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Housing by Ryan Hinricher | June 6, 2011Home Prices are busted The most closely watched indicator of home prices, S&P’s Case-Shiller Home Price Index, fell below its April 2009 low to solidify the case for an official double-dip. For the month ending March 2011, 19 out of the 20 cities in the index saw price declines. Washington D.C. was the only market [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jeff Brown | March 1, 2011I won’t quote something I recently came across, so as not to embarrass anyone. They were surely well meaning. But seriously, some of what I’ve read lately about establishing rents and vacancy rates are, um, wanting at best, and hopelessly misleading at worst. Some of the advice has been off the wall. Here’s something ya [...]
Read the full article → Housing by Ryan Hinricher | July 19, 2010Will the sand states take until after 2025 for prices to recover? An article this week thinks so. Also this week, a new trend is emerging in foreclosure notices, concrete evidence that rents have stabilized, and updates on interest rates and mortgage purchase activity. Mortgage Rates Hold at Record Low Freddie Mac’s most recent mortgage [...]
Read the full article → Housing by Ryan Hinricher | May 24, 2010As economic experts search for clear indicators of a housing turnaround, signals point to increased volatility in home prices. Housing prices showed a slight decline of .3% March 2010, according to First American CoreLogic , over February 2010, while the Year-Over-Year numbers show a 1.7% increase. Further the Case-Shiller Index is expected to show Month-Over-Month [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Ryan Hinricher | May 17, 2010Has the tax credit expiring affected your real estate business? Being a fulltime investor requires doing multiple transaction types. And for many investors that includes retail flips. When the tax credit extended many investors (myself included) placed some bets on the owner occupants buying at the second run up to expiration. This played out exactly [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Frank Rolfe | September 22, 2009Many landlords are scared to push their rents right now. In the self-storage industry, for example, landlords are considering rent reductions more than increases, and many real estate owners feel lucky if they can leave their rents unchanged this year. Articles are abundant, talking about the inability of office and commercial landlords to maintain current [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Troy Schuricht | October 31, 2008If your in the market to buy a rental, knowing the expected rental rates should be part of your due diligence. The following will help you find the average property rental price in your area. Read your local newspapers. As you read through the classified adds, make sure you are comparing apples to apples. Homes [...]
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Real Test of Real Estate Recovery Starts Now
by Ryan Hinricher | May 17, 2010Has the tax credit expiring affected your real estate business? Being a fulltime investor requires doing multiple transaction types. And for many investors that includes retail flips. When the tax credit extended many investors (myself included) placed some bets on the owner occupants buying at the second run up to expiration. This played out exactly [...]