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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,…

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…

Published by Realtor.com | November 10, 2020 Big companies that own single-family homes are raising rents at the fastest rate since they emerged from last decade’s foreclosure crisis. Though millions of Americans are still struggling…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Originally published by Forbes | November 20, 2020 Brokers and agents all agree, they have not seen a better year. Urban Land Institute and PwC’s latest real estate trends forecast is here. ULI and PwC’s 2021 Emerging Trends in Real…

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…

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…