The Factors Driving Rental Property Insurance Underwriting Decisions

Creative Solutions are Needed to Serve Real Estate Investors By Scott Phillips It seems you cannot go a day without hearing about the ongoing economic inflation that has been ushered in on the heels of the global pandemic. There seems to be no aspect of life unaffected by inflation, including rental property insurance. But why? What are the factors that are truly driving rental property insurance underwriting decisions? Hopefully, the

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From Business to Carpenter to Real Estate Investor

Learn From Others and Drop Your Ego to be Successful Robert Sturrock is an independent business owner with HomeVestors® of America, Inc. in Southeastern Wisconsin, where he buys, rehabs, and sells residential properties. But his professional journey is far from typical. Life Before HomeVestors Sturrock graduated from the University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point in 2001 with a degree in Business Administration. Upon graduation, he began his business life in the restaurant industry

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The Leap from Corporate America to Real Estate

Chas Carrier is a real estate entrepreneur with decades of experience in the business under his belt. Through the years, Chas has built a successful real estate investing business and a portfolio with thousands of properties, and he is with us today to tell us how he was able to do that. ‌ Listen now to learn more about Chas, his journey in real estate, and how you can grow

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U.S. HOME-SELLERS EXPERIENCE FURTHER DECLINE IN PROFITS IN Q1 2023

Profit Margins on Typical Home Sales Nationwide Drop to Two-Year Low as Home Prices Remain Flat;  Investment Returns Decline Quarterly by Five Points;  Median Home Values Down Again in Most Markets ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its first-quarter 2023 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows that profit margins on median-priced single-family home and condo sales across the United States decreased to 44.2 percent as home prices stayed flat

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Real Estate Investors Find Growth Opportunities in a Contracting Market

Purchases increased by 49% in the Midwest and 24% in the West Q/Q from New Western’s 150,000+ investors New Western, the largest national private real estate investment marketplace, announced its continued momentum from 2022 into Q1 2023, including a double digit surge in growth over the last quarter. Powered by New Western, local independent investors found opportunities in the midst of a tumultuous housing market. While iBuyers and institutional buyers

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The Future is Now: Getting Ahead with Technology in Real Estate

Jeremy Brandt is a seasoned real estate investor who continuously works on finding ways to innovate and grow his business. Today, Jeremy and his team are taking advantage of different AI tools to improve his business, from streamlining processes to predicting market trends. Listen now to learn how AI technology can help you grow your business and how Jeremy uses it to grow his! Quotables “We’re using AI a lot

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