Home age is one of many factors to consider when investing in real estate. Which areas have the newest homes? Where are the oldest homes located? House Method recently conducted a study on the...
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Houston: On Recovery Road
Underpinned by favorable demographic trends and steady employment, Houston’s economy has improved significantly. During the past four years, the metro’s multifamily market has been through a lot....
Dig Deep with Data
If you are part of or want to be part of the new wave of investors using online data to make spot-on investment decisions, you need data that will give you a clear line of sight to the proper...
Dig Deep with Data to Find Your Next Investment Market
You’re waiting at your dentist’s office and you see a financial magazine. The headline grabs your attention — “Top 10 Markets for Real Estate Investors.” The article lists markets with rising rents...
Expert Commentary: George Ratiu, NAR’s Director of Housing and Commercial Research
George Ratiu, director of housing and commercial research for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), manages a research team focused on macroeconomic trends, commercial real estate, and global...
The Year in Review: Institutional SFR Investing in 2018
I have been fortunate to work with some of the biggest investors in the country for more than a decade, serving in a variety of roles from advisor to banker to employee. The so-called “institutional...
Two Indicators Investors Should Watch in 2019
The pendulum is beginning to swing from an acute seller's market and moving toward an even playing field in 2019. This is happening at exactly the time it should, which is to say that the shift is...
The Housing Slowdown is Starting to Hit this U.S. Region Hardest
After nearly a decade of surging growth, the U.S. housing market is finally starting to slow down. New home sales have declined for 11 consecutive months, according to data from the U.S. Census...
Powerful Data Produces Good Business
“The role of chief economist at Fannie Mae is a little different than a chief economist role anywhere else,” Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae’s chief economist, started out. He then went on to detail a list...
Artificial Intelligence Competing with Real Estate Agents
A new brokerage is creating stiff competition for traditional real estate agents. REX Real Estate Exchange (REX) uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robots to connect buyers,...
