Year: 2022

Global Real Estate Services Combines Personal Services and Technology for Investing Success from Start to Finish By Carole Vansickle Ellis Mike McMullen, founder and CEO of Birmingham-based Global Real Estate Services, started investing in real estate in 2002 at the behest of his accountant. “He...

Average Risk-Adjusted Annual Return for BTR Investments Now about 8% By Greg Godderidge Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the build-to-rent (BTR) model was quietly gaining ground across the country, fueled by a shortage of housing supply and increasing demand for single-family rentals (SFR). Still,...

Auction is Ray of Hope for Homebuyers Frustrated by Tight Housing Market By Miriam Moore In a market where bidding wars and soaring home prices have become the status quo, consumers — especially 25- to 40-year-old buyers — are embracing a broader range of homebuying options. Specifically, three...

Analyzing the Differences Between BTR and SFR By Michael Cook Build-to-Rent (BTR)’s breakthrough in the Single-Family Rental (SFR) asset class is officially old news. In 2018, Toll Brothers teamed up with BB Living to create one of the first builder/operator partnerships. Other homebuilders...

[hyoo-brəs] Part of speech: Noun Origin: Greek, 19th century Definitions: Excessive pride or arrogance; Overconfidence leading to an eventual downfall Examples of Hubris in a sentence "His hubris would not allow him to read the instructions. Consequently, his new TV fell off...

Craig Menear Continues as Chair of the Board The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer,  announced that Edward "Ted" Decker has been named CEO and president, and has been elected to the company's board of directors, all effective March 1, 2022. Craig Menear,...

[MUH-ɡəl] Part of speech: Noun Origin: British English, 1990s Definition: A person who is not conversant with a particular activity or skill. Examples of Muggle in a sentence "We joked that my dad was a muggle in the kitchen because everything turned out burnt." "I'm quite a...