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Mortgage Applications Falls to Lowest Level in 22 Years
The Wall Street Journal is reporting (reposted on realtor.com) that mortgage applications fell to their lowest level in 22 years during...
Metro East REIA
Jun 16, 20221 min read
You Don’t Need a Massive Pile of Cash to Successfully Invest in Real Estate
On a recent episode of Real Estate Underground (Connecticut REIA), host Ed Matthews talks with Brendan Chisholm about his successful...
Metro East REIA
Jun 16, 20221 min read
CoreLogic’s HPI Says Home Prices Up 2.6% in April
According to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Insights (HPI) report, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 20.9%...
Metro East REIA
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Inflation Hits New 40-Year High in May
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was up 1% in May, 2022. ...
Metro East REIA
Jun 16, 20221 min read
U.S. Construction Spending Down Slightly in April
The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in April, 2022 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,744.8...
Metro East REIA
Jun 16, 20221 min read
FHFA Says Home Prices Up 18.7% from One Year Ago
According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices rose 18.7% from Q1 2021 to the...
Metro East REIA
Jun 16, 20221 min read
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Shows 20.6% Annual Home Price Gain
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 20.6% annual gain for March, 2022. Their 10-City Composite...
Metro East REIA
Jun 16, 20221 min read
The Relationship Between Government & Investors, Affordable Housing and More
As part of a three-part series, Omaha REIA’s “REIA Radio,” talked with National REIA’s Charles Tassell who shared valuable insights into...
Metro East REIA
Jun 16, 20221 min read
It’s All About Curb Appeal
When it comes time to sell that recent flip, or even just maintaining value and appearance, good curb appeal is essential. Today’s...
Metro East REIA
Jun 14, 20221 min read
BRRRR: How A Cash-Out Refi Can Help Real Estate Investors
A recent report on Bankrate.com reminds us that the acronym BRRRR is not a signal that it’s cold, but rather a strategy that many...
Metro East REIA
Jun 14, 20221 min read
Fastest-Growing Cities Are in the West & South
For readers of this site this data will not be surprising. According to recent Census data, cities in the South & West regions of the...
Metro East REIA
Jun 14, 20221 min read
States Ranked by Sales Tax
You could say that sales taxes are the form of taxation that truly affects every person…it’s the classic consumption tax. It is also the...
Metro East REIA
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Pending Home Sales Down 3.9% in April
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were down 3.9% in April, 2022. The NAR’s Pending Home Sales...
Metro East REIA
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Housing Market Will More Likely Plateau, Not Crash
CNBC’s Diana Olick says the housing market isn’t going to crash, but some sort of plateau is more likely. She discusses the state of the...
Metro East REIA
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Redfin Says Sellers Rushing to Find Buyers Before Demand Weakens Further
According to a new report from Redfin, says the housing market is shifting toward homebuyers’ favor as more sellers came to the market...
Metro East REIA
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Cities With Most Apartment Space Per Person in 2022
RentCafe says millions of Americans have been working and living in the same place for more than two years, and, consequently, the need...
Metro East REIA
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Housing Starts & Building Permits Dip in April
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,724,000,...
Metro East REIA
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Building Material Prices Up 19% Year-Over-Year
The NAHB’s Eye on Housing says the prices of goods used in residential construction (excluding energy) rose 0.5% in April, 2022,...
Metro East REIA
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Existing