Foreclosure Moratorium Extended to 2021 ATTOM Data Solutions, licensor of the nation’s most comprehensive foreclosure data and parent company to RealtyTrac (realtytrac.com), a foreclosure listings portal, released its November 2020 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of...
Utilizing Technology and Data to Optimize Marketing Performance by Robert Rakowski Lead generation and financing are likely the two most challenging aspects of real estate investing. HomeVestors®, the We Buy Ugly Houses® people, is America’s #1 Homebuyer and generates more motivated seller leads...
A Legal Perspective on Benefits, Requirements and Criticisms by Jenny Connors The opportunity zone (“OZ”) tax incentive, which was enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, has been a major catalyst for real estate investment over the past three years. Initiated as a bipartisan effort for...
The “Crossroads of the West” Boasts Enduring Strength at the Core by Carole VanSickle Ellis With a housing market holding strong in both single-family and multifamily sectors, an unemployment rate under half the national average in the last quarter of 2020, and an emerging trend in interstate...
A Unique Strategy Keeps American Homes 4 Rent Ahead of the Curve by Carole VanSickle Ellis American Homes 4 Rent is a relatively young company. First conceptualized in 2011 when national indices were ranking “improvements” in housing based on the degree to which a market was losing in the single...
by Rebecca Smith It is fair to say that never has a New Year been so anticipated or so welcomed. 2020 was unprecedented and challenging for almost everyone. The coronavirus threatened the health of millions of people and economies around the world. In our industry, the market for single family...
Will Investors Find Inventory in 2021? by Rick Sharga One of the biggest challenges facing real estate investors is the lack of available inventory. According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), the number of homes for sale at the end of October 2020 was 1.42 million units, down 2.7%...
Setting the Mood for Showing Your House by Shannon McNabb First Impressions The old saying always seems to ring true and that is that first impressions are particularly important, and they last. Houses listed for sale currently are often posted online and “for sale” signs are placed in front of...
…But Profits Reach New High ATTOM Data Solutions released its third-quarter 2020 U.S. Home Flipping Report showing that 57,155 single-family homes and condominiums in the United States were flipped in the third quarter of 2020. Those transactions represented 5.1 percent of all home sales in the...
