Foreclosure Starts and Completions Hit 17-Year Lows
Mortgage delinquencies hit a 23-month high as 2017 wrapped up, surging by 164,000 year-over-year, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor Report from the Data and Analytics Division of Black Knight, Inc. However, that figure only tells part of the story. Outside of hurricane-affected areas, Black Knight reports that the national mortgage delinquency rate was actually […]
Top 10 Housing Markets for 2018
While the overall housing market is hot, some cities are sizzling. Which Markets are Hot for 2018? Zillow identified the 10 hottest housing markets for 2018 based on factors such as income growth, job opportunities and above-average housing appreciation. San Jose, Calif., ranked No. 1 as home values gained 17.4 percent in the past year […]
Zombie Properties: The Problem Won’t Die
Zombie Properties – Won’t Die The issue of so-called “zombie homes” is a problem for any major city. “Zombie homes” is a colorful name for an old problem, and one that continues to be widespread as the nation gains more distance from the housing crisis and the Great Recession. Zombie homes are created when the […]
Hottest Housing Markets for 2018
Hottest Markets for 2018 Include Tech Hotspots, Southeastern Charmers The U.S. housing market is hot, with more than half (52.6 percent) of all homes nationwide worth as much or more than they were at the peak of the national housing boom in April 2007. Some markets, though, have proven hotter than others – kept at a boil […]
Top 10 Housing Markets Still in Recovery Mode
10 Housing Markets Still Recovering Since the housing crash and recession in 2008, some metro areas have made full recoveries, while others continue to struggle. Recently released data reports that 37 major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that have not yet recovered peak values reached during the previous boom. Utilizing the Federal Housing and Finance Agency’s Home […]
10 Best SFR Investment Markets
Which housing markets are the hottest amongst single-family rental investors? Online real estate investment and management firm HomeUnion pored over two years of sales data to answer that very question, compiling a list of the top 10 most sought-after housing markets of 2017. Topping the charts: Chicago, Illinois. In HomeUnion’s report, Steve Hovland, Director of […]
Top Real Estate Trends Expected to Shape Cities in 2018
We’ve reached our cruising altitude. That’s the message from the 2018 Emerging Trends in Real Estate, an annual joint venture from the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The real estate market tends to be cyclical with a series of booms and busts, but the report indicates the market is not yet approaching what traditional scenarios […]
The Top 13 Places to Buy a Rental Property in the US Right Now
Rental properties give you, the investor, the power to determine your profits. Let’s be clear: Buying a home doesn’t always give you the biggest return on your money. From 1890 to 2012 the inflation-adjusted return on a house was 0.17% — a fraction of the 6.27% return for investments in the stock market over the […]
The 10 Best Sub-Markets for Investing in Single-Family Rentals
Find Out Where to Invest in Single Family Rentals The rankings are based on five-year projected investment returns and the attractiveness of local school systems. Data firms HomeUnion and Maponics had just ranked the top zip codes in the country for investment in single-family rental (SFR) homes. The firms based the rankings on five-year projected investment returns, […]
