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Archives for August 2012

An Investor-Driven Recovery

August 27, 2012 by Marco Santarelli

An Investor-Driven Home RecoveryInvestors are buying homes at a more rapid pace than ever before, and this time their investments actually make sense.  Most are buying homes below replacement cost, or at prices that allow for a reasonable rental return.

Across the 167 metro areas we analyzed, investor activity rose to 29.6% of all transactions in the first quarter of this year, up from the trough of 23.6% in Q4 2009.  Our research leads us to believe Q2 activity exceeds Q1, and since last quarter, investor activity has already spiked 2%!

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Filed Under: Economy, Growth Markets, Housing Market, Real Estate Investing Tagged With: Economic Recovery, Growth Markets, Housing Market, housing recovery, Investor Home Sales, Real Estate Investing

Bottom Dwellers Waiting to Pounce

August 7, 2012 by Marco Santarelli

The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times both published articles in the past six weeks stating that the housing market has reached a bottom.  But hold on for just a minute… It seems that not everyone believes it.

Even Yale professor Robert Shiller, co-founder of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, admits to being a little bit skeptical.  In fact, he even told Fox Business last week that he's not entirely convinced that a bottom has been reached yet.

“It’s possible, but I’m not confident. This is partly seasonal,” Shiller said regarding the recent rise in home prices that have been documented over the past few months.

Only one thing is certain when it comes to economics: there is no certainty as to when an economic cycle has bottomed out until it’s already past.  This is especially true in real estate — one of the biggest driving forces behind our national economy.

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Filed Under: Foreclosures, Housing Market, Real Estate Investing Tagged With: Case-Shiller Home Price Index, Housing Market, Market Bottom, Real Estate Investing, Robert Shiller, Turnkey Investment Property

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