Why Responsible Operators Should Stop Fighting and Start Shaping by Ali Nasir Let me say something that will make a significant portion of the manufactured housing community industry uncomfortable: We are losing the rent control fight, and the way we are losing it is making our situation worse....
Applying the Right Products, Processes & Policies to Drive Continued Growth by Carole VanSickle Ellis When Genesis Capital was founded in 2014, it filled a gap in the industry by adding an element of innovation to traditional real estate lending. Joe Bleyle, president at the company, described...
A Guidebook to Making Moves in Today’s Challenging Market by Amy Daniel It is a tale as old as time, at least it feels like it these days. Relatively high interest rates coupled with increasing home prices have left investors in a holding pattern. With so much at play, including supply chain...
Jose Berlanga, Former Owner and CEO of Tricon Homes When Jose Berlanga, former owner and CEO of Tricon Homes and present-day real estate developer with Onyx Land Partners, arrived in Houston, Texas, in the mid-1980s to attend the University of St. Thomas, he did so propelled, in part, by his...
Updates to Real Estate Titling Laws Could Reduce Costs for Borrowers by Adam Staveski and Rachel Siegel Manufactured homes could help address the nation’s critical housing shortage, but outdated state laws often prevent manufactured home buyers from obtaining a mortgage, thus limiting the reach of...
An Update on Cornwall Flooding in Northern Michigan by Carole VanSickle Ellis In 2023, REI INK published an article by northern Michigan real estate investor and author Dana Nutt about how water and lake-quality management practices affect property values of non-water-adjacent properties. At that...
The Centralization of Rental Operations Is Changing Everything by Blake Adams, SeekNow Leasing used to be local. Now it is increasingly centralized. Across various asset classes, operators are consolidating leasing, maintenance coordination, and resident services into regional or national hubs....
There is Still Work to Do by REI INK The Housing for the 21st Century Act aims to make a significant dent in the nation’s housing shortage through a comprehensive approach that addresses barriers at all levels of government. The legislation was introduced by House Financial Services Committee...
Prices Fell Month Over Month in 14 Major Metros by Jamie Forbes, Redfin U.S. home prices crept up 0.3% month over month in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, following a 0.2% gain in December. That’s according to a report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Prices rose...
