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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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Think Realty Magazine July 2020

Think Realty Magazine July 2020

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events Investor Stories |  Presidents' Circle Featuring Andre Johnson • Redesigned Renovation • Investor Voices Engagement |  Realty Matters: Designing Your Business • Easy Answers Fundamentals |  3 Ways to Stay Profitable and Pandemic-Resistant • Designing Your Real Estate Investment Portfolio • ...
Market Spotlight: Cape Coral and Fort Myers, FL

Market Spotlight: Cape Coral and Fort Myers, FL

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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (Cape Coral-Ft. Myers MSA) is a mid-sized market that has been growing steadily. The market offers more stability versus ...
Best Comebacks

Best Comebacks

Our regular ways of comparing real estate markets are pretty much out the window because EVERY market is now beset with heavy job losses, and jobs drive demand for real estate.  Instead of jobs as they are now, let's think about jobs a couple of years down the road. Which ...
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How a Great Kitchen Makes a Happy Home

With the plethora of recipes available online, many people want to engage in at-home cooking activities. In order to do so, they need to invest in proper kitchen instruments ingredients, and interior design. Even though high-quality kitchen essentials cost more than inferior alternatives, they are ultimately worth the price. While ...
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Most Single-Family Renters Current with Payments

Single-family renters continue to be current with their June rent payments, according to a nationwide survey released today by the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM®). The survey was conducted among NARPM’s 6,000 members with 462 responses. Nearly 70 percent of property managers who responded reported that 91 to ...
Rediscovering Buildings: Honeywell and SAP Announce Cloud Partnership

Rediscovering Buildings: Honeywell and SAP Announce Cloud Partnership

On June 11, SAP hosted a press roundtable to focus on a connected building solution from SAP and Honeywell that enables real estate owners of corporate and commercial buildings to get a 360-degree view of their real estate holdings, including financial and occupant insights. The webinar, moderated by Patrick Moorhead, ...
6 Hot Real Estate Markets in the U.S.

6 Hot Real Estate Markets in the U.S.

The real estate market in the United States has continued to do well ever since the Great Recession, which saw a significant amount of foreclosures and declines in property values all over the country. Ever since the 2008 lows, markets have continued to rebound and property owners have seen prices ...
Marketing Toolkit Must Haves for the Real Estate Investor

Outside the Box: Marketing Different Properties

Real estate professionals in 2020 may benefit from rethinking their listing marketing strategies. Here’s the traditional flow: The agent signs a listing and enters it into the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). On the appropriate date, she saves the listing as active. The agent then initiates--sometimes this is handled by an ...
Announcement: We are rescheduling our Baltimore Think Realty Conference & Expo to October 24 & 25, 2020

Announcement: We are rescheduling our Baltimore Think Realty Conference & Expo to October 24 & 25, 2020

Given the current status with Covid-19 and Maryland restrictions on how many people are allowed at gatherings, we have made the decision to again postpone the Baltimore conference until October 24-25, 2020.  We originally thought that by pushing into July we could avoid having to reschedule again, but unfortunately that ...
How to Keep Calm and Pivot Your Fix and Flip During COVID-19

How to Keep Calm and Pivot Your Fix and Flip During COVID-19

What a difference a few short months can make. Back in February of this year, mortgage applications reached an 11-year high and it’s safe to say that no one in real estate, or any industry for that matter, foresaw what was about to happen. By April, sales of existing homes ...
How to Virtually Showcase Your Rental Property

How to Virtually Showcase Your Rental Property

Now more than ever, renters are making leasing decisions virtually. According to research conducted in a partnership between Apartments.com and Kingsley Associates, virtual tour mentions in email leads increased over 140% from March to April 2020, making it that much more important that your property is equipped to handle such ...
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Outdoor Living: Summer’s Big Value-Add in Real Estate

As summer begins and most states initiate some form of economic reopening, there are many signals indicating that outdoor living is going to be the “big boost” for real estate this summer. With slow spring sales pushing many buyers’ home-seeking activities into the summer months, this probably would have happened ...
Economic Zombies and the COVID-19 Crisis

