Lafayette Real Estate has teamed up with Guardian Residential to create an investment platform that focuses solely on the acquisition and development of newly constructed homes for the purpose of long-term rentals. The new firm will be known as Lafayette Communities. It will be led by Thibault...
Notarize, the first company to enable an entirely online real estate closing process, introduced the world’s first closing automation platform on June 5. With the introduction of this platform, Notarize is pioneering the ability for anyone to buy, sell or finance their home entirely online. The...
The NPLA serves as a full-time advocate for private lenders. Private lenders play a vital role in the health and growth of our national housing market and the broader economy. By making B2B (business-to-business) loans to real estate investors on deals that do not fit the standards of...
I grew up in Damascus loving soccer. My position was goalie. In and of itself, that was a challenge! In Damascus, unlike in the U.S., the fields I played on were dirt and concrete. I loved swimming too. And, of all things, volleyball was a favorite (we won’t mention my height handicap). So, let’s...
The rental market is hot, but be realistic when setting rental prices. It’s no secret that the rental market in the U.S. has seen incredible growth in the past decade. Rental prices have steadily increased 3-5% annually, with an average increase across the last decade of about 3.11% year to year....
Dedicated to an Upward Trajectory Raleigh’s real estate market is the product of careful and strategic planning—227 years of it, to be exact. The capital of North Carolina, Raleigh was designated such in 1788 in the wake of the Revolutionary War and incorporated shortly after. At that time, the...
Turn-key notes could be a valuable addition to your investment portfolio. It’s hard to dispute this quote from Robert Kiyosaki: “Toobtain financial freedom, one must be either a business owner, an investor orboth, generating passive income, particularly on a monthly basis.” Passive monthly income...
Private equity and venture capital funds are investing heavily in all types of furnished monthly rentals. 2nd Address, a rental platform for furnished monthlyrentals, just received an additional $10 million in additional funds tocontinue to expand their service area providing a transactional...
Some real estate investors who have missed out on investment opportunities in the past due to lack of funding are learning they have the money—in their retirement accounts. Ohio resident David had grown frustrated during the past few years after having a couple of potential real estate investments...
