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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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In an exciting “meeting of the minds” for real estate investors and private lenders, the American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) has announced that it will join forces with Think Realty at Think Realty’s National Conference & Expo in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 24, 2017 at the Baltimore Convention Center ...
Hack Simultaneously Transforms Investors to Homeowners and Landlords
National statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate home ownership rates at 63.7 percent as of April 2017 and rental vacancy rates at seven percent for the same time period. National trends indicate rentals will remain a strong market for the next 10 years. Whether you’re a millennial who has ...
As the millennials generation continues to find traditional homeownership less attractive than previous generations, they are embracing a new home craze that appeals to all ages of homeowner: tiny homes. There are many reasons to consider creating tiny home developments for your own use or even just building them for ...
Actor Johnny Depp usually makes headlines for blockbuster pirate movies or, occasionally, domestic strife, but lately he’s been in the news for some “extreme” real estate purchases. According to public record, the star recently filed a $25-million lawsuit in which he accused his former business managers of unsavory conduct, including ...
Landlord Mistakes Attract Vandals to Properties
Real estate investors and landlords trying to lease vacant properties may be making a few mistakes that could turn those properties into magnets for vandals. According to a report from SnapLandlord.com, investors who are not planning for long-term vacancies can quickly fall victim to vandalism because their properties are not ...
Warning: Your Appraiser is About to Let You Down
If you are about to have an investment property appraised, be prepared to feel a little let down. According to the National Quicken Loans Home Price Perception Index, homeowners and appraisers are in discord over their home values for the fifth month in a row, and the gap is only ...
U.S. Foreclosure Activity for April 2017 Hits Lowest Level Since November 2005
ATTOM Data Solutions, on May 12, 2017, released its April 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market data, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 77,049 U.S. properties in April, down 7 percent from the previous month and down 23 percent from a year ...
Homeownership Spikes as Compared to Rentership
It’s something we haven’t seen in 11 years. The latest report from the Census Bureau shows that homeownership rose faster than renter households during the first quarter of this year. Should real estate rental investors be worried? The Census Bureau’s Homeownership and Vacancy Survey shows a homeownership rate of 63.6 percent during ...
How Have Falling Police Arrests Affected CA Home Values?
What if you couldn’t trust the local crime report anymore? What if police officers in your area opted to turn a blind eye either as an unofficial department policy or as an unstated cultural shift? It would be really scary. You might move! Well, in the case of at least ...
Cross-Border Property Transactions Exceed $426 Billion in 2016
Real estate investing is definitely a global pastime. According to analysts from overseas real estate broker Tranio, $426.8 billion crossed international borders in the form of real-estate investments and related transactions. Of that staggering sum, $188.4 billion went into the commercial sector and the remaining $238.4 went into the residential ...
Real estate investors will soon be able to reap the benefits of a strategic partnership between two real-estate data powerhouses. Available on nearly 120 million U.S. properties, Home Disclosure Reports provide information in more than 42 categories, including neighborhood, school, crime and environmental data. Additionally, Home Disclosure Reports are able ...
Think Realty Magazine May/June 2017
+WHAT'S INSIDE The Big Picture | Basic Training • Forcing the Economy • The Right Recipe • Market Update • Manual or Auto Pilot? Cover Feature | Know Thyself Up Close & Personal| One on One: Daren Bloomquist • Company Profile • Knowing Profitable When You Sell It • Rookie Investor • Taking ...
Gentrification’s Role in the Affordable Housing Solution
In today’s society, “gentrification” is not what it used to be. Our culture is more equipped with information and resources than any previous. As a result, creating awareness of the issue is the first step in carving out “affordable” living options in today’s urban environment. The problem plaguing “urban” communities ...
Updates From The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Home is where the heart is, but how far would you go to keep your heart in residence at its current location? More than half of all Americans in a MacArthur Foundation study said they would give up healthcare, rack up credit-card debt and forego saving for retirement in order ...
Landlord-Rallying Effort in Maryland Gives Hope
Are there any questions for the panel? Next up is Brian Wojcik. Is Brian here?” asked the vice chair of the committee of delegates. It was a long and drawn-out meeting in an overcrowded room, on an unusually warm winter day. The air conditioning seemed limited in its capacity to ...
New Finance of America To Serve Residential REI
Finance of America, a national lender known for its home loans and reverse mortgages, has created a new unit dedicated to serving residential real estate investors: Finance of America Commercial. “With nearly 16 million rental units in the United States and residential purchase-rehab-resale transactions reaching new highs, the real estate ...
How Tech & Real Estate Are Helping Economies At Risk
The economy, according to U.S. economists and labor analysts, the country could be heading toward “the biggest jobs-related crisis since the Great Depression.” This time around, however, simple and massive job creation might not be a viable solution. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), nearly half (47%) ...
In 2016, Oklahoma City’s real estate market started things off with a bang. The Sooner State’s capital and largest city benefited from the wider area’s sunny predictions, getting a great deal of press out of Oklahoma’s “9.2 out of 10” rating on the health of its real estate market (from ...
Veterans Help Returning Recruits Succeed in Real Estate
Transitioning back into civilian life after military service comes with many challenges for veterans – the most practical one being how they’ll earn a living. The real estate industry is helping in many ways, from both organized and grassroots efforts. It’s an industry that has some natural similarities to being ...
Marathon Runners Similar to REIs
This past week my daughter completed her third marathon. Not a big accomplishment to most runners but her third marathon was the Boston Marathon. A runner you ask? No, I’d say a fairly new interest to her considering her first marathon was December of 2015. She did complete the Chicago ...
Light Pollution, Stargazing, and Your Retirement Portfolio
This is a transcript of a previously-aired segment of “Self-Directed Investor Talk” co-hosted by Carole Ellis, managing editor of Think Realty Magazine Do you struggle with stargazing? If so, you are part of the 99 percent of the population who does according to a recently-published study by the journal Science ...
Baby Boomers Enjoy a Boost in Home Equity
Retiring Baby Boomers are enjoying a big boost in home equity that could help pay for their retirement. But a new survey shows there’s a surprising lack of understanding about home equity products, like reverse mortgages, among both seniors and their financial advisers. According to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders ...
Nearly Half of All Homes are Selling in Less Than a Month
Last month, nearly half of all homes that sold did so in less than one month, according to data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Although the nationwide average time on market was just over a month at 34 days, that time span is significantly shorter than the time ...
IRS Gets Its Wings Clipped on Roth IRAs and “Substance” Doctrine
Taxpayers recently got some good news via the 6th Circuit Court, and most have no idea. The court recently ruled in favor of a Roth IRA owner who “fed” his account with about $5 million in business directed the account’s way by the owner. This means that account owner will ...
SGF Contracting Services Joins the Affinity Enterprise Team
This week, Think Realty’s parent company acquired an asset that has the potential to provide lasting benefit to every Think Realty member and associate. Affinity Enterprise Group (AEG) acquired SGF Contracting Services, a provider of rehab and renovation services for real estate investors, asset managers, and landlords. The SGF team ...
