Month: March 2020

Apartment Market Growth in 2019

Apartment Market Growth in 2019

Apartments.com and CoStar Group looked at rental markets in the U.S. with more than 50,000 units and have compiled the hottest markets of 2019 according to number of new units, highest rent levels and rent growths, and decreases in vacancies. With 19,522 apartment units built in 2019, Dallas-Fort...

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U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops to 15-Year Low

U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops to 15-Year Low

ATTOM Data Solutions’ Year-End 2019 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions—were reported on 493,066 U.S. properties in 2019, down 21% from 2018 and down 83% from a peak of nearly 2.9 million in 2010 to the lowest level...

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Average U.S. Home Seller Profits Hit New High

Average U.S. Home Seller Profits Hit New High

ATTOM Data Solutions’ Year-End 2019 U.S. Home Sales Report shows that home sellers nationwide in 2019 realized a home price gain of $65,500 on the typical sale, up from $58,100 last year and up from $50,027 two years ago. The latest profit figure, based on median purchase and resale prices, marked...

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Raising Receivables Recovery

Raising Receivables Recovery

FCO’s 10 debt collection best practices for rental property managers Even in today’s healthy economy, the residential rent receivables that are written off as uncollectible remain at high levels. According to the National Apartment Association’s 2019 Income and Expense Survey, rents and damages...

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Regional Spotlight: Baltimore, Maryland

Regional Spotlight: Baltimore, Maryland

A Closer Look at the Charm City’s Persistently Resurgent Real Estate Market Baltimore, Maryland, has long been a city of contradictions. Simultaneously holding positions on national “top 10” lists for “new tech hot spots” (Forbes), “top 10 U.S. foodie cities” (Yelp), “best places to live”...

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The Business of Building Long-Term Value

The Business of Building Long-Term Value

Fred Lewis and Real Investor Roundtable measure their success by yours. When Fred Lewis founded Dominion Group in 2002, he was mainly interested in lending money to real estate investors and acquiring properties. “Our company focused mainly on providing acquisition and construction funds to...

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Q&A With Colonial Funding Group LLC & NoteSchool

Q&A With Colonial Funding Group LLC & NoteSchool

Eddie Speed’s creative real estate strategies stand the test of time. Eddie Speed, founder of the educational company NoteSchool and owner and president of Colonial Funding Group LLC, has been a leader in the real estate-secured note business for nearly 40 years. Throughout those decades, he has...

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Will The 2020s Be The Decade of Single-Family Rental?

Will The 2020s Be The Decade of Single-Family Rental?

The sector appears well-positioned to become an even more important option in the coming decade. As we enter a new decade, housing observers across the country are making predictions for what the next 10 years will bring. With structural factors like the shortage of affordable housing and high...

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“Experience” Real Estate

“Experience” Real Estate

Understanding the experience economy will position real estate professionals to deliver a unique customer experience. Over the past decade, a monumental shift has occurred in the way consumers are experiencing real estate. With the advent of online travel agencies, the mobility of the millennial...

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