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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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Why Rental Properties Are a Great Investment in 2021

There’s no doubt that 2020 was a tough year for many investors in just about every sector, but with the uncertainty of the election behind us and in light of the news of numerous vaccines on the way, there’s a renewed sense of optimism out there. I know I am ...
Good Ideas That Won’t Work During the Pandemic

Good Ideas That Won’t Work During the Pandemic

The thing you need to know about business strategies is that they have a shelf life. Old business strategies are about as useful as old milk. If something smells funny, toss it. The pandemic has made a lot of once useful business strategies smell funny. There are only a handful ...
Think Realty Podcast #168 – Dream with Data

Think Realty Podcast #168 – Dream with Data

What is chocolate and what is peanut butter when it comes to real estate? Intrigued? You won’t believe what you can learn on this show! Win more deals and spend less? Yes, you can! The key is to understand your competition and what data can help you. Success typically leaves ...
NuView Trust Company to Hold Virtual Real Estate Investors Summit on November 18th

NuView Trust Company to Hold Virtual Real Estate Investors Summit on November 18th

We're excited to announce that NuView Trust Company will be hosting a Virtual Real Estate Investors Summit on November 18th at 2:00 p.m. EST. This event is geared completely towards current real estate investors and individuals looking to build their investment strategies in real estate! They'll tackle topics covering both ...
Think Realty Magazine November 2020

Think Realty Magazine November 2020

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events • Contributor Corner: Meet Brian Wojcik Engagement |  Rethinking Community Development Investor Stories |  Cardone on Community • Presidents' Circle Featuring Sam Kaddah Fundamentals |  Planning to Sell • Life Lessons that Lead to Better Business • Investor Review • Success ...
Market Spotlight: Tampa Bay Area

Market Spotlight: Tampa Bay Area

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (Tampa MSA) has been a high-performing market and a favorite amongst investors since the last recession. It’s been hot in terms of population, job growth, rental, and price appreciation over the last five years. However, rolling COVID-19 concerns, economic shocks, and unpredictable government ...
Realty Matters: Rethinking Community Development

Realty Matters: Rethinking Community Development

While Washington continues to address the crisis of people unable to pay rent, they have not addressed the issue of rental property owners who are unable to pay mortgages, which can create another “domino effect” of evictions and loss. The rental providers, therefore, suddenly find themselves thrown under the bus ...
How Smart Digital Keys Can Simplify Property Management

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...
Market Spotlights: Phoenix

Market Spotlights: Phoenix

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 ...
Where to Invest?

Where to Invest?

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

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

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

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 ...
Market Spotlight: Atlanta

Market Spotlight: Atlanta

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 ...
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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

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 ...
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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

3 Markets Seeing More Buyers During COVID-19

| Tom Olson | Article | Market & Trends
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 ...
Design Like a Pro

Design Like a Pro

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 ...