Savvy real estate investors know that 1031 exchanges are commonly used to defer paying capital gains tax and/or completely eliminate them through estate planning. This maneuver helps investors stay more…
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The 2019 landlord insurance guide you can’t afford to miss
The surest way to derail any real estate business is a failure to protect yourself and your assets. Insurance isn’t the most exciting topic, but if you don’t properly cover…
Multifamily mid-year outlook 2019
Cap rates have been increasing in America’s top markets, but lower interest rates threaten to push them back down in the near future. Bendix Anderson of the National Real Estate…
Confidence and education: How one real estate investor builds a portfolio with long-term planning
The Stessa Investor Stories are monthly spotlights about real estate investors who are building and scaling their businesses. In this month’s interview, real estate investor Srikanth talks about the importance…
Reaction to interest rate cut by the Fed: August 2019
The Federal Reserve announced last week an interest rate cut of 0.25%, bringing the benchmark rate to 2%—the first cut since the 2008 credit crisis! Of course, this had the…
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What the GSE Patch expiration means for mortgage lending
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a statement relating to the expiration of the temporary qualified mortgage provision applicable to certain mortgage loans, also known as the GSE patch, noting that…
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How a single “Aha” moment launched one real estate investor’s career
The Stessa Investor Stories are monthly spotlights about real estate investors who are building and scaling up their businesses. In this month’s interview, Tyler Silverman shares how he’s growing his…
Housing starts struggling in June 2019 due to multifamily asset class
The week opened with widely reported housing start data from June, beginning with Jeffrey Bartash of MarketWatch noting that “Construction of new houses fell slightly in June and permits sank…
July 2019: Federal Reserve Chairman hints at lower rates
Sylvan Lane of The Hill reported last week on The Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. In his speech, Powell hinted that the central…
Signed! Where to get a landlord-friendly tenant lease agreement
You have a ready, willing and well-qualified applicant for your rental property and you’ve run the usual tenant background and credit checks. The task of preparing a rental property lease…
Homebuyers increasingly moving to America’s suburbs
Valeria Bauerlein of The Wall Street Journal reported this week in an article widely covered by the press that American suburbs are beginning to swell again as Millennials increasingly escape…
Positive news for real estate investors: Summer 2019 edition
John Toby of Forbes opens up the week with an article outlining how and why reporters mistakenly view housing data as weak. In doing this, reporters more often than not…
