Real Estate Investing

The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in December was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,490.4 billion, which is 1% above than November’s revised estimate.  In addition, December’s figure…

As property owners and managers, we often encounter less than productive members of society.  Without ascribing excuses or blame, some of these people truly need help, and would gladly make use of it.  Rather than playing…

Rentable (formerly known as ABODO) says that the median nationwide rent price for one-bedroom units in February was $1,124 with two-bedroom units coming in at $1391.  They point out that not one city moved more than 8% in…

Brian Hamrick On a recent episode of the Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast, Brian Hamrick talks with Martin Saenz about the state of note investing during the pandemic and helping homeowners stay in…

Rental information site Zumper recently released their National Rent Report for February, 2021 showing that their median national rent for 1-bedroom apartment was $1,231 (up 0.6%) and the median two-bedroom rent was $1,516 (up 1.7%).  Be…

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were up slightly in December, 2020.  The NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings) fell slightly to…

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 9.5% annual gain in November, 2020.  Their 10-City Composite annual…

The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in December, 2020 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 842k which is 1.6% above than November’s revised rate, but is 15.2% higher than one year…

Fortunebuilders reminds us that real estate investors are constantly looking for new ways to find great deals. They say there are several options for investors looking to get ahead of the competition, including short sales,…

According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices were up 1% in November and up 11% from one year ago.  The FHFA produces the nation’s only public, freely available…