Joshua L. Waltzer, Chief Executive Officer, HomeVestors of America, Inc. It was the adventure of a lifetime. In May 1999, I arrived in Williamsburg, Virginia, to start a cross-country bicycle ride with 12 strangers. We took a few days to get to know one another and prepare our rigs for a...
The Great Landlord Transition of 2026 by Ari Ruben The landlords who built America’s rental housing stock over the past several decades are starting to ask themselves a critical question: “What comes next?” This is not just about individual retirements, though that is certainly part of it. We are...
The Power of a Master Policy By Brad Francis For active real estate investors, insurance is a challenge that quickly compounds as portfolios grow. If you manage separate insurance policies for every property, that means you’re juggling renewal dates, billing cycles, agents, carriers, and coverage...
A Transformative Year for Residential Investment by Radian Real Estate Management LLC As 2025 draws to a close, our team reflects on their experiences in a year defined by market shifts that helped to reshape investment strategies across theSFR landscape. The Refi Wave Begins The SFR sector saw a...
A Market Briefing by REI INK This month’s “From the Hill” story highlights the Trump 50-year mortgage proposal and a labor market update. While the mortgage proposal probably will not gain any traction, it is still interesting to look at and analyze. The Fifty-Year Mortgage President Trump...
Home Prices Rose in 54.6% of Census Tracts in Q3 by ATTOM Team ATTOM released its third-quarter 2025 report analyzing qualified low-income Opportunity Zones targeted by Congress for economic redevelopment in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In this report, ATTOM looked at 3,724 zones around the...
VA Loans vs. Conventional Loans by Redfin Team Nationwide, just over one in five (21.8%) home listings are affordable to the typical U.S. military veteran using a VA loan, while 26.5% are affordable to the typical veteran using a conventional loan. Affordability has improved slightly over the last...
Guild Holdings Company (NYSE: GHLD) (“GHLD”), Guild Mortgage Company (“Guild”) and Bayview Asset Management, LLC (“Bayview”) jointly announced that Bayview MSR Opportunity (U.S.) Master Fund, L.P., a fund managed by Bayview (the “MSR Fund”), has completed its all-cash acquisition of GHLD. On June...
The earnings shortfall is smallest in Cleveland, where the typical retail worker earns 33% less than they would need to afford the typical apartment. New York has the largest shortfall, at 71%. The typical retail worker in America earns $34,436 per year—51.6% less than they would need to afford...
