… And Three Hotspots for the Real Estate Investor to Consider By Erica LaCentra As rising inflation and interest rates persist in 2023, it is understandable that real estate professionals who enjoyed strong performance in the rental market over the last two years are taking a more cautious approach to their investment plans in the coming year. Rental growth is continuing to slow, and investors are likely seeing property cash
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Keep More Revenue in House By Joseph D’Urso All of us in the industry could use more revenue per transaction and many have already began pursuing that goal. A trend in the lending and real estate space over the past few years has been how do we obtain ancillary revenues to our core business and “keep more revenue in house.” Adding new revenue streams is a way to grow your
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Pushing Boundaries, Protecting Investors and Representing the Industry By Carole VanSickle Ellis One of the earliest documented examples of private lending dates back to roughly 2,000 B.C., when a Mesopotamian farmer borrowed money against the seeds he had planted and promised to pay back the loan with seeds yielded when his new crop bore fruit. The enterprise must have been successful for the farmer and his unnamed lender because there
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Why Multifamily Assets Should be a Major Contender By Jennifer Stoops With our current economy being ever changing and uncertain, people have been looking now more than ever at diversifying their retirement, personal and wealth building investment portfolios. The days of relying on a 401K, Roth IRA, stocks and bonds as your retirement portfolio are no more. While these conventional options for building wealth are still beneficial, market trends are
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The “City of Subdued Excitement” Could Turn a Corner in 2023 By Carole VanSickle Ellis Although Washington state remains the third-most expensive state in the country in which to buy a home, many analysts believe prices in the Bellingham, Washington, area might ease in 2023. Bellingham, known to locals as the restrained “City of Subdued Excitement,” has been anything but subdued when it comes to home values in recent years.
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From Simple Fixes to Longer-Term Strategies, These Ideas Will Help You Make Sure You AreNot Leaving Money on the Table When you’re seeking to maximize the value of your single-family rental (SFR) investment, you’re strategically thinking about the property’s entire lifecycle. And ensuring a successful future for your SFR properties means having comprehensive investment property services in place now. Those services should span remodels, repairs, ongoing maintenance, tenant turns and
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