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Carole VanSickle Ellis161 Posts
CAROLE VANSICKLE ELLIS is the editor and featured writer of REI INK magazine. Carole is well respected in the real estate industry and often contributes thought-provoking editorials to national publications specifically related to market analysis and economics. You can reach her at carole@rei-ink.com.
The National Real Estate Investors Association
Getting Involved for the Good of Investors by Carole VanSickle Ellis The National Real Estate Investors Association (National REIA or NREIA) was born in late 1985, when leaders from roughly a dozen real estate investor organizations met in New Orleans to exchange ideas and, before leaving the event, established a framework for a national association. The group’s first national event, held just a few months later, attracted more than five
Fulton County, Georgia
Georgia’s Most Populous County Offers Vast Opportunities by Carole VanSickle Ellis The state of Georgia boasts more counties than every other state in the United States except for Texas, and of all Georgia’s 159 counties, none are more populous than Fulton County. Containing roughly 90% of the state capital, Atlanta, and housing roughly one in every 10 Georgians in the state, Fulton County has long been an area of prime
End2End Solutions
A Single Point of Contact During the Eviction Process by Carole VanSickle Ellis When Barry Owens, founder and CEO of end-to-end default management servicer End2End Solutions, decided the time had come to solve the “evictions problem” in real estate once and for all, eviction processes were nearly at a standstill. That is because Owens started his company, which he describes as a “true one-stop-shop for the entire lifecycle of an
Niche Markets
3 Specialized Markets & Sectors to Watch in 2025 by Carole VanSickle Ellis In late 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released its annual forecast for “The Top 10 Housing Hot Spots” for 2025. Not surprisingly, most of these markets were located in relatively affordable areas of the country, had posted job growth in 2024 appearing likely to continue into 2025, and showed positive net migration into the area.
Rently
Leading the Way in Self-Guided Touring by Carole VanSickle Ellis It’s a tough world out there for rental owners and residents, and at no point is it tougher than when the two parties are seeking each other but have not yet met. The peril does not so much lie in the difficulty in finding affordable housing or locating a unit that meets a household’s needs (although those activities can be
Wichita, Kansas
A Window of Opportunity Could be Closing in the “Air Capital of the World” by Carole VanSickle Ellis Wichita, Kansas, has been a destination from its inception. Located near the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers, Wichita is named for the Native American tribe that inhabited the area before Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explored the area in the mid-1550s. Ultimately, the region was acquired by the
