Home Buying Today: A Rude Awakening From ‘The American Dream’?
Single-family rentals are growing as a proportion of housing stock. While that’s good news for builders, rental agents, and REITs who specialize in this niche, not everybody is happy about the trend.
The Multifamily Market Is Strong But Nuanced
Now that the economy is picking up again, a vaccination plan has been implemented, and businesses are getting back to steady-state operations, it’s time to review the multi-family housing sector. Overall, multi-family housing is strong and healthy, but there are a few speed bumps.
How Inflation and the Cost of Building Supplies Drive Home Prices
There’s no doubt that homebuilders facing inflation and rising costs of materials will have to pass those costs on to home buyers. We can expect house prices to continue to climb.
The Retail Market Comeback
Based on the level of consumer excitement in NYC to finally be back, construction of the commercial spaces will resume. Shopping centers such as The Hudson Yards Mall will always be a hit. People from around the world come to NYC to visit the Vessel and all of the luxury stores across from it.
Single-family Rentals are Having a Post-pandemic Moment
There’s a lot of news behind the sudden surge in the single-family rental market, but it’s all driven by two factors that ought not to be news: The economy is basically good. People are basically good. Of course, both those statements are controversial and we’ll discuss them one at a time but, for now, let’s take a look at where SFRs have been and where they are now.
Distressed Housing: Has Stimulus Payouts Impacted the Market?
While there are a lot of unknowns due to lack of clarity on when the foreclosure moratoria will be lifted, there is plenty of room for optimism regarding the future of real estate, both for the new construction market and for the distressed housing market.
Single-Family Housing Is Strong Despite Looming Rise in Foreclosures
The single-family real estate market is strong and looking good for the foreseeable future. But a lot rides on what happens after the foreclosure moratorium comes to an end.
The Secret About Real Estate Investing Your Retirement Planner Isn’t Telling You
Whether to invest via a self-directed IRA or via another account is not a no-brainer decision. If you have the funds to commit to this venture, perhaps the first money spent should be to your accountant.
Housing Bubble 2021: Myth or Reality?
When we analyze the real estate market in 2021, we’ve got to keep in mind that we are following an unusual year of very unusual activity. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns, social distancing guidelines, and public health concerns brought the real estate market to a near halt.
Nuances of the 1031 Exchange
A lot has been in the news lately regarding Biden’s tax change proposals and many of these changes target the real estate industry, specifically commercial assets and the investors who purchase and operate larger apartment buildings, retail shopping centers, and industrial buildings.
