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Airbnb Bookings More Than Quadrupled Since 2015 – Real Estate Investing Today
What started back in 2007 has grown into a global phenomenon. Statista reminds us that Airbnb hosts have welcomed guests in more than 220 countries and regions around the world and earned over $110 billion in the process. And,…
Number of Renter Occupied Housing units in the US, 1975-2019 – Real Estate Investing Today
Who doesn’t love good data? With that being said, the folks over at Statista said that in 2019 there were approximately 43 million housing units occupied by renters in the United States. They point out that while this number has remained…
New Homes Built w/Wells & Septic Systems in 2019 – Real Estate Investing Today
This is a housing subject that’s interesting from a data & public health perspective. According to research from the NAHB’s Economics analysis of the Survey of Construction (SOC), about 9% of new single-family homes started in…
How High are the Cell Phone Taxes in Your State? – Real Estate Investing Today
We have posted a lot about taxes and how they affect your bottom-line. Recently, the folks over at the Tax Foundation ran the numbers to come to come up with the taxes, fees, and government surcharges wireless phone users are…
Serious Delinquency Rate by State for Q3 – Real Estate Investing Today
According to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Delinquency Survey, the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on 1-4-unit residential properties at the end of Q3 decreased 57 basis points to a seasonally adjusted rate…
Justice Dept Charges Realtors with Alleged Antitrust Violations – Real Estate Investing Today
The U.S. Department of Justice in mid-November filed a civil lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) alleging they established and enforced illegal restraints on the ways that Realtors compete – mostly involving…
Are your Properties ready for Winter? – Real Estate Investing Today
Are Your Properties Ready for Winter?
Outsmarting Jack Frost
By Christian Bryant
Even though the current legislative climate for landlords (especially in Oregon) is very distracting, don’t let it keep you from protecting your…
Existing-Home Sales Jump 4.3% in October – Real Estate Investing Today
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales jumped 4.3% in October to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.85 million (up 26.6% from one year ago). Total housing inventory at the end of October was…
Best & Worst Commuter Cities – Real Estate Investing Today
Pandemic aside, what are the best and worst cities for that morning commute? The Daily Infographic says it can be either a complete cakewalk or an incredibly tedious task. Indeed…Today’s infographic takes a look at the best and…
Consumer Price Index Was Flat in October – Real Estate Investing Today
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in October, after increasing 0.2% in September. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.2% before…