There has been nothing sunny 🌞 about the vacation rental market since the onset of COVID. That said, domestic travel is on the rise, and according to Redfin, there…
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Ballot measures that affect real estate investors [2020]
The Presidential race wasn’t the only political event that affected real estate investors last week. There were also a number of ballot measures worth discussing. To begin, Kelsi Maree Borland…
Undecided election 2020: What it means for real estate investors
What a wild election night. There is no clear victor in the U.S. Presidential election at the moment, and we may be in for days or weeks of uncertainty. Politics…
2021: Housing bubble, boom, or both?
Housing has been on a tear for the last couple of years. That said, urban real estate in traditionally expensive markets are looking shaky since the pandemic began. Dan Runkevicius…
WeWork ex-CEO invests big in multi-family residential
After laying low for a few months, former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann is back in the news with a $30 million investment in Alfred—a startup focusing on concierge services and…
Big players jump back into single-family home investments
Invitation Homes, the country’s largest single-family home rental owner, on Wednesday announced a joint venture with Rockpoint Group that will add $1 billion to the ongoing acquisition budget. According to…
Rent decline in major urban centers, increase in smaller ones
It’s the beginning of the month, which means investors’ eyes are all on rents. Kelsi Maree Borland of Globe St (subscription required) reports that rents are on a downward trend…
Pandemic? Home prices don’t care
What pandemic? The housing market has been on fire lately and shows no signs of slowing. Similar to the stock market, housing prices keep rising and will help buoy the…
Mortgage volume up, but harder to get one
“It’s not that they [lenders] don’t want to drop rates. It’s that they don’t have the capacity to fulfill that mortgage request right now, on the refis especially.” – Jeff…