The Housing Market Turns Bearish
After a decade of robust housing activity in the form of greater home sales, rising prices and higher rents, it appears the housing market is […]
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Mortgage Volatility Amid Inflation Uncertainty
There’s an ongoing debate among investors and policy makers regarding the direction of future inflation rates. This uncertainty is creating volatility in the mortgage lending […]
Growing Equity, Higher Prices, More 2nd Homes & Other Housing Updates
Recent figures point to a continued hot housing market uninterrupted by concerns of possible inflationary pressures, higher mortgage rates and record prices. Home Sales Up […]
Regulations & Higher Wood Prices are Adding $130K to the Cost of a New Home
A combination of bureaucratic regulations and higher lumber prices are adding a total of nearly $130,000 to the cost of building a new home, according […]
Commercial Property Owners Entice Tenants with Generous Incentives
Real Estate Orbit While the residential and industrial property markets sizzle, the office market has suffered immensely as Work-From-Home (WFH) arrangements and the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Latino Home Ownership on the Rise
Latin homeownership gains in recent years have far exceeded those of other groups. About 18% of the U.S. population identifies as Latin, yet they have […]
CBRE: Asset Prices will Drop 10-20 Percent by Year End
Investment property values are expected to decline 10% to 20% by year’s end, causing a moderate rise in cap rates, according to a new report […]
30-Year Mortgage Rates Fall to 2.88 Percent
In yet another unprecedented drop, the average 30-year mortgage rate fell to 2.88 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Market Mortgage Survey. This is […]
Coronavirus Real Estate Update #4: The Pain Starts Spreading
Local directives of Shelter-In-Place, Social Distancing and the mass closure of a vast array of businesses (restaurants, bars, malls, theatres, etc.) has resulted in 16 […]
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. […]