NEW! BP Podcast 018: Flipping, Wholesaling, and Everything Marketing with Danny Johnson

Hide this

BiggerPockets Headlines

A selection of the best real estate news and content, updated throughout the day

Share Amateur investors tap 401(k)s to buy homes
from cnn.com — In order to get in on hot housing markets, amateur investors are buying up homes and taking risky measures -- like tapping their retirement accounts -- to fund the deals.

Share Redfin Reports Gains in Inventory, Sales, and Prices for April

— The housing market came out of April in a particularly strong position, according to Redfin's latest Real-Time Price Tracker, with prices, sales, and inventory posting gains across the country. Redfin's monthly report--based on home prices, sales, and inventory across 19 U.S. markets--shows prices rose 4.9 percent in April on a monthly basis and 16.1 percent on a yearly basis. Meanwhile, the number of homes for sale increased 6.4 percent from March to April.

Share US housing starts drop 16.5% in April - MarketWatch

— US housing starts drop 16.5% in AprilMarketWatchWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Construction on new U.S. homes dropped 16.5% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853,000 -- the lowest level since November -- led down by volatile apartment construction, according to data released Thursday ...

Other News