Market Reports

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 […]

Higher mortgage rates were widely expected this year, but so far it hasn’t happened. That’s great, but will our good luck continue? The real worry for real estate investors, property owners, and mortgage borrowers is that inflation above 2% might force interest rates higher. For much of the year this has not been an issue, […]

Home values have been soaring, powered in large measure by a visible and persistent lack of inventory. If you’re a property owner or real estate investor, the inventory shortage is no different from low mortgage rates or all-cash buyers — it’s a good thing. What makes the lack of inventory especially interesting is that it’s […]