Blackstone Exits the Single Family Rental Business
Blackstone Group Inc. is exiting its post-recession bet on single-family rental homes, selling off an investment in Invitation Homes Inc., according to the Wall Street […]
Residential Real Estate
Elizabeth Warren Shames Blackstone for Buying Properties at a Low Price
Massachusetts Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren slammed private equity and asset management giant the Blackstone Group for “shamelessly” profiting from the 2008 housing crisis. […]
Demographic Changes will Result in a Deluge of Homes for Sale, Says Zillow
It’s the cycle of life. As the aging baby boomer generation starts dying off, their homes will hit the market at an accelerated pace, according […]
U.S. Homeowners are Staying in Their Homes 5 Years Longer Than in 2010
According to a new report from Redfin, the typical American homeowner has spent 13 years in their home, up from eight years in 2010. An […]
Real Estate Prices Driving Migration Patterns, Says Redfin
According to Redfin, twenty-six percent of U.S. home searchers looked to move to another metro area in the third quarter of 2019, up from 24 […]
New “i-Renting” Startup Guarantees Rental Income for Single Family Rentals
Doorstead, a new property management company co-founded by an Uber vet, joins other startups in offering guaranteed rent to landlords. According to Tech Crunch, the […]
African American Families Could Afford Just 25 Percent of Homes for Sale
Just 25 percent of homes for sale in 2018 were affordable to the median African American household, down from 39 percent in 2012, according to […]
New Report Reveals the Impact of Public Transit on Property Values
A new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and American Public Transportation Association (APTA) found that residential properties within a half mile of […]
Negative Home Equity in the U.S. Increases in 2019
ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q1 2019 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, at the end of the first quarter of 2019, more than 5.2 million U.S. properties […]
The Median Home is Worth $229,600 & the Median Rent is $1,595, Says Zillow
According to Zillow’s August Real Estate Market Report, the median U.S. home is now worth $229,600, up 4.9% from last August, the lowest year-over-year change since […]