing the time with her little one, but six months later, time took on an ...
The 5 Best College Towns for Real Estate Investors
Most investors think of college towns as good places for real estate investments because they tend to have relatively affordable housing, a steady stream of potential tenants and buyers, and are somewhat recession-resistant. However, as CNBC Money reporter Sarah Berger put it, “Some college towns make for much savvier investments ...
