Macon Native Cortney Newmans Launches Minority-Owned Lending Firm Asteris Lending, a new institutionally-backed private lending firm headquartered in Atlanta, announces its official launch, targeting $1 billion in originations with a national footprint. Founded by Cortney Newmans and Justin...
Month: May 2025
HOME EQUITY DIPS SLIGHTLY DURING FIRST QUARTER BUT REMAINS NEAR HISTORIC HIGHS
Proportion of homes considered equity-rich drops to 46.2 percent quarter-over-quarter; Rate of seriously underwater homes ticks up slightly ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its first quarter 2025 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which...
Redfin Reports Monthly Housing Costs Hit All-Time High Amid Economic Uncertainty, Keeping Buyers on the Sidelines
Mortgage-purchase applications are declining and pending home sales are sluggish The 2025 spring homebuying season is lackluster, with record-high housing costs and widespread economic instability keeping would-be homebuyers at bay, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the...
Americans Need to Earn 70.1% More Today Than Six Years Ago to Afford the Median-priced Home
Americans now need to earn $114,000 to afford the median-priced home Pending home sales fall for the fourth straight month YoY, down 3.2% Active listings rise 30.6% YoY, surpassing April 2020 levels Price reductions hit 18.0% of listings A U.S. household now needs to earn $114,000 annually to...
The Land Development Blueprint with Strategy, Risks, & Returns
In this episode of Uncontested Investing, we wrap up our series on property types and niches with one of the biggest (and boldest) plays in the game: land development. We break down everything from selecting the right parcel to zoning, setbacks, infrastructure, and creative exit strategies. You’ll...
Cleveland, Ohio
A Contradictory Market with Plenty of Potential by Carole VanSickle Ellis Although nationwide investor interest in single-family home purchases is declining, the Cleveland, Ohio, market is still heating up. According to Realtor.com, Cleveland rents are startlingly affordable relative to other...
Arrived
Breaking Down Barriers in Real Estate Investing by Carole VanSickle Ellis Early in his career, Ryan Frazier, co-founder and CEO of Arrived, moved around a lot. Frazier founded another company before Arrived, and he was on the go constantly during the nine years he ran that company. “I was never in...
Why Multifamily Investments Are Ideal for 2025
Multifamily is Showing Signs of Strong Investment Potential by Andy Bates Even as the first quarter of 2025 has passed, thousands of investors are still uncertain of where and how to do their business in real estate. With final 2024 figures firmly in view, it is easy to understand why that might...
2025 ServiceLink State of Homebuying Survey
2025 Reveals Opportunities for Investors by Joseph Ticchione Today’s youngest homebuyers, Gen Z, are ready to make their move and enter the market. But they also are quick to walk away if they do not find exactly what they are looking for. ServiceLink recently released its 2025 State of Homebuying...








