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Inflation can be good news for property owners if home prices rise faster than the inflation rate and if you have a fixed-rate mortgage.
The RealtyTrac® Investor Purchase Report analyzes home sales data from ATTOM Data Solutions to determine the share of single-family home sales purchased by investors as both fix-and-flip properties and long-term rentals; the average price discount of investor-purchased properties; and the share of all-cash sales among investor purchases. The data, which is analyzed quarterly at both […]
Understanding iBuyers, iBuying and their impact on the real estate market, home prices and inventory in 2022
The Fed plans to raise rates. Will higher mortgage rates and lower home prices require new investment strategies for real estate investors?
Pricing, mortgage rates, zoning, worker shortages and investors sales, new construction has a limited ability to resolve the immediate inventory problem
Climate change and tougher underwriting standards will affect property insurance rates – making them more expensive in certain locations
We are likely to see both rising mortgage rates and rising home prices in 2022 because of massive pent-up demand.
Rising property values, huge demand, low mortgage rates and scarce inventory should help real estate investors and avoid a mortgage meltdown
The Biden Administration proposed a series of actions yesterday intended to begin to address the country’s affordable housing problem. The proposal is a good start, and it’s encouraging to see the Administration paying attention to housing issues. Unfortunately, the Administration paints investors as the culprits in the lack of inventory available to first-time buyers and […]
Real estate investors plainly think now is the time to buy, according to a new study by Redfin, the national real estate brokerage. Despite the inventory shortage and strong competition, Redfin reports that “real estate investors purchased 67,943 U.S. homes in the second quarter of 2021 — the highest quarterly figure on record.” “In dollar […]