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Report: After Big Rate Drop, Millions can Save on Mortgages
After a steep 30-year fixed-rate mortgage drop to close out March, nearly 5 million homeowners could save if they refinanced their homes. In the week ending on March 29, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 22 basis points, from a 4.28 percent average the week prior to and averaged 4.06 percent ...
Hot Neighborhood Targets for Investors Eyeing Opportunity Zones
Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, so-called “Opportunity Zones” are providing lucrative prospects for investors to reap tax incentives while also spurring economic revitalization in low-income communities. Opportunity Zones offer investors in about 8,700 lower-income areas a deferral on capital gains taxes and an exemption on ...
Three Habits Builder & HGTV Star Jasmine Roth Swears By
Between building, designing, filming, interviews and traveling, Jasmine Roth’s packed schedule leaves little space for downtime. Now in the midst of filming her second season of HGTV’s “Hidden Potential,” Roth still prioritizes a daily routine that helps her stave off stress, produce energy and stay healthy. Here are three habits ...
Think Realty Housing News Report April/May 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events • Citrix-Podio Provides a Secure File-Sharing Solution Investor Stories | From Serving America to Owning a Piece of It • Will AVMs Create a World Without Appraisers? Strategy | Gathering Risks Make 2019 a Challenging Year for Mortgage Lenders •Rental Markets ...
Think Realty Housing News Report April 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Housing News Report | FEATURED ARTICLE: GSE REFORM: HOUSING FINANCE SAVIOR OR LOOMING DISASTER? •MY TAKE: GATHERING RISKS MAKE 2019 A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR MORTGAGE LENDERS •SPOTLIGHT: MARYLAND STILL AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO INVEST •BIG DATA SANDBOX: BUY OR RENT? THAT IS THE QUESTION • DATA IN ...
Report Finds Best Cities for Vacation Rental Investment
As short-term rentals grow in popularity around the U.S., more investors are eyeing opportunities in the fast-expanding industry. And thanks to a recent analysis from rented.com, real estate investors have more insight into what cities can provide the biggest upside for short-term rental investments. The company, which provides services to help ...
Wall Street is Missing Baltimore’s Huge Upside
My favorite part of being in the business of picking winners in the real estate market is when I find a market hiding in plain sight. Baltimore is just such a market. But what makes it a great market, and why are so many people missing it? Whenever we analyze ...
Invest from the Couch: 7 Real Estate Crowdfunding Platforms
Whether you’re looking to cut a seven-figure check or buy a small share of a building, more crowdfunding platforms are entering the world of real estate to fuel the next generation of investing. Leveraging a law enacted in 2013, real estate crowdfunding tools have significantly grown in popularity with dozens ...
Report Reveals Best Counties for Single-Family Rental Investment
As lifestyles and buying behaviors evolve, more people are looking at renting instead of owning a home. In general, Americans are tending to move jobs more frequently, wait longer to buy their first home, and get married and have children later in life — shifts that are creating opportunities for ...
Will AVMs Create a World Without Appraisers?
The real estate market has had a good run during the past few years, but for one group the story has been different. Appraisers are facing tough times. Their job numbers are in decline, business is being lost to high-tech competitors, management companies are cannibalizing fees, and HUD has questioned ...
10 Small Towns for Retirees Eyeing Active Lifestyle, Affordability
More retirees are looking for affordable cities in which they can enjoy retirement. 55places.com, a resource for active adult communities in the U.S., conducted a survey that found 62 percent of retirees want to spend less than $300,000 on their next home, and 30 percent want to spend less than ...
Five Tips to Boost Your Skills and Confidence in Negotiating
As founder of the Women’s Real Estate Network (WREN), I have the opportunity to meet and learn from many intelligent and experienced real estate professionals. After a recent presentation on negotiation I attended, I was surprised by some of the similar challenges people face when thinking about and working through ...
Last-Minute Improvement Projects to Drive Value Before Spring Selling Season
As we enter the hottest season of the year for real estate, many investors are looking to boost their returns with last-minute home improvement projects. And thanks to an analysis from Zillow, investors looking to increase their profits can now concentrate their efforts based on projects that drive the most ...
Spring Kicks Off with Surge of Existing Home Sales
As Spring blooms across the U.S., investors are enjoying the season’s start with a swell of existing home sales. Existing home sales jumped 11.8 percent in February from January — the largest monthly gain in four years, according to the National Association of Realtors. The median price of existing homes ...
Evolving Generational Preferences Pushing Real Estate in New Directions
As more Millennials enter homeownership, the group’s housing and financial priorities are shaping the future of real estate, according to a recent report. In a survey of more than 1,000 people on homeownership preferences, Porch.com found that, among many differences, Millennials are using more technology to find their homes. But ...
Report: Latest Year-End 2018 Home Flipping Data Released
ATTOM Data Solutions recently released its Q4 and 2018 Year-End Home Flipping report that showed that 207,957 single-family homes and condos were flipped in 2018, down 4 percent from 216,537 flipped in 2017. The 207,957 homes flipped in 2018 makes up 5.6 percent of all single-family home and condo sales ...
Report: Federal Reserve Says No Interest Rate Increases This Year
The Federal Reserve announced after its March meeting that it will leave short-term interest rates unchanged for 2019 and will not raise rates for the remainder of the year. This marks the end of five consecutive quarters of rate increases by the Federal Reserve. The Federal Open Market Committee indicated ...
Making the Right Moves in Every Phase of the Real Estate Market Cycle
Since the real estate crash in 2007, we have seen dramatic recovery in most markets. Many experts are saying that real estate is a bubble that will soon pop; they seem to be shouting, “Buyer beware!” The pundits argue, that since real estate market cycles typically last eight years and ...
Virtual Assistants Help Time-Strapped Investors Conquer Leads, Social Media
You’ve probably heard the phrase “less is more.” While it’s usually applied to aesthetics, the idiom can also help with the management of your real estate investments — in particular, delegating task-oriented work to free you up for more business growth. For more than five years, REVA Global has helped ...
Five Marketing Tips from Instagram’s Top Accounts
According to data from an Outbound Engine survey of real estate agents, referrals and social media, including Instagram, are the most effective channels for marketing. Real estate brands can learn a lot about marketing via Instagram’s top accounts in the real estate space, including some key takeaways: 1. Inject personality ...
Citrix Podio Provides a Secure File-Sharing Solution
Building a robust, unified portfolio that is also flexible and easy to access “on-the-go” can be an obstacle for the biggest firms on the market as well as the DIY real estate investor hoping to work smarter to maximize his or her portfolio. With the growing need for organizations to ...
From Serving America to Owning a Piece of It
When real estate entrepreneur Andy Williams set out to pursue his vision to see veterans buy America, he knew he would need to connect with his fellow veterans to achieve it. Veterans Buy America is the brainchild of Marine veteran Andy Williams and with veterans like Steve LeBlanc joining him ...
2019 Women to Watch: Ms. Jasmine R. Willois
In this article, we continue our Women to Watch series, featuring seven standout female real estate investors to watch in 2019. Read the full intro here. How did you get started investing in real estate? I was raised in real estate. I remember my great aunts telling me how they owned ...
2019 Women to Watch: Allison Palmgren
In this article, we continue our Women to Watch series, featuring seven standout female real estate investors to watch in 2019. Read the full intro here. How did you get started investing in real estate? Got sick and tired of the long hours and lack of freedom in the corporate world ...
2019 Women to Watch: Vickie Perry
In this article, we continue our Women to Watch series, featuring seven standout female real estate investors to watch in 2019. Read the full intro here. How did you get started investing in real estate? I got started in real estate by mistake. When my husband and I bought our first ...
