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Lou Barnes investors financial weekly column on the economy for real estate investors

What effect will the slowing outside world have on our economy?

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
The gap in economic performance between the U.S. and overseas is widening, holding U.S. rates down. However, the data brings as many questions as answers for the economy. By historical comparison, the twin Institute for Supply Management (ISM) surveys rising in August to 59.0 (manufacturing), and 59.6 (services) have reached ...
RJ Palano buying real estate investing houses at auction

Two critical keys to know before you bid on investment property at auction

| R J Palano | Article, Topics
When I preview houses prior to mortgage foreclosure sales or any type of auction there are two critical key things that I do. There is no substitute for experience and I have done this thousands of times. First, I determine if this is the type of house I will buy ...
Kenneth Franasiak Equityhunt.com real estate investing portfolio advice

3 ways to diversify your real estate investing portfolio

| Editorial Staff | Article, Topics
Every discussion involving real estate investing usually centers around the concept of diversification. It is universally accepted as the golden rule of real estate investing, and the best way to protect against fluctuation.  Diversifying your portfolio in the stock market protects investors in case one sector, or type of investment ...
CoreLogic home prices

Home prices nationwide increase 7.4% year over year new report says

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 7.4 percent in July 2014 compared to July 2013, according to a new report from CoreLogic.This change represents 29 months of consecutive year-over-year increases in home prices nationally. On a month-over-month basis, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 1.2 percent in July ...
Kevin Guz says know the neighborhood where you are doing your real estate investing

How well do you know the neighborhood where you are investing?

| Kevin Guz | Article, Topics
I recently had an opportunity to purchase a home in a great neighborhood. It had great resale potential, plus great lease opportunity if you wanted to buy and hold it.  I could have done a spreadsheet on the house and the numbers would have looked great. Had I not gone ...
Larry Arth's real estate investor advice

9 ways I have managed to keep tenants renewing their leases for the long term

| Larry Arth | Article, Topics
I learned early on in the business world that success is all about building relationships. I knew I had to build a strong relationship with my tenants, and those long-term lasting relationships would translate into long-term loyal clients for my real estate investing. On the other hand, the real estate ...
Lou Barnes investors financial weekly column on the economy for real estate investors

3 big things the world economy is wrestling with right now

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
Here in the U.S. we enjoy the sturdiest economic situation in the world, no matter how creaky it may feel. But, to look outside... eyes wider and wider all the time. It's especially hard to handicap a new load of information as pre-holiday markets never really opened Friday and there ...
Home price growth continues to slow in all cities

Home price growth continues to slow in all cities

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
Home prices across the U.S. continue to slow this year, according to a release from the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index report. The home price index covering the entire nation increased 6.2% in the 12 months ended in June, according to the release. In the past the national index was published ...
RJ Palano buying houses at auction

The No. 1 most important thing about buying a house at auction

| R J Palano | Article, Topics
If you’re watching “Flip this House” or “Property Wars” on television, take my advice: Turn it off. These shows are orchestrated BS showing potential buyers doing inadequate research hoping they find a pot of gold in a house. If this is your approach, you will lose. You would be surprised ...
Lou Barnes investors financial weekly column

Fed may be closer to a rate hike than many assume

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
The world is a better-looking place than one week ago, and Fed Chair Yellen whispered "bang"  but did not shoot. Thus the great barometer, the 10-year U.S. Treasury-note, rose a bit in yield, from 2.33% last week to 2.40% today, mortgages following. At the end of each August the KC ...
Home Depot reports strong second-quarter sales and raises 2014 forecast

Home Depot reports strong second-quarter sales and raises 2014 forecast

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
The nation's largest home improvement chain has reported sales of $23.8 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2014, a 5.7 percent increase from the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Comparable store sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 were positive 5.8 percent, and comp sales for U.S. stores ...
young people are renting

New apartment construction jumps 33% as renter nation trend takes hold

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
Buried in this week's government report on new home construction, is a sharp jump in multifamily apartment building construction of 5 units or more, something real estate investors should be watching. Construction of apartment buildings of this size jumped 33%, the highest level since January of 2006, according to the ...
RJ Palano buying houses at auction

4 key reasons for buying houses at auction

| R J Palano | Article | Topics
When I look at a prospective property that I will make an offer on at an auction, I know right there and then what my plans are for that property and how I will exit it. This thinking is critical prior to making offers or bidding at auction. If you ...
Fannie Mae downgrades outlook for housing this year and next

