Market & Trends
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Market & Trends
The world of real estate investing moves quickly. Catch the must-know news, market information, and trends for the industry here.
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How Smart Digital Keys Can Simplify Property Management
Physical keys will soon become relics. For property managers and owners who want to improve the experience of staff members, tenants, and prospective renters, smart digital keys are the right move. Digital keys have been gaining popularity slowly for years now, but they hit new levels of visibility and accessibility ...
7 Tips for Finding Off-Market Properties
2020 has been a year of highs and lows in many aspects, including real estate. Despite a slow start to the buying season due to COVID-19 concerns, the real estate market has fully recovered in most of the country. But, inventory remains low as many sellers still hesitate to put ...
10 Reasons to Invest in Baltimore
Are you wondering where the Baltimore market is heading during these current events? According to a recent report by Norada Real Estate Investments, here are a few of the positive reasons to invest in Baltimore: Baltimore’s Foreclosure Bounty Foreclosure has made the news repeatedly for foreclosure abuse and extreme cases ...
The Link Between the Eviction Crisis and Application Fraud
Eviction rates have been rising for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed them to new levels. These evictions are having devastating effects on both tenants and property managers, and while there are moratoriums on evictions at local, state, and—most recently—federal levels, these effects will remain. Why have evictions risen ...
Think Realty Magazine October 2020
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events • Contributor Corner: Meet W.J. Mencarow Investor Stories | Success Story: Growning in the Right Direction • Presidents' Circle Featuring Gary and Susan Harper Engagement | Easy Answers Fundamentals | Planning for Growth • 3 Ways to Diversify Your Marketing • ...
Think Realty Sells out its First-ever Hybrid Event
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 30, 2020 – Think Realty, an educational platform for real estate investors, hosted its first hybrid event last week, delivering informative and inspirational sessions onsite and in a virtual format. Since its inception, the company has hosted dozens of in-person conferences and expos around the country, typically ...
The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area (Phoenix MSA) has been a high-performing market and a favorite amongst investors since the last recession. It has been red hot in terms of population, job growth, rental and price appreciation over the last five years but rolling virus concerns, economic shocks, and unpredictable ...
No country in the world receives more foreign direct investment (FDI) than the United States. In 2019, the USA received $251 billion in FDI, according to United Nations data. The second was China, with $140 billion. Of that $251 billion that flowed into America, $78 billion, or 31 percent, went ...
Guide to Loans for Oddball Homes
Many experts will tell you that you determine your return on an investment property when you buy it, not when you sell it. You increase your profit by paying less for a home that nets you good rents, minimizing your financing costs and possibly negotiating a rebate from the listing ...
CDC Imposes National Eviction Moratorium Through 2020
The CDC issued a temporary order (“Order”) halting the eviction of certain tenants to limit the risk of homeless tenants transmitting COVID-19. This Order was issued just as other federal and state eviction protections have expired or are set to expire. For example, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ...
Think Realty Magazine September 2020
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events • Contributor Corner: Meet Bruce McNeilage Investor Stories | Presidents' Circle Featuring Romney Navarro • Titan Talk: Tom Meade Engagement | Realty Matters: Sustainability is Opportunity • Easy Answers Fundamentals | The True Cost of Homeownership • Using Fear as the ...
RentRange®, an industry leader in market data and analytics for the single-family rental (SFR) housing industry, found in its recent data report that the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (Atlanta MSA) is a large-sized market that has been steadily growing within its means. The market is one of the ...
Are Your Short-Term Rentals Ready for a Safety Reckoning?
While hotels have been dealing with regulations like zoning ordinances, state guidelines, and tax laws for decades, private accommodation short-term rentals largely have been left to their own devices — aside from a few local guidelines and taxes. On the one hand, this lack of regulation made it possible for a new ...
5 Things to Know About Real Estate in Houston
Real estate in Houston is one of the best business ventures to practice for anyone passionate about helping people find homes and at the same time to make money off it. Houston has great potential - buying properties there is almost always a very good investment. Real estate investors from ...
Social Spaces and Shared Amenities after COVID-19
Now that we are in a situation that prevents large groups of people from using any one facility at the same time, what will happen to shared condo amenities for which residents are still paying fees? And, what can commercial real estate investors and property managers do to with the ...
3 Markets Seeing More Buyers During COVID-19
Which state has one of the most COVID-19 cases in the country and is also one of the hottest markets experiencing buyer demand in 2020? The answer might surprise you: Florida. While August brought out some pretty devastating Coronavirus statistics for the Sunshine State (hundreds of students quarantined, thousands of ...
Have you ever gotten "stuck” in the kitchen remodeling process? For example, many property owners find it difficult to pick out and pair cabinets and countertops. After all, it’s not just about liking the color and style of the individual materials: it’s also about whether they look good together in ...
Free Webinar! Self-Directed IRA’s – What You Need to Know
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On August 27th at 1PM (CST), Tom Schmidt from Mainstar Trust will be speaking about “Self-Directed IRAs: What You Need To Know.” Topics that will be discussed include: 1) Using an IRA or Individual 401(k) to purchase real estate 2) Which ...
Airbnb: Bouncing Back Before Its IPO
Airbnb was supposed to be the hottest public offering of 2020. And it might still be. Original plans were to start the process on March 31, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced postponing going public. Airbnb’s valuation has dropped from $31 billion in 2017 to $18 billion ...
What It Takes to Buy a Home in 2020
In this topsy-turvy COVID-19 world, there are still home buyers and sellers that are looking to relocate or downsize. Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you will make in your life. It is always important to get your finances and priorities in order before looking at ...
Think Realty Magazine August 2020
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events • Think Realty Supplier: Anderson Business Advisors Investor Stories | Presidents' Circle Featuring Robert Knight • Investor Voices Engagement | Realty Matters: Influencers in Real Estate • Easy Answers Fundamentals | Scale Safely with Private Money • Talking Loudly: Listen to ...
Federal and state governments are proving surprisingly effective at holding much of the economic fallout at bay, although there will come a point where the price for all of this quantitative easing policy must be paid. Real estate investors must be ready for the next economic swings and resulting market ...
Realty Matters: Influencers in Real Estate
Trends are not easy to predict in any industry. To understand industry trends, you must first understand who influences trends and why trends change. Is it simply fashionable? Has a new technology usurped an existing popular system? Maybe a rising ethos toppled an old stereotype? Looking at existing trends to ...
Midwest Market Garners Global Attention
Part of my job as the CEO of an established turnkey company in Kansas City is setting the vision for our business. To do this well, I have to be looking at the big picture, the overarching trends, the high-level view. I take this seriously. I want to earn my ...
