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Rentable (formerly known as ABODO) says that the median nationwide rent price for one-bedroom units in March was $1,123 with two-bedroom units coming in at $1385.  Interestingly, they point out that none of the cities in their top ten…

Rental information site Zumper recently released their National Rent Report for March, 2021 showing that their median national rent for 1-bedroom apartment was $1,240 (up 1.1%) and the median two-bedroom rent was $1,501 (down 0.9%).  Be…

The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in January was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,525.5 billion, which is 1.7% above than December’s revised estimate.  In addition, December’s figure…

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were down 2.8% in January, 2021.  The NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings) fell slightly to 122.8.…

In late February, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas ruled that the CDC’s moratorium on evictions was unconstitutional.  According to the Business Insider, U.S. District Judge John Barker said that the creation…

The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in January, 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 923k which is 4.3% higher than December’s revised rate and is 19.3% higher than one year…

Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for February 2021. The reported stories reflect at least 3 new Ponzi schemes worldwide, 1 guilty plea, over 62 years of prison sentences, and an average age of…

Originally published by Florida Realtors | February 17, 2021 4 Florida counties made the top 25 for increased risk of landlord default, mostly due to an eviction ban that made it harder for some owners to pay the property’s mortgage.…

A federal judge has ruled that the national moratorium on evictions instituted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John Barker did not issue an injunction; however, the Donald Trump…

We have had a lot of posts about taxes and the various tax rates & collection methods across the country.  Today’s infographic from the U.S. Census Bureau takes a look at selected state sales taxes to show how the…