Most of the Biggest Changes Remain Impossible to Predict By Sean Begley Single-family rental continues its streak as one of the nation’s hottest asset classes. Demand for single-family rental homes continues unabated and capital flows into the market are showing no signs of easing. At CAPE...
Connect the Dots to Better Marketing Performance By Charlie Calise Zillow announced in early November of this year that they were getting out of the business of buying and selling homes, with the chief executive acknowledging that the division was proving to be unsuccessful and it would be...
The “Valley of the Sun” Is Not Too Hot to Handle Just Yet By Carole VanSickle Ellis When former Confederate soldier Jack Swilling moved west after the American Civil War in order to prospect for gold and, hopefully, start a new life, he certainly was not expecting that his excavation efforts would...
Black Knight is Dedicated to Giving Investors the Most Transparent Market Possible By Carole VanSickle Ellis In Arthurian legend, the recurrent motif of the Black Knight is brave, exceptionally strong, and highly dynamic. In the modern day, the Army West Point Black Knights represent the United...
Forward-Looking Investors and Lenders Will Be Beneficiaries By Danny Byrnes Ultra-tight inventory, strong demand and generationally low interest rates are the tailwinds driving today’s record home price appreciation. While these factors have created new opportunities for fix-and-flip investors and...
Financial Discipline Is the Only Way to Keep Projects Clean and Honest By Jake Harris As cashflow analysts, we charted a random sampling of fix and flip projects and graphed their cashflow comparing Total Spend (Y-axis) vs. Time (X-axis). A clear trend emerged with insights you will want to see...
Investors Leveraging the Power of AI Will Be the First to Gain an Advantage By Steve Gaenzler Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a buzz word in many industries for years. Yet, innovation has been slow when it comes to the real estate transaction. Many processes are still manual, inefficient,...
Which Changes Are Here to Stay? By Matthew Woodhouse Now that the frenetic pace and unprecedented challenges spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic have calmed a bit, the residential real estate market is settling into a steadier balance as we look toward the new year. The record low mortgage rates that...
A Look Back at 2021, A Look Ahead at 2022 By Rick Sharga As the year comes to an end, it’s time to take a look back at the real estate market in 2021 and begin thinking about what might be in store for 2022. The Housing Market Continues to Thrive Despite historically low levels of inventory, the...
