Buffalo charges to the top of Zillow’s 2024 hottest markets list

Affordability and job growth push the Great Lakes, Midwest regions to the forefront of the forecast Buffalo, New York, will be the hottest major housing market this year, according to a new analysis by Zillow®. Affordability is the most powerful force driving real estate, bringing lower-cost markets in the Great Lakes, Midwest and South regions to the top of Zillow’s 2024 rankings.  “Housing markets are healthiest where affordable home prices and

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2023’s Housing Market Woes Extend into 2024: Low Supply and Unaffordability

Veros Real Estate Solutions (Veros®), an industry leader in enterprise risk management and collateral valuation services, released its 2023 Q4 VeroFORECASTSM that anticipates nationwide home prices, on average are expected to increase 2.4% over the next 12 months, compared to last quarter’s forecast of a 2.2% increase, signaling a continued rise in prices. VeroFORECASTSM evaluates home prices in over three hundred of the nation’s largest housing markets, and Veros is committed to the data

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US Real Estate Service Market Outlook to 2028

The “US Real Estate Service Market Outlook to 2028” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The US Real Estate Service market has been experiencing robust growth, driven by a convergence of factors. Historically low mortgage rates encourage more people to buy homes or invest in real estate, as it makes financing more affordable. Low interest rates can increase demand for property and drive market growth. Population growth, especially in urban areas, increases the

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National Real Estate Insurance Group

Investment Property Insurance That Just Makes Sense By Carole VanSickle Ellis For most people, property insurance is a “given.” After all, homeowners know that failure to insure what is likely their most valuable asset could cost them literally everything, and most renters have been admonished to obtain renters’ insurance upon signing every lease in their renting history. While not every homeowner or renter opts to obtain insurance, it is nearly

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Kansas City, Missouri

2024 Could be a Great Year for the “City of Kansas” By Carole VanSickle Ellis As early in American history as 1803, Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO), was attracting new residents thanks to its location, which was, as explorers Lewis and Clark put it, “a good place to build a fort.” Not long after this report reached New York state, the city was formed by a group of settlers led by

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Navigating Financial Distress in Real Estate

The Power of Rescue Capital Loans By Ruben Izgelov After a prolonged period of elevated interest rates, many investors are experiencing higher-than-budgeted interest obligations. Many investors are unable to refinance maturing debt because their properties do not cover the debt servicing requirements used by most lenders. An emerging solution for what we forecast will continue to be a tremendous hurdle impacting investors in 2024: rescue capital loans. Rescue capital providers

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