Economic Zombies and the COVID-19 Crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll. The deadly infection has spared no nation. Millions have contracted the disease and hundreds of thousands have died. However, in the United States a broad-based reopening of our economy is underway. States feared that remaining shutdown would rock the economy to its very ...
Think Realty Magazine June 2020

Think Realty Magazine June 2020

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events • Think Realty Supplier: Sunbelt Rentals Investor Stories |  Coaching • Presidents' Circle Featuring Abhi Golhar • Titan Talk Featuring Glenn Stromberg • Passion With A Purpose Engagement |  Realty Matters: Calculating Risk • Preparation Investor Review |  The Five Most ...
Presidents’ Circle

Presidents’ Circle

The Presidents’ Circle is a select group of top-performing executives from both the private lending and real estate investing industries who gather at exclusive events to network, learn, and tackle challenges in a confidential setting. This month, we asked Presidents’ Circle member and Think Realty podcast host Abhi Golhar: What ...
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Is Long-term Co-working a Thing of the Past?

Commercial real estate’s co-working industry is going to feel an impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. With the economy on an uncertain path and social distancing requirements in place, it may take time before new leases are inked for the spaces and employees feel comfortable using shared space. Co-working allows workers ...
Landlords

More Rent Payments Made in May

The majority of single-family tenants are current with their May rent payments, according to a nationwide survey released by the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM®). The survey was conducted among NARPM’s 6,500 members with 909 responses. Over 60 percent of property managers reported that 91 to 100 percent ...
Grow Your Business Webinar With Sunbelt Rentals Flooring Solutions

Grow Your Business Webinar With Sunbelt Rentals Flooring Solutions

Please join us for an exclusive educational webinar on Wednesday, July 22nd at 12PM (CST) to learn more about growing your business through concrete preparation, polishing and maintenance. Topics Include: • Potential new revenue streams • Concrete preparation, polishing and maintenance • Training and support • Open discussion and on-line ...
Concrete 101 Webinar with Sunbelt Rentals Flooring Solutions

Concrete 101 Webinar with Sunbelt Rentals Flooring Solutions

Please join us on Wednesday, July 15th at 12PM (CST) for an exclusive educational webinar to learn basic information about concrete properties and equipment selection. Topics Include: • Concrete properties and surface profiles • Equipment and tooling selection • Overview of polishing process • Open discussion and on-line Q&A Don't ...
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iBuyers Re-enter Flipping Market

| Tom Olson | Article | Market & Trends
Two iBuyer giants, Zillow and Redfin, have announced they are ready to reenter the home-flipping market. Is the return of iBuyers a negative development for investors or could this be a sign that will create positive consumer sentiment and result in a resurgence in the house-hunting market? When Zillow Offers ...
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10 Best Cashflow Markets in Light of COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the game in many industries and real estate is no exception. With the stock market underperforming and the economy reeling from shelter-in-place orders, investors may be wondering where to put their cash. Historically, residential real estate has proven relatively stable amidst other failing economic factors ...
Foreclosure Buyers Respond to COVID-19

Foreclosure Buyers Respond to COVID-19

Auction.com has just published its Q2 2020 Foreclosure Buyer Insights report, which sheds light on how real estate investors on the frontlines of the housing market are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing market turmoil. Here are some high-level findings: 61 percent of investors now say online auctions are ...
Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Property Types That Will Thrive Post-Coronavirus

Commercial real estate, like many other industries, has taken a serious hit from Coronavirus shutdowns. Businesses cannot afford their lease payments because they’ve been forced to close. Tenants cannot pay rent because they’ve lost their jobs. And commercial property owners are having to deal with the fallout. While some commercial ...
The Effects of COVID-19 for Landlords

The Effects of COVID-19 for Landlords

The novel coronavirus has rocked economies across the globe. Stay-at-home orders have affected businesses and millions of Americans’ jobs, with projections that the unemployment rate could be nearing the 15% mark — the highest level since 1940. For real estate investors and landlords this has a very real impact — ...
Think Realty Magazine May 2020

Think Realty Magazine May 2020

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events • Think Realty Supplier: Office Depot Investor Stories |  Contributor Voices • Success Story Featuring Kristina Sawyer • Presidents' Circle Engagement |  Mindful Action: The Antidote for Fear and Uncertainty • Builders Finding Buyers • Easy Answers • Realty Matters: Investment ...