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Think Realty Housing News Report February/March 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events •Office Depot Pilots New Coworking Space Special Section: Technology and Disruption| Data-FedDisruptionBringing Balance to theMortgage Marketplace •Billions of Dollars are Heading toward ‘Proptech’ • The Next Generation of Renters are Knocking at Your Door —Are You Prepared? Strategy | Dig Deep ...
ATTOM Report Reveals Where Renting is More Affordable than Buying
Renting is cheaper than buying a home in a majority of the largest U.S. counties, according to a recent ATTOM Data Solutions study on rental affordability. Renting a three-bedroom home is more affordable than buying a median-priced home in 442 of 755 U.S. counties — roughly 59 percent — that ...
Office Depot Pilots New Coworking Space
In an effort to expand their offerings and tap into an emerging commercial real estate trend, Office Depot may soon become an easy spot for real estate investors to get work done on the go (and print some postcards and yard signs at the same time!). In partnership with Proximity, ...
Housing Slowdown Isn’t Stopping Prices in these Hot Markets
Thanks in part to rising interest rates, home prices have slowed down in about 70 percent of the 200 largest housing markets, according to Realtor Magazine. But while many homebuyers are pleased with that development, sellers in several metros are still enjoying double-digit annual price growth. “Even with the deceleration ...
Realtors Thrilled with Ruling that Protects Valuable Tax Deduction
Real estate professionals are lauding a ruling from the U.S. Treasury Department that enables them to enjoy a valuable tax deduction. The Treasury and IRS recently issued their final regulations regarding the qualified business income rule within the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new regulations provide more clarity to ...
Report: Top Ten Cities That Homeowners Don’t Want to Leave
As a lack of home inventory and rising prices remain a challenge for buyers, many people are opting to stay put in their homes. And thanks to a recent study from LendingTree, we now know the cities in which people are particularly inclined to stay put for a long time ...
ATTOM Report: 2018 Foreclosure Rates Hit a 13-Year Low
Foreclosures’ presence in U.S. housing continues to shrink, according to new data from ATTOM Data Solutions. Foreclosure filings were reported on 624,753 U.S. properties in 2018, down 8 percent from 2017, according to ATTOM’s Year-End 2018 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. The nearly 625,000 foreclosures in 2018 are down about 78 ...
As Shutdown Looms, Mortgage Rates Ding Existing-Home Sales
Despite two prior months of consecutive growth, existing-home sales dipped at the end of 2018. Total existing-home sales — which are completed transactions for single-family homes, townhomes, condos, and co-ops — decreased 6.4 percent from November to December, according to the National Association of Realtors’ existing-home sales report that was ...
Report: Despite Lag, Millennials Will Soon Be Driving Force of Home Buying
Thanks to crushing student debt, stagnate wages and the 2008 housing market crash, Millennials have been wary to jump into homeownership. But as Millennials get older, their desire and plans to own homes remain constant, according to a recent report from Clever Real Estate. About 84 percent of Millennials believe ...
Surprising Cities Land on Most Competitive Real Estate Markets List
Though prices are cooling across the United States, there are still many metros that are extremely competitive for buyers, according to a recent analysis by LendingTree. LendingTree analyzed credit scores, the share of buyers shopping for a mortgage before finding the house the want, and average down payments in the ...
Gov Shutdown Worries Investors Eyeing Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives
As the U.S. government shutdown drags into its 28th day, real estate investors are growing concerned with the future of the opportunity-zone tax incentives that are a part of the nation’s new tax plan. Regulatory uncertainty amid the shutdown has cast doubt on the programs, whose primary aim is to incentivize ...
Motili Leads Sustainable Overhaul of Large Student Housing Facility
Proptech company Motili is helping bring one of the most sustainable and energy-efficient HVAC systems to a large student housing community in Georgia. The Denver-based company recently announced that it’s working with the Cardinal Group to comprehensively retrofit the HVAC system for Westmar Lofts, a nearly 400-unit student housing community ...
