Category: Economy
Capturing the Current Cash-Flow Window
September 29th, 2014
As we enter the final quarter of 2014, we can look back at almost two years of a real estate turnaround having bottomed around early 2013. Investors were poised to capitalize on one of the best real estate investment opportunities …Read more »
The Long and Winding Recovery
July 28th, 2014
Zillow’s second quarter Real Estate Market Report shows national home values rose 6.3% on a year-over-year basis from June 2013 to $174,200. The last time national home values were at this level was back in March 2005. (Housing prices peaked …Read more »
Would You Move for $1 Million in New Wealth?
July 8th, 2014
America is a nation on the move. The Census Bureau says 35.9 million of us picked-up and went somewhere else in 2013, almost 12% of the entire population. We move because of such things as jobs, climate, family and schools …Read more »
Strongest Job Markets in the 60 Largest U.S. Cities
June 18th, 2014
Sometimes the grass truly is greener on the other side of the fence. The financial turmoil of the past few years certainly lends credence to that notion, as the Great Recession’s disproportionate impact on local economies spawned a 24-point unemployment …Read more »
When is the Best Time to Buy?
May 12th, 2014
A lot of people ask, “When should I buy? What part of the real estate cycle should I buy in? Should I buy in a down market? Are the values going to keep going down? When should I buy and …Read more »
Shrinking Middle Class Hurts Housing
May 5th, 2014
Incomes are dropping. And that’s not good for the real estate industry, nor is it good news for the American Dream of home-ownership. More Americans view themselves as slipping out of the middle class according to a recent survey by …Read more »
U.S. Housing Booming, Busting and Muddling Along
April 15th, 2014
Housing is local again! Our partners, consultants and clients see vastly different housing markets all across the country. I categorize them into three groups (booming, busting, and muddling) in this article and provide anecdotes from our team members -- but …Read more »
Infographic: History of Mortgage Rates
February 11th, 2014
Since 1971, when mortgage rates first started being tracked, they have ranged from a high of 18.63 percent in the early 80′s to a low of 3.20 percent in late 2013. Currently, rates are still relatively low and for many …Read more »
10 Lessons Real Estate Investors Can Learn from the U.S. Postage Stamp
January 27th, 2014
On Monday January 26th, 2014 the price of a first class stamp went up 6.5%, from $0.46 to $0.49. No one is really surprised by this, so where’s the lesson and how can it help you be a more successful …Read more »
