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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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Consumer Optimism Declines Week Before Christmas
The week before Christmas is a make-or-break period of time for many retailers, so it’s not surprising that many economists became concerned in mid-December when the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers indicated the American public is feeling slightly less optimistic heading into the final sprint before the holiday season ...
Net Neutrality: What it Means for Real Estate Investors
On December 14, the FCC voted to kill Net Neutrality, now what? Linda Liberatore of Secure Pay One answers a few questions about net neutrality, what it is and how it could impact real estate investors. For those of you who had not realized this ruling happened, let's take a ...
Economic Confidence on the Rise in December
According to figures released by the Conference Board last week, Americans are more confidence about the economy and labor market than they have been in the last 17 years. The confidence index rose to 129.5 last month, while the board’s consumer expectations index rose to 113.3. This is the highest ...
2018 is Time to Sell According to Poll
Nearly a third of all homeowners told analysts at Trulia that they believe 2018 is “a better time to sell” than 2017. Leading those analysts to conclude that national housing inventory woes might be alleviated in the coming 12 months. “At a 17-percentage-point differential, the home-selling sentiment is the second-highest ...
Denver’s Green Roof Initiative
It was a hotly contested ballot initiative in Denver, but environmentalists won their battle for “green rooftops” in the last election. The Green Roof Initiative passed with 54 percent of the vote, and was certified on November 24. Although Denver is not the first city to adopt a mandate for ...
Think Realty Magazine Year End 2017
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | Think Realty Event Coverage Coaches Corner | Panel in Print • Making the Most of the Strength in a Room • A Strong Foundation for a Profitable Rental Portfolio Marketing | Never Advertise Again Cover Feature | Staying True to the Mission The Big ...
Moratorium on Foreclosures for Christmas
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced the second week in December that both GSEs would, as is traditional, place a hold on holiday evictions lasting from December 18, 2017, to January 2, 2018. The suspension applies not just to single-family homes, but also duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes. The moratorium will ...
6 Tips on Selling During the Holidays
Not so long ago, selling a property during the holidays was to be avoided at all costs. Who wants to look at houses when everyone is busy with parties and family? Buyers and sellers were advised to wait until spring. With the advent of online listings, home sales have become ...
Remembering Kent Davis of Equistream
Kent, a lifelong pastor and missionary, was also the owner of Equistream, a real estate investment firm that helped break down the barrier between investors at all levels of expertise and income. That accessibility extended not just into real estate, but to Kent’s personal philosophy as well. The first 35 ...
Nike Relocates Away from Trump Tower Retail Space
Despite being in possession of a five-year lease on prime retail real estate in Manhattan’s premier retail corridor, Nike recently announced that it would relocate its Niketown store five blocks away from the current location. The company has refused to disclose the reason for the move, but reporters at Crain’s ...
Median Down Payment for Homes Up in Q3
ATTOM Data Solutions, released its Q3 2017 U.S. Residential Property Loan Origination Report, showing that the median down payment for single family homes and condos purchased with financing in the third quarter was $20,000, up from $18,161 in the previous quarter and up from $14,400 in Q3 2016 to a ...
5 REI Biases that can Destroy Wealth
What if investors’ brains are wired to make the wrong decisions in real estate? A new research paper released by Fidelity International indicates we could be the victims of our own neural connections – at least when it comes to certain built-in biases about how risk, rewards, and geography affect ...
Rental Vacancy: Reduce Your Financial Risk
Real estate investment can be a profitable venture. Regardless of how experienced you are in the industry, investing in a rental property can lead to rewarding gains. As with any investment, there is a risk you take when investing in rental properties; like an unexpected vacancy. The definition of vacancy ...
Think Realty Introduces On-Air Show for Wall Street Radio
Think Realty will debut its new Think Realty Radio show January 1, 2018, on Wall Street Radio! The national show will be hosted by real estate investor, educator, radio personality, Think Realty Resident Expert and regular Forbes contributor, Abhi Golhar. Think Realty Radio will air Monday through Friday. Each hour-long ...
Flipping Returns Drop to Two-Year Low in Q3 2017
ATTOM Data Solutions released its Q3 2017 U.S. Home Flipping Report, which shows that single family homes and condos flipped in the third quarter yielded an average gross flipping profit of $66,448 per flip, representing an average 47.7 percent return on investment for flippers — down from 48.7 percent in ...
Federal Tax Reform: 3 States that Could be Hit Hard
Late last week, the U.S. Senate passed a sweeping federal tax reform bill that has been highly controversial and was approved wholly along party lines, with all but one republican senator voting for the bill and all democrat senators voting against it. Among other things, the bill will affect state ...
Top 20 Markets for Defensive Investing
With the national economy slowing down (yes, it is), and the Fed promising to raise interest rates, investors may want to take a step back from their current investing strategy and consider their options. Use this information when researching markets. High-Side Markets On the one hand, there are markets where ...
Top 10 RE Markets for Business & Healthcare
Despite political wrangling, healthcare will be a growing portion of the U.S. economy as Americans get sicker and older and as science spits out new drugs and treatment options. A growing local healthcare industry not only provides jobs directly, but also through the many associated business services it needs in ...
Bitcoin Enters the Real Estate Sector
Most real estate investors probably think about bitcoin mainly in terms of whether they are going to invest in the currency before it hits its next record high or wait until the volatile cryptocurrency tanks (at least temporarily) before getting in. However, an increasing number of landlords, sellers, and other ...
Creative Down Payment Options REIs Need to Know About
According to multiple surveys by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), many would-be homebuyers are opting not to explore their options in the housing market because they believe that they cannot afford the down payment associated with buying a home. While this view is largely inaccurate, the prevailing notion that ...
3 Things About Investing in Detroit to Know in 2018
The Motor City may offer single family rental (SFR) investors the best of all possible worlds in 2018. If you know how to gain the upper hand in the housing market that is. According to Corey Hanker, managing partner at Fortus Partners, these days, “It’s investor advantage in Detroit!” Hanker, ...
Single-Family Rentals Look Bright for 2018
According to a panel of six premier experts in the investment industry, 2018 is going to be a good year for single-family rentals (SFR). Although, as always, the local market is everything. During the opening session of IMN’s 6th Annual SFR Investment Forum (West) on December 3, 2017, in Scottsdale, ...
Investment Property Depreciation Explained
Rental investment properties tend to come with benefits when tax time rolls around. When it comes to purchasing real estate properties for investment purposes, it is important for investors to understand the tax benefits and laws which will affect your particular situation. What is Depreciation? A key tax deduction available ...
Facebook Rental Listings: Real Estate Game Changer?
Home listing sites like Zillow and Redfin may be shaking in their cloud-based data boots. They will be facing what could be a towering social media competitor. Facebook is going full-speed ahead with rental listings in its marketplace section. And plans on a significant expansion into the for-sale market. If ...
Colorado Tops ATTOM’s Q3 Pre-Mover Housing Index
ATTOM Data released its Q3 2017 Pre-Mover Housing Index, which shows that the markets with the highest pre-mover indices during the third quarter — predictive of strong sales activity in the fourth quarter — were Colorado Springs, Colorado; Manchester-Nashua, New Hampshire; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; and Nashville, Tennessee. Using data ...