Fannie Mae downgrades outlook for housing this year and next

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
A pessimistic Fannie Mae has had downgraded the outlook for the housing market in a new report just released. The mortgage giant says housing activity appeared to have lost momentum at the end of the second quarter and near-term indicators suggest only minor improvement in the second half of the ...
Larry Arth's real estate investing advice

6 qualities to look for in a great turnkey real estate investment company

| Larry Arth | Article, Topics
Like many single-family real estate investors, I started out finding properties through the conventional methods, such as the local Multiple Listing Services. I soon found out- after painstakingly analyzing each property- figuring out what I could charge for rent and plugging in the expenses for my return on investment, that ...
Lou Barnes investors financial weekly column

The week’s economic overview: Who will rise to lead?

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
This week has been another lesson in market reactions to news economic and otherwise. And at deeper levels, how not to run railroads. The net result, before whys and wherefores: a new flight to quality, the US 10-year down to 2.32%, it and European bonds in something close to free-fall ...
Lou Barnes investors financial weekly column

Still good news for real estate investors and mortgage rates as the 10-year Treasury continues down

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
Make sense of all of this for real estate investors? May as well start with facts. The U.S. 10-year Treasury broke to 2.36% overnight, it’s lowest in more than a year. That is good news for real estate investors watching mortgage rates. German 10s reached an all-time low 1.04%, their ...
Larry Arth's real estate investing advice

You cannot create wealth in real estate investing until you gain control of your taxes

| Larry Arth | Article, Topics
It was the fall of 1985, and I remember it well. I was 24 years old and just returned home with a passion for investing  from the bookstore with a thick hard-covered book by Charles Givens called “Wealth Without Risk.” The premise of the book was, you can make more ...
Housing recovery decelerates as 59% of consumers believe the economy is on the wrong track

Housing recovery decelerates as 59% of consumers believe the economy is on the wrong track

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
Consumer attitudes about the economy have grown more negative but Americans' attitudes toward the housing market remain mixed, although a steady improvement in their personal financial outlook may bode well for housing in the coming months, according to results from Fannie Mae's July 2014 National Housing Survey released by PRNewswire ...
RJ Palano buying houses at auction

An introduction to buying houses at auction

| R J Palano | Article, Topics
I bought my first house at auction in 1979 in Williamsville, New York and I paid $23,200 for it. That house was rehabbed for under $8,000 and was sold for a profit of slightly over $20,000 within three months. It only took me one transaction to get hooked buying homes ...
Six people from Chicago area indicted in $2.7 million real estate and mortgage fraud case

Six people from Chicago area indicted in $2.7 million real estate and mortgage fraud case

| Editorial Staff | Article, Topics
Six people from the Chicago area are facing federal fraud charges involving separate schemes to obtain a total of more than $2.7 million through fraudulent statements in loan applications submitted to banks, mortgage lenders, several community colleges, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Small Business Administration since 2006, according ...
Former NYPD sergeant sentenced to almost 5 years in prison for $4.7 million real estate fraud

Former NYPD sergeant sentenced to almost 5 years in prison for $4.7 million real estate fraud

| Editorial Staff | Article, Topics
Former New York police department sergeant James Monahan, owner of a real estate investment company called Panam Management Group, who used his prior police service as a badge of trustworthiness and reason to invest with him, was sentenced to 58 months in prison, according to a release from Preet Bharara, ...
Lower home ownership in future will keep rents higher for real estate investors

Lower home ownership in future will keep rents higher for real estate investors

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
The growth in renters will continue as the national home ownership rate fell in the second quarter, and a majority of experts said they expect it to fall further in coming years as the Millennial generation delays home purchases and the age of typical first-time homebuyers rises, according to PRNewswire's ...
Lou Barnes investors financial weekly column

The Fed needs to see a lot more growth and income gains before moving

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
In a world and life filled with uncertainty it is gratifying to watch markets behave exactly as they should. Bonds and mortgages got a bad scare on Wednesday, rates up sharply, but as the full picture revealed itself rates are back where we started. A lot else is not where ...
Larry Arth's real estate investor insights

How a real estate property investor knows the optimum time for buying low and selling high

| Larry Arth | Article, Topics
While I was uncovering the different real estate investing market cycles, what became clear was the difference between what real estate agents and the media talk about, and what seasoned investors talk about, when it comes to market cycles. For the media and real estate agents, there is a buyers' ...
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