Slowing Home Prices aren’t Curbing Flips in these Cities
For about six straight years, home prices have seen consistent growth, but new data show that home price growth is slowing down in most states. Home price growth has slowed in 33 states and in 71 of the nation’s 100 largest markets, according to a report from Black Knight. Annual ...
Marijuana REIT Treehouse Raises $133M for Expansion
As more states legalize medical and recreational marijuana, more investors — including the Treehouse real estate investment trust — are tapping the cannabis industry’s serious real estate opportunities. A collaboration between MedMen Enterprises Inc. and Stable Road Capital, Treehouse recently completed a $133 million raise that will partially fund its ...
Booming Proptech Firm PeerStreet tops $1B in Investments During 2018
The surging proptech firm PeerStreet reported impressive performance and growth in 2018. The online real estate marketplace, based in Manhattan Beach, California, surpassed $1 billion in investments during 2018. The banner year pushes PeerStreet past $1.7 billion total in real estate lending since its launch in 2013. “We have created ...
Fannie: More Americans Think It’s a Bad Time to Buy a Home
The idea of buying a home isn’t sitting too well with consumers, according to a new report from Fannie Mae. Fannie’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index dipped in December, decreasing 2.7 points to 83.5. The HPSI is also down 2.3 points compared with the same time last year. The decrease is ...
Commercial Lender Greystone Dishes $18.4M for Kentucky Health Care Facilities
Commercial real estate lender Greystone has issued a significant bridge loan to finance the acquisition of several health-care facilities in Kentucky. Greystone announced on Wednesday that it provided an $18.43 million loan to acquire three skilled nursing facilities totaling 252 beds in the Bluegrass State. The transaction was originated by ...
Experts Weigh in on U.S. Shifting to A Buyer’s Market
A rise in mortgage rates and slower appreciation growth is shifting more negotiating power to buyers in 2019. Home values moved 5.1 percent higher in November when compared to November 2017, according to CoreLogic. Appreciation growth, however, is starting to dip from its 5.4 percent annual gain in October, and ...
Popular Luxury Home Upgrades to Boost Your Returns
As luxury home sales slow, sellers are looking at popular and valuable upgrades to boost returns. High-end home sales grew 7 percent in October annually, which is the second slowest increase in more than two years, according to Realtor Magazine. Inventories of homes for sale, however, are surging. The number ...
Fannie Mae: Despite Added Headaches, Mortgages Can Be Issued Amid Gov Shutdown
It might be more of a pain, but Fannie Mae says that lenders can continue to originate mortgages during a government shutdown that has no end in sight. The Federal National Mortgage Association — commonly known as Fannie Mae — issued guidance to lenders on how to verify employment, Social ...
2019 Housing Outlook for Real Estate Investors
The U.S. housing market will continue to face headwinds that likely will grow in strength and number in 2019, according to seven leading housing economists interviewed by Think Realty's Housing News Report for our annual housing outlook report. Home affordability challenges exacerbated by rising mortgage rates will slow home price ...
Think Realty Housing News Report January 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Housing News Report | 2019 OUTLOOK: 7 ECONOMISTS PREDICT HOUSING MARKET TRENDS •MY TAKE: DIG DEEP WITH DATA TO FIND YOUR NEXT INVESTMENT MARKET •DATA IN ACTION: PRIME INVESTING OPPORTUNITIES IN AMAZON HQ2 MARKETS •BIG DATA SANDBOX: INVESTING IN THE LAND OF OZ (OPPORTUNITY ZONES) ...
Think Realty Magazine January/February 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events • You’ve Gone from an Investor to an Employer. NowWhat? • Specializing in Success Going Big: Marketing & Lead Generation| Find Your Math Problem to Generate Leads and Success •Building Your Investor Network with a Realtor • Direct Mail Proof: Real ...
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 investments. He also produces NAR’s quarterly forecast, the “Commercial Real Estate Outlook,” and is a master of evaluating historical data through the ...
People are Fleeing NYC and LA for These Locales Instead
More people are moving away from urban meccas like New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago and instead opting for smaller, less expensive cities. In an analysis of recently released U.S. Census Bureau population data from 2012 to 2016, Realtor Magazine calculated the net migration for most major metropolitan areas. The ...
