Investor activity is sluggish on a national level, with purchases rising just 2%—but it varies widely from metro to metro. In Seattle, investor purchases jumped 37% year over year in the fourth quarter—the biggest gain among the metros Redfin analyzed. Orlando posted the biggest decline, down 16%....
Potential Rental Yields Fall in 54.8 Percent of Counties; Rent Prices Outpacing Home Prices in 55 Percent of Counties ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered analytics, and real estate intelligence solutions, released its annual Single-Family Rental Market report, which ranks the...
In this episode of Uncontested Investing, we wrap up our “Understanding the Investor Mindset” series by digging into one of the least sexy but most important topics in real estate: laws and regulations. Before you buy another rental, flip, or multifamily property, you need to know exactly what...
Redfin reports lower rates haven’t yet brought homebuyers off the sidelines, but hope is in the air as spring approaches The weekly average mortgage rate has dropped to 6.01%, its lowest level since September 2022. That has pushed the median U.S. monthly housing payment down to $2,599, 2.6% lower...
In this episode of Uncontested Investing, we pick up Part 2 of our “Hitting Reset on a Property” series and go past basic cleaning into what really separates a forgettable rental from a must-have home. We break down the repairs and touch-ups you cannot ignore, how to choose materials that are easy...
Striking the Right Balance by Carole VanSickle Ellis Justin Fordham, CEO of Fordham Enterprises, believes firmly in that now-famous axiom: “If you build it, they will come.” Unlike Kevin Costner in his classic baseball movie, however, Fordham is not building ballparks in corn fields. Instead, he...
Watch These Markets Carefully by Carole VanSickle Ellis In February 2024, the United Nations released its annual Environmental Report, warning “nearly two-thirds of our world’s population experiences severe water shortages for at least one month a year” and suggesting water use be “decoupled from...
The Data is Clear by Nate Zielinski A recently proposed ban by the current administration to prohibit institutional investors from buying too many homes has made shockwaves across the real estate investment industry for the past few weeks. The sense of confusion within the industry stems from the...
NPLA Launches the Broker Certification Course by Amy Kame A year ago, at our National Private Lenders Association (NPLA) member meeting in Miami, broker education was the main topic of conversation. Lenders were clear that the industry needs a higher standard. Brokers represent their investor...
