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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…
Foreclosures Continue to Hit All-Time Lows – Real Estate Investing Today
According to ATTOM Data’s latest U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, showing there were 9,702 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings (default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions). This figure was down 11% from…
Counties Where Rents Have Fallen the Most – Real Estate Investing Today
Which counties across the nation have experienced the greatest drop in monthly rent? That’s what the number-crunchers at Realtor.com recently set out to discover. Using data from last December, they looked at the median…
Foreclosure & Eviction Moratoriums Extended Through June 30th – Real Estate Investing…
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced in mid-February the extension of the FHA’s foreclosure and eviction moratoriums through June 30th, 2021, as well as an extension of the initial start date of a COVID-19…
HUD Says Fair Housing Act Prohibits Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that they will interpret the Fair Housing Act to bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. They are directing HUD…
Local Market Monitor’s National Economic Outlook – February 2021 – Real Estate Investing Today
Local Market Monitor, a National REIA preferred vendor, recently released their monthly National Economic Outlook where they share their thoughts on developments taking place in the U.S. economy.
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Building Materials Prices Up 5.4% in 2020 – Real Estate Investing Today
The NAHB’s Eye on Housing recently crunched the numbers from the most recent BLS Producer Price Index, where the found that prices paid for goods used in residential construction (excluding energy) rose 0.7% in December and…