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S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Up 10.4% – Real Estate Investing Today
According to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, the rate of home price increases reported a 10.4% annual gain in December, 2020. Their 10-City Composite annual…
FHFA House Price Index Up 10.8% Year-Over-Year – Real Estate Investing Today
According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices were up 1.1% in December and up 10.8% from one year ago. The FHFA produces the nation’s only public, freely…
Cities Where Homes Are Selling the Fastest – Real Estate Investing Today
Last spring, the Covid-19 pandemic brought America’s real estate market to a virtual standstill. Roofstock reminds us that location still matters and that despite record-low inventory, demand is extremely strong in areas of…
Treasury Publishes Details About the Emergency Rental Assistance Program – Real Estate…
With the goal of “keeping families in their homes,” the U.S. Department of the Treasury says the Emergency Rental Assistance program makes available $25 billion to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities…
“Cheap Old Houses” Attracts Millennials Escaping the Cities – Real Estate Investing Today
We’ve posted a lot of stories about the exodus from our nation’s urban cores to the suburbs. With that in mind a recent story from Reuters about millennials searching for homes in “far-flung places” should have flippers…
John Burns’ Apartment Rent Forecasts for 2021 – Real Estate Investing Today
John Burns Real Estate Consulting recently released their 2021 Apartment Rent Forecasts which they say will to help you “weather” the shifts in the apartment market. They analyzed 127 metros across the country by taking a…
Existing-Home Sales Up 0.6% in January – Real Estate Investing Today
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 0.6% in January to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.69 million (up 23.7% from one year ago). Total housing inventory at the end of…
Housing Starts Down & Building Permits Up in January – Real Estate Investing Today
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,580,000, which is 6% below December’s revised number. January’s rate for units in buildings with…
Radio Reaches 91% of U.S. Population – Real Estate Investing Today
Today’s infographic from Statista reminds us that out of all the media that is used to reach customers, radio still comes out on top. In fact, citing data from Nielsen, on any given week radio reaches 91% of the U.S.…
Analysis of HUD’s Recent Fair Housing Act Enforcement – Real Estate Investing Today
The DC-based group US Housing Consultants recently released a short analysis of HUD’s recent decision to enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity. The stated…