BPInsights Data: Top 5 Real Estate Investing Markets for 2020
Learn which markets are best for real estate investors in 2020 based on average cash-on-cash return in year one.
News & Trends
Stay on top of the latest real estate news, trends, government policies, and more.
What Could Record-Breaking Unemployment Mean for Investors?
What are real estate investors to make of the current market conditions and how should they proceed in the coming months?
Want to Make Money? Then Understand How Money Works! Here’s Your Complete Guide
Most people want to make more money, but very few know how money works. Understanding the monetary system is key to building wealth. Learn the ins and outs here.
Deal Diaries: Creating the World’s Smallest Qualified Opportunity Fund in Historic Chicago
When BiggerPockets Pro Member Tom Shallcross purchased this three-unit in Chicago’s historic Pullman neighborhood, he leveraged unrealized capital gains from a previous sale to create one of the smallest Qualified…
5 Markets With Promising Rent-to-Income Ratios: September 2020 Markets of the Month
All landlords want reliable tenants—and one key metric that sorts the reliable tenants from the less-so is rent-to-income ratio (RTI). For investors, calculating a market’s overall RTI can identify locations…
What the Decline of Upward Mobility Means for Homeownership (& Real Estate Professionals)
What we perceive as the American Dream has changed. For real estate professionals, recognizing and accommodating this shift is key.
What Every Investor Should Understand About Inflation
Inflation means an increase in the price of goods and services—but is that a bad thing? Here's what inflation really means for investors.
White House Bans Evictions for the Rest of 2020
The Trump administration has announced the CDC will halt COVID-19-related evictions through the end of 2020. The order is set to start Sept. 4.
SEC Alters Rules for Accredited Investors—Do You Qualify Now?
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced amendments to its definition of "accredited investor."
COVID-19 Evictions Could Lead to Real Estate Market Fallout
A surge in rental evictions due to COVID-19 could start the fallout in the real estate market that investors have been waiting for.
Mortgage Refinances Just Got More Expensive: New Fee Could Cost Homeowners Thousands
The Federal Housing Finance Authority announced that starting Sept. 1, refinance loans will incur a new loan-level price adjustment. This fee is equal to 0.5% of the loan amount.
Is It a Good Idea to Buy a House Right Now, or Is It Better to Rent?
A hard look at the current state of the economy and real estate, read on for a data-based assessment of where America is likely headed in 2020.
Will Delinquent Loans Drag the Commercial Sector Into Ruin?
Government money-printing is in full swing to rescue America, but it may not be enough to save the commercial real estate market—or at least lenders that back commercial deals.
