Real Estate Investing

According to their Year-End 2020 U.S. Home Sales Report, ATTOM Data Solutions says profits on home sales increased in 9 out of 10 Housing Markets in 2020 with the national median home price up 13%.  In addition the report…

According to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Insights (HPI) report, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 9.2% year-over-year in December.  CoreLogic predicts that home prices will increase on a…

The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates in Q4 2020 were 6.5% for rental housing and 1% for homeowner housing.  The national homeownership rate for Q4 2020 was 65.8%.  In addition, approximately 89.1%…

Life is a continuing learning experience and no one is perfect….and from time to time the best of us need to be reminded to say “please” or “thank you, “sir” or “ma’am” as well as many other little things that might seem…

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…