Market & Trends
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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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Is There Hope for Housing Affordability?
According to a recent report from ATTOM Data Solutions, one in every four housing markets in the United States are becoming less affordable all the time. ATTOM’s Q1 2017 U.S. Home Affordability Index indicates that nationally, consumers are finding they must spend just about a third of their income in ...
7 Truths about Networking in Real Estate
We’ve heard the old adage hundreds of times: “Your network is your net worth.” If you’re active on social media, you have probably seen it in memes, tweeted out accompanying images of various friends and acquaintances hanging out with self-titled industry “influencers,” and hashtagged to infinity. While you might be ...
3 Ways to Prepare for the Next Real Estate Correction
It is common knowledge that the housing market is cyclical, but while most investors agree this is the case, they do not have firm plans in place to help them adjust their investment strategies when downturns occur. Certainly, some investors thrive in down markets, snapping up great deals and setting ...
Home Affordability Increases in Q3
ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q3 2017 U.S. Home Affordability Index, released October 5, indicated that home affordability in the third quarter improved compared to the previous quarter in 60 percent of 406 U.S. counties analyzed in the report — although affordability was still worse than a year ago in 79 percent ...
Think Realty Welcomes Julie Ziglar Norman as a New Contributor to Magazine
The Think Realty Team would like to warmly welcome Julie Ziglar Norman as a monthly contributor to Think Realty Magazine. Every month Julie will be sharing her motivation and inspiration through her column on varying subjects related to the entrepreneurial spirit and real estate investing, in hopes of sparking drive, ...
Labor & Material Shortages Equals Slow Rebuilds
With the devastation of Hurricane Harvey and Irma, came images depicting streets filled with personal property; the guts of beloved homes and business lay in heaps of trash. Many individuals have had to turn to friends and neighbors to help with clean up instead of turning to contractors who coordinate ...
Think Realty Magazine October 2017
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | Where We’re Thinking Realty • Coaches Corner Cover Feature | Leveling the Playing Field Design Point | Beautifully Engaged Market Update | Atlanta, Georgia Regional Spotlight| Memphis, Tennessee The Big Picture| Entrepreneurialism: A Smart Pathway to Success • Net Zero in Cost Rica • ...
Running the Numbers on a Vacation Rental Home
If you’ve always wanted a vacation home but couldn’t afford one, you’ve probably considered obtaining that property via the Airbnb model: buying your vacation property and leasing it out as a short-term rental when you’re not using it in order to cover ownership costs. While this is a fantastic investment ...
When the 1940s Meets the Modern Rehab
When a housing market heats up and home values start heading northward, the first thing to go is “affordable housing.” While this might seem like nothing more or less than conventional wisdom, when a market loses its affordable housing sector it tends to lose its lifeblood, the first-time buyer, in ...
Why I Moved to Phoenix to Invest in Real Estate
I’ve concluded that Phoenix, Arizona, is one of the best places in the United States to invest in real estate. I’m so confident in this that I moved there! You may not always be able to invest where you live, but investing where other people want to live is a ...
Double Down & Play to Win: A Call for Rental Housing Innovation
"If you don’t have a seat at the table, you’re on the menu.” In his opening remarks at Think Realty’s Baltimore Expo this past June, Maryland State Delegate Marvin Holmes, a landlord and property manager himself, encouraged landlords to get involved and speak out for their cause. This sentiment is ...
In this issue’s section of “Industry Voices,” one of our features is an open letter that a magazine contributor, Brian Wojcik of NAIL411.org, sent the secretary of housing and urban development (HUD), Ben Carson. Wojcik provided plenty of context for his letter in terms of legislation and policy revolving around ...
How to Attend a Real Estate Conference Like a Pro
Every gathering of real estate investors is a highly concentrated area of opportunity. Perhaps the most popular venue of all is the real estate investing conference or expo event, wherein educators, vendors, and hundreds of investors converge in one location to learn, connect, influence, and, hopefully, do some deals. Doesn’t ...
Looking Back: Where We Were Thinking Realty in the Past 12 Months
Think Realty started 2017 off with a partnered group event in San Diego, California, where we joined forces with the San Diego Investment Club. The conference featured local and national speakers who covered timely topics including diversification, economic predictions, property insurance insights, and how to leverage real estate investing strategies ...
Where We’re Thinking Realty in 2017 and 2018
Think Realty National Conference & Expo - Atlanta, GA “Pathways to Smart Investing” | October 14-15, 2017 at the Westin Buckhead Every local housing market holds multiple routes to successful returns in real estate, but Atlanta, Georgia, is particularly noteworthy for the vast array of opportunities its housing market represents. At this ...
Think Realty’s Guidebook to Turnkey Rental Real Estate
Turnkey Property: A turnkey property has historically been defined as a piece of real estate that can be purchased as-is and immediately rented out. Turnkey has expanded in recent years to include anything that can be conducted from a distance (i.e. a turnkey fix and flip) but generally refers to rental ...
6 Ways to Accurately Assess Rental Property Performance
Whether you have one income rental property in your portfolio or dozens, you should be tracking your investment portfolio’s performance. Part of that process includes evaluating each income property individually to determine whether it is serving its purpose in your portfolio and to assess the viability of future, similar investments ...
3 Disasters Where Self-Directed Investors Made a Huge Difference
Lately, the news has been full of natural disasters and recovery efforts. Everyone in the country wants to help with the recovery from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. In fact, one self-titled “IRA Expert” even implied in a very public promotional campaign that real estate investors using their self-directed retirement accounts ...
The Truth About Tax-Free Profits in Real Estate IRAs
If you love the idea of huge real estate investing returns but dread the tax bills that come with financial success, then you share a common bond with just about every other investor in the country. However, if you realize that there are actually ways to create “tax-free profits” in ...
Is Your Market Too Hot to Handle?
Investing in a hot market can be exciting. Watching the values of your properties climb is absolutely intoxicating, and many investors spend a great deal of time and energy trying to identify the next hot market before their competitors in order to get in early and make a mint. However, ...
Harvey’s Impact on Real Estate Investors in Houston
Damage caused by Hurricane Harvey is leaving homeowners and investors calculating their losses. But for some, there is a potential for gains. While flooded properties in Houston are likely to drop in value, real estate experts are predicting prices and rents will rise in areas that were not affected by ...
3 Ways You Never Expected You Could Invest in Real Estate
You’ve probably heard of the traditional means of investing in real estate: buy-and-hold, fix-and-flip, rentals, rehabs, wholesaling. These are all time-tested, tried-and-true options for real estate investors at all levels of experience and with all levels of capital. However, in every crowd, there are a few people who just want ...
Co-Borrowers: Single Family Home Purchase Loan Originations Report
ATTOM Data Solutions, released its Q2 2017 U.S. Residential Property Loan Origination Report, which shows more than 2 million (2,033,296) loans were originated on U.S. residential properties (1 to 4 units) in the second quarter of 2017, up 27 percent from a three-year low in the previous quarter but still ...
Home Flipping Rate Plateaus in Q2 2017
ATTOM Data Solutions released its Q2 2017 U.S. Home Flipping Report. Showing 53,638 single family homes and condos were flipped nationwide in the second quarter of 2017, a home-flipping rate of 5.6 percent of all home sales during the quarter. The home flipping rate of 5.6 percent in Q2 2017 ...
Think Realty Magazine Goes Monthly
Think Realty, the industry leader in residential real estate investor education and resources, has moved from bi-monthly to monthly publication of Think Realty Magazine with its September issue. The increased distribution better serves Think Realty’s growing member base, providing timelier content for its readers that includes expert contributions, market research ...
