Analysts Predict Double Digit Rent Hikes in the Coming Months
In Orlando, Florida, and many other areas of the country, it could be a great time to be a landlord. Although there is a growing demand for apartment facilities and multi-family housing, the demand is...
View ArticleAll About Perspective: 20-Year REI Veteran Says “Now is the Time”
Greg Rand, CEO of OwnAmerica and a 20-year real estate investor, says that the current market is a “once-in-a-generation crisis” that is also a “once-in-a-generation opportunity”[1]. He believes that...
View ArticleA New Trend in Renting
According to a report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, there are fewer households that actually own the homes in which they live than at any point since 1998[1]. 33.6 percent of...
View ArticleIs the Housing Market Making Unemployment Worse?
If you cannot get out of your house, it makes it pretty hard to relocate for work. As a result, homeowners who are underwater on their homes are finding their options may be limited when it comes to...
View ArticleGovernment Considers Removing Foreclosed Homes, Renting Them Out
In an effort to clear out the glut of unsold properties in today’s real estate market and prevent home values from continuing their downward spiral, the Obama administration is considering pulling...
View ArticleFirst-Time Property Investors Getting Involved in the Market
With rents on the rise and property values falling all the time, the real estate market is looking too good to pass up to many first-time investors who had been steering clear of the tumult. More than...
View ArticleCalifornia Tackles Right-to-Rent Laws
In today’s housing market you hear a lot about what a good time it is to be a landlord. In fact, some people are even opting to rent out their own homes and live elsewhere in order to stay current on...
View ArticleMERS Mess Update: Delaware AG Files Suit Against MERS
Beau Biden, state attorney general (AG) of Delaware, has filed suit against the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) for deceptive trade practices[1]. Saying that “real property rights have...
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