Category: Housing Market
How America Became a Nation of Renters [Infographic]
March 24th, 2015
The percentage of U.S. households that own a home has dropped significantly since 2008, and experts say this downward trend may well continue for at least several more years. Over the last ten years the nation has lost 1 million …Read more »
Linear and Cyclical Real Estate Markets
March 17th, 2015
There are two basic types of real estate markets: Linear and Cyclical. Cyclical Markets Cyclical markets are real estate markets that tend to have larger price moves up and down over the years. Property values move up and down like …Read more »
American "Nightmare": Real US Homeownership Rate Has Never Been Lower
March 10th, 2015
The transformation of the American Dream, most broadly manifested in popular folklore as the aspiration of the US middle-class to own a home (even if it means agreeing to a 30-year loan with one's friendly neighborhood too-big-to-fail bank), into the …Read more »
How to Create Profits in Today’s Seller’s Market
March 3rd, 2015
The feedback I get from investors across the country is that we are in a seller’s market. Prices are up. Inventory is low. Properties in the hottest markets are selling over asking price with multiple offers. Investors are paying “more …Read more »
Routine Repairs vs. Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
February 24th, 2015
For some residential investors, capital expenditure terminology — CapEx for short — is unfamiliar. Capital expenditure reserves are common in the commercial real estate sector but lesser known in the residential real estate space. (more…)
How to Hire the Best Property Manager
February 4th, 2015
Hiring the right property manager is important for protecting your investment and achieving reduced vacancy time and maximized income. A good property manager will bring high quality tenants to your rental investment properties. They will have a strong screening process …Read more »
US Rents Rising
January 26th, 2015
US home rental prices continued to climb at a modest pace in December, but rapidly escalating costs in cities such as San Francisco and Denver suggest that renters are facing more financial pressure. Prices rose 3.3% in December compared with …Read more »
FlipNerd.com Interviews Marco Santarelli [Video]
January 25th, 2015
I was honored to be invited as a guest on the FlipNerd Real Estate Investing podcast show with host Mike Hambright. (You can listen to the episode below.) Mike has a great podcast with lots of interesting guests, ideas and …Read more »
A Stunning $441 Billion Paid in Rent
January 19th, 2015
A recently released study revealed that a whopping $441 Billion was spent on rents in the U.S. in 2014. This represents an increase of over $20 Billion from the year before. As shown on the chart below, rents have increased …Read more »
