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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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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It’s clear from home price data for the third quarter that the boom is over, killed by higher mortgage rates—but also because prices can only go so high before buyers balk. Monthly data indicate that the peak was actually reached in May-June, with prices already down a few percent since ...
Think Realty Magazine January/February 2023
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Woman to Watch | Revolutionizing the Assisted Living Industry Industry Awards | 2022 Think Realty Honors Winners Operations | 3 Ways to Reduce Capital Gains Tax on Rental Properties • Metrics Matter! • Faster Alone, Further Together • 6 Tips for Finding the Perfect Marketing Partner • ...
Buying Rental Properties in 2023: Latest Market Trends
01:04:18 | Will there be a housing crash soon? Is it a good time to buy rental property now? What real estate markets are the most advantageous when there is a recession? How does high inflation impact a rental property? How does owning rental property compare with other asset classes ...
The Possibilities and Perils of Investing in a Downshifting Housing Market
With a recession looming and home prices predicted to fall in many local markets, 2023 could represent a prime buying opportunity for real estate investors, assuming those investors account for the potential perils of buying during a housing market downturn. “I’m still buying heavy, but it’s harder to find the ...
How to Maximize ROI on Your Next Fix and Flip
Calculating your potential for significant ROI can often be time-consuming and cause unwanted stress. When considering your next fix and flip, ensure you have the right tools to help you properly analyze your buy, hold, and sell costs before you jump in and make that financial commitment. Work with a ...
What Does a Housing Market Slowdown Mean for Real Estate Investors?
When there's a housing market slowdown, the demand for homes drops. A slowdown for fix-and-flip real estate investors may imply that there could be fewer offers on their listings or they might not get as much money for their homes when selling the property. For real estate investors who are ...
Think Realty Webinar – Buying Rental Properties in 2023: Update on the Latest Market Trends
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On January 17th at 6:30PM (CST), Matthew Bowles from Maverick Investor Group will be speaking about buying rental properties in 2023 and will have an update on the latest market trends. Will there be a housing crash soon? Is it a ...
Quarterly Rent Trends in 10 Major U.S. Metros
In this rent report, we analyze how rent prices for three-bedroom single-family rentals (SFRs) in 10 major U.S. metros have changed between Q1 and Q2 of 2022. Methodology Here’s how we conducted the report: Geography: The scope of this report is 10 major metros across the U.S. Property type: It ...
With the U.S. population stagnating (for the first time ever, it didn’t grow last year), real estate investment is becoming a zero-sum game. For each good market, there’s a bad market. You can’t just buy property anywhere and expect success. That’s always been true to some extent, but the prospect ...
Sizing and Timing the Pandemic Backlog of Foreclosures
Foreclosure prevention efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic helped prevent a tsunami of distressed sales during the thick of the crisis, but it also created a backlog of distress that is beginning to clear as the world slowly returns to normal. Sizing that backlog and when it will hit the housing ...
Think Realty Magazine November/December 2022
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Funding | The Effects of the Inflation Reduction Act on Real Estate Investment Strategy • What Does the Cooling Real Estate Market Mean for BRRRR Investors? Design | Extreme Makeover: Creativity Is a Must! Management | Empathy As Advocacy Market & Trends | Sizing and Timing the ...
Competition at distressed property auctions is starting to slip after hitting record highs in the first quarter of 2022. This trend foreshadows a continued slowdown in the larger retail market while also signaling emerging opportunities for real estate investors willing to swim against the current. Proprietary buyer bidding data from ...
5 Expected 2023 Rental Property Investing Trends
The last few years have witnes-sed a series of crises in the real estate market in general, but specifically in rental property. The COVID-19 pandemic, the hottest residential market in decades, and the recent rise in mortgage interest rates have all impacted the industry and affected the ways in which ...
Think Realty Podcast #249 – The Current Market, Is It Up or Down?
Eddie Wilson sits down with longtime friend and fellow investor Chris Ragland, to discuss their thoughts on the current market, what percentage Ragland allocates toward real estate versus other asset classes and he shares his biggest piece of advice. Plus with some statistics pointing to a growing market and some ...
Anyone watching the real estate market during the last year knows bidding wars and above-listing sale prices have defined this tumultuous time. Homes have gone under contract for the asking price or higher on the same day they were listed. This buying frenzy has kept many investors on the sidelines, ...
Home Ownership: An American Pipe Dream?
Home ownership is a pillar of American culture. It represents independence, status, and upward mobility. One could even say it’s one of the first steps in achieving the coveted “American dream.” Frighteningly, that is just what it has become for many Americans: a dream. Home ownership across America is becoming ...
Think Realty Podcast #246 – Let’s Make A Deal!
Eddie sits down with Robert Alex Baker from Coastal Equity Group to chat about the market, borrowers, and lending. They discuss if the marketplace is driven by consumer sentiment, how borrowers position themselves to be lender friendly or in line to get the capital, and if we’re moving into a ...
Think Realty Webinar: What Investors Should Know About Navigating the Upcoming Market
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On September 26th at 5PM (CST), our founder Eddie Wilson along with Glenn Stromberg from MobileVestEd will be speaking about what investors should know about navigating the upcoming market. In this webinar, you will learn: Learn the current economics of a ...
Should Investors Be Alarmed About Recent Market News?
It doesn’t matter where we get our news, none of us have been able to escape talk about an upcoming recession, rising interest rates, and “historically” high inflation. Seeing the Federal Reserve raise interest rates another 75 basis points can definitely be disheartening. Although it is certainly a warning, it ...
Investors’ Role in the Housing Crisis
Looking at the economy, we see an ecosystem that works like a well-oiled piece of machinery. It has a lot of parts and wheels that each play a vital role in its operation. If one piece of the machinery is worn down, the other pieces are affected. But you can ...
Think Realty Podcast #245 – Looking for the Lone Wolf
As both an investor and lender our guest Romney Navarro, CEO of Streamline Funding, has a unique perspective on the market. He sat down with Eddie Wilson to discuss the feeling in the market, the importance of partnerships and why they could be essential to a deal, and what are ...
Think Realty Podcast #244 – How to Stay Stable in a Market That is Constantly Changing
In today’s marketplace, there is a concern about interest rates, rate stability, and accessibility to capital. Think Realty Resident Expert Eric Stewart from Atlantic Business Capital, sits down with Eddie to discuss where the market is now and what he sees in the world of commercial lending, methods of mitigating ...
Think Realty Magazine September/October 2022
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Investment Strategy | Change Brings Opportunity • 4 Ways to Protect Your Investment in Recessionary Times • Become a Strategy Savvy Investor • Fix and Flip: A Practical Guide for Investors in 2022 • Are Series LLCs a Good Choice? • What is Legacy Investing? • Should Investors ...
Sanctions against Russia because of the war in Ukraine will boost energy costs around the world for years—and probably inflation and interest rates as well. I’m pretty much convinced this will weaken a U.S. economy that may have regained most of the pre-pandemic jobs but has not boosted income for ...
Think Realty Podcast #243 – Florida Forecast: HOT! HOT! HOT!
Florida is one of the hottest markets for investors but is it really worth it? Our guest Robert Knight from Whitestone Developments is a Titan of build to rent in southwest Florida. He chats with Eddie about if he sees his model of building new properties changing or if it ...
