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OREIA’s National Real Estate Summit to Focus on Emerging Industry Issues
*Sponsored Content The Ohio Real Estate Investors Association (OREIA)’s 33rd National Real Estate Summit will tackle tough topics in the industry this year, including how to find deals in inventory-tight markets, how to make money with small, residential income properties, and how to find funding for your deals. The summit ...
Lack of innovation makes real estate ripe for proptech
A historical void of innovation in real estate has opened a world of opportunity for so-called proptech startups that are attracting billions of dollars from venture capitalists. Proptech — short for property technology — is a relatively new term referring to the sector of startups that create new products or business ...
Tile Options for Your Investment Properties
Many investors groan when they hear the word “tile.” After all, the process of laying tile can be time-consuming, dusty, and expensive. However, this flooring comes with some big advantages (and there is a way to speed up installation as well). Investors choosing to tile a property have many options ...
Looking Back at Harvey to See Forward in Houston
Houston may not be the leading trendsetter for fashion and culture, but it is a thriving town where 2.45 million working professionals enjoy long, stable careers in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics and transportation. The city’s population and real estate market are often driven more by business than glamor; but over the ...
Areas Affected by Hurricane Florence Could See Vets in Foreclosure
Areas of North and South Carolina affected by Hurricane Florence could experience long-term fallout in their housing markets. Carolinas Have a Higher Rate of VA Mortgages The FEMA-declared disaster region contains 1.2 million properties. According to a study from Black Knight Inc., about 474,000 properties have at least one mortgage ...
3 Ways to Make the Most on Your Flip
As a realtor working in the Boston area, I have spent some serious time in the middle of a “hot market.” However, I frequently encounter investors who are not getting hot prices on their flips. Usually, this is directly linked to a few common misconceptions nearly every seller, investor or ...
Homebuyer Sentiment Fell in September
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) fell slightly in September from its measure in August. Contrary to this, five percent more Americans say it's a good time to buy a home. Behind the Numbers These confusing statistics are not actually contradictory. The HPSI is established based on six metrics ...
Low Construction Rates Constitute a State of Emergency in 15 Cities
Due to low construction rates, a coalition of 15 mayors from the Boston area have set a goal to have 185,000 new homes built in their area in the next 11 years. This will keep pace with job and population growth that is driving up demand and prices for existing ...
3 Negotiation Strategies for Working with Hard Money Lenders
The key to leveraging more beneficial negotiations with your hard money lender is, as with most negotiations, better understanding your lender and what they are trying to accomplish. This article will outline three ways to harness more negotiation power with your lender, as well as to lower your project costs ...
Artificial Intelligence Competing with Real Estate Agents
A new brokerage is creating stiff competition for traditional real estate agents. REX Real Estate Exchange (REX) uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robots to connect buyers, sellers, and properties—all for two percent commission. Jack Ryan is the Co-Founder and CEO of REX. According to Ryan, REX can "tell everybody ...
3 Ways to Use Neutral Colors and Still Stand Out
Anita Corsini is an Atlanta, Georgia-based real estate investor and stars in the HGTV real estate hit, Flip or Flop: Atlanta, with her husband, Ken. The Corsinis have been investing in real estate since 2003 and presently focus on flipping and new construction. Hear their keynote presentation from the Think ...
8 Important Factors in a Successful Wholesaling Business
Wholesaling is a method of real estate investing in which you get a property under contract at below market value, then assign that contract to a cash buyer for a higher price. You don't need to buy or renovate the home, and you collect a fee to put the seller ...
Homeowners Continue to Postpone Selling
Two in every three homeowners need to sell their existing home in order to purchase a new one. This is causing homeowners to put off listing their homes at all. According to CoreLogic’s Home Price Insights report, over a third of recent buyers reported using funds from a home sale ...
Think Realty and Triangle REIA Bring Real Estate Education to Southeastern US
Triangle Real Estate Investors Association will hold the TREIA Conference and Expo Powered by Think Realty at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh Durham Research Triangle, October 25 – 27. At the event, high-achieving real estate investors will teach others how to start or expand their real estate businesses. The ...
Top 3 Cities for Tight Housing Inventories
Many regional housing markets are posting more inventory volumes than they have in recent years. Still, it’s not home-buying season everywhere just yet. According to Realtor.com data, some markets are still experiencing tight inventories. Accompanying tight inventories are the associated bidding wars and rising home prices that come along with ...
LGBTQ Buyers Fear Discrimination, Seek Like-Minded Neighborhoods
Certain members of potential homebuyers may put off homeownership as a result of fears about discrimination. According to a new report from Freddie Mac, less than half of the LGBTQ population are likely to own a home—much lower than the national rate of 64.3 percent. This is despite a group ...
The Worst Mistake an Investor Can Make
When people ask me, “What is the worst mistake you have ever seen an investor make?” my answer is easy. The worst thing you can do as an investor is not do your due diligence. The only other thing that comes close is being too greedy. Here’s why they go ...
Competing with Multifamily Properties Doesn’t Mean Replicating Them
Investors who own multifamily properties of 50 units or less often feel “out-classed” by larger local competition. This can lead to poor decision-making when "keeping up with the Joneses” extends to “keeping up with the mega mixed-development.” During a panel hosted the by the IMN Middle Market Multifamily Forum in ...
What markets might be ripe for investors with a taste for taking properties down to the studs? Think Realty Magazine looked at nearly 300 metro areas in order to identify housing markets that might offer some promising “gut job” deals. Methodology We looked for markets with well-positioned, older housing inventory in ...
A Simple, Passive Investment Strategy (Case Study)
At first, investing in notes may sound like a complicated strategy. In reality, however, if you do your due diligence correctly, note investing can be one of the simplest and most passive forms of real estate investing out there because it provides consistent monthly cash flow without the hassles associated ...
Instagram TV and Real Estate Marketing
Have you ever felt discouraged when trying to build a social media presence for yourself or your business? Perhaps you feared you’d get drowned out by all of the competing voices and opted not to put too much time and effort in. Well, with Instagram’s brand-new video option, Instagram TV ...
An Attorney’s Guide to Real Estate Investing
"My Take" article from Housing News report by ATTOM Data Solutions Real estate investments have become an attractive alternative to investing in traditional investments such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds. In fact, it has become a significant method to build wealth for generations. While purchasing a home is a ...
Future-Proof Important for the Future of Apartments
You’ve heard of baby-proofing, but did you know that there is also such a thing as future-proof? The concept does not necessarily involve protecting your investment properties from the future, but it requires preparation for the future. During a panel at the third annual IMN Middle Market Multifamily Forum Southeast ...
Smart Technology Will be Soon be a Multifamily Necessity
Conventional wisdom largely restricts the topic of smart home devices to new construction and class A multifamily developments. But experts in the sector say residents at every income level are willing and eager to pay for technological upgrades. During a panel at the IMN Middle Market Multifamily Forum in Orlando, experts, ...
Chicago is the Only Major Metro Still Rated as Undervalued
In a recent survey of 20 financial centers conducted by UBS, Chicago, Ill. is still an undervalued housing territory. Of the remaining cities on the list, 16 are considered either overvalued or at risk of a bubble and three of the cities are considered fair-valued. The 20 cities evaluated in ...
