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Rental Concessions Increasing in Today’s Multifamily Market
Rental rates keep rising nationally, but renters are getting more bang for their buck these days due to an increase in rental concessions. According to a report from CoStar, an increasing number of developers are offering concessions to new and renewing residents in order to keep occupancy up. Lynn Bora, ...
3 Crucial Questions to Ask Before Investing in Hyper-Localized Housing Markets
Thanks to the overwhelming presence of technology in our lives today, real estate markets are becoming hyper-localized. I tend to blame our reliance on web-based social networks. After all, we can now poll our 500 closest friends about the relative merits of a neighborhood, a local middle school, or even ...
Investor Spotlight: Stephen Rosenberg
When Stephen Rosenberg started Greystone & Co. with a telephone sitting atop a desk made from an unpainted wood door and two rusty file cabinets, it was easy to maintain his focus on keeping humility within his corporate structure. “We had plenty of humility back then,” he recalled. “We had ...
The Advantages of “Middle Market” Commercial Real Estate
Everyone likes a trophy, and glamorous properties in big cities have certainly benefited from the recent strong real estate market. But much less attention has been paid to the resurgence of “middle market” commercial properties. We’ll explore here the opportunities offered by smaller-value transactions in areas not considered “gateway” markets ...
2 Flipping Indicators Most Investors Miss
The housing market is hotter than ever, but nearly every active real estate investor across the country insists change is in the air. From buy-and-hold investors to fix-and-flippers, the real estate investing community has an eye on the housing market’s “tipping point.” In hot markets like Seattle, Washington, and Washington, ...
Corporate REI Club Helps Employees Invest in Real Estate
A buzz of anticipation filled the first Affinity Real Estate Investment Club meeting. “So, show of hands. Who in the group has never before invested in real estate?” asked Mike Wrenn, Chairman of Affinity Worldwide, Think Realty’s parent company. About two thirds of the members raised a hand. “Okay, who ...
Hurricane Season Begins with 7 Million Homes at Risk
The official start of hurricane season was June 1 this year, and in preparation, CoreLogic released a memo on the topic. “This year, nearly 7 million homes are at risk of a hurricane storm surge,” CoreLogic analysts wrote. Their analysis was based on data from 2017 and forecasts from the ...
First-Time Homebuyers Make Up Nearly Half Q1 Freddie Mac Financing
According to Freddie Mac’s first-quarter home lending data, nearly half of all borrowers who took out home mortgages during the first three months of this year were first-time homebuyers. Those borrowers’ median age is 32, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater called ...
Changes in Rental Rates Spark Investor Interest
National rental rates increased by two percent in May 2018 over May 2017, the slowest rate of increase since 2010. However, reported RentCafé analysts, rents still rose in 79 percent of the country’s largest metro areas, were unchanged in 17 percent of those areas, and fell in only four percent ...
California Agent Fined for Use of Bandit Signs
Most real estate investors have used a bandit sign or two in their real estate investing. These signs, which tend to populate nearly every high-traffic corner over most weekends in most areas of the country,are a low-budget, high-return advertising option and also are a great source of real estate deal ...
Fake NAR Emails Could be a Phishing Scam
If you get an email from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) this week, be sure to look for the logo before you respond. The association issued a warning yesterday that NAR members are receiving “suspicious emails” designed to appear as if they are from the NAR (they are not) ...
For more than 10 years, Rick Sharga has been the voice of change in the real estate industry. That is not something the now-renowned housing and foreclosure expert will ever tell you he saw coming. When Sharga, now executive vice president at Carrington Mortgage Holdings, joined the real estate space in ...
Lava-Buried Hawaii Homes Built Despite Volcano Risk
One of the most affordable places to live in Hawaii is no longer the bargain it has been for nearly 80 years. According to the Wall Street Journal, multiple subdivisions built in the Lower Puna area of the Big Island are now threatened by the Kilauea volcano’s ongoing eruption, which ...
Expert Financing: The Key to Successfully Owning 8,000 Multifamily Units
The quote "I owe. I owe. It's off to work I go!" is one of the most frequently repeated lines I hear about debt. Thankfully, an early mentor of mine told me that the real best quote about debt is, "Only borrow against income-producing assets." He said it was the ...
3 Things a Blueprint Can Tell You About Your Investment Property
Although many real estate investors choose to leave the complicated lines, measurements, and extremely fine print of blueprints to their contractors, engineers, and architects, sometimes a quick look at a property’s inner workings can tell you a lot about how a potential project might go. At times, a blueprint can ...
Think Realty Magazine June 2018
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events •Don’t Let Travel Deter Your Long-Distance Investments Design Point | Renovation Rockstar: Panama City A-Frame Commercial Investing | Keeping Complex Housing Issues Simple •Behind the Scenes: Commercial Conversion •Commercial Real Estate Value Factors You See Every Day •When Two Worlds Collide ...
5 Success Factors for Residential Assisted Living Investments
What does it take to successfully and profitably participate in today’s largest and fastest-growing real estate sector, Residential Assisted Living? In the first portion of this report, we covered the first five of 10 pillars to successfully managing Residential Assisted Living (RAL) homes. However, management is only part of the ...
A Tried-and-True Real Estate Rule for Real Success
I started investing in real estate nearly 60 years ago, and along the way I compiled a list of real estate investment principles every investor should know. One of the most important rules that many new investors today overlook is one that anyone who has been in the business for ...
5 Simple Ways to Find More Deals
Whether you are new to real estate investing or a seasoned investor, you are always on the lookout for the next deal. Well, in a low inventory market, how do you find your next deal? With margins thinning and costs rising, you must be able to find properties with numbers ...
A Family Story: A Big Real Estate Decision with Big Results
I can recall conversations between my parents over the years about buying a building for my dad to relocate his auto-repair business. They even discussed buying the building that he was renting. There were so many worries, fears and excuses not to take that leap: Imagine the exorbitant personal property ...
Fannie Mae Testing Airbnb Income Based Mortgage Loans
Fannie Mae is working with three lenders to evaluate the integrity of mortgage refinance loans underwritten with consideration of a primary residence’s Airbnb income. This is the first time Airbnb income has been a factor in refinance applications. Quicken Loans conceived the program. The project is in the pilot stages ...
ATTOM Data Ranks Amazon HQ2 Candidates by Real Estate Market
20 major metro areas are waiting for the Amazon HQ2 announcement with baited breath. Amazon told NBC News in mid-May that it had completed its tour of the “short list” of contenders for its second headquarters, dubbed HQ2. Based on this information (and little else, since Amazon required all 20 ...
Idaho and Utah Building More Homes than Any Other State
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Idaho and Utah are building new housing at a faster pace than any other states in America. The Census data, spanning July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2017, showed Idaho with an increase of 1.7 percent in new construction of single-family homes, condominiums, and ...
Home Prices Likely to Surge in the South
According to Census data, certain cities in the south and on the west coast will likely see surging home prices to accompany surging population numbers in the coming months. “Supply is at record lows and prices continue to climb,” observed one Phoenix broker, Tucker Blalock. in response to the data ...
California Draws Battle Lines in Rent Control Conflict
The battle lines have been drawn in the war over California rent control. Tenant advocates announced recently they have enough signatures for a ballot initiative to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Act, which could open the floodgates for extreme rent control in California and put some landlords right out of business. Why ...
