Category: Growth Markets

The 2016 housing market is expected to be a picture of moderate but solid growth, with increasing interest rates a minimal concern.  Rental investors will particularly benefit as property appreciates, rents rise to record heights and vacancy rates fall. The …Read more  »

CoreLogic released their most current Home Price Index last week. In the report, they revealed home appreciation in three categories: percentage appreciation over the last year, over the last month and projected over the next twelve months. Here are state …Read more  »

After peaking in 2006, the median U.S. house price fell about 30%, finally hitting bottom in late 2011.  Since then, house prices have rebounded strongly and are nearly back to the pre-recession peak. However, conditions in the latest boom appear …Read more  »

Families are facing much bigger rent checks this year -- especially those living in cities in the South and West. Rent prices have been rising across the country, but rents for single-family homes in these two parts of the country …Read more  »

As you have probably heard, China seems to be on the edge of a significant crash.  This has prompted questions of how to predict and prepare for the next real estate market crash in the US.  We've had a couple …Read more  »

There are more renters now than in the history of the United States.  Unfortunately, we’re also in "the worst rental affordability crisis that this country has ever known," per the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  That's a bad …Read more  »

When people ask, "Is it still a good idea to buy real estate now?", there are often two underlying problems.  First, is a loss of direction.  Second, "The Stock Market Mentality."  Put simply, in the stock market, timing is all …Read more  »

We know Zestimates aren’t exactly accurate, but new real estate investors rely on those numbers all too often. Zillow states on its website that it is a "useful starting point" to assist home-buyers with valuing real estate properties.  Some real …Read more  »

Every time a property is sold, the surrounding economy gets a boost.  Local businesses and industries benefit at every stage of the process from the sale to post-sale purchases.  These include aspects like home construction costs, real estate brokerage, mortgage …Read more  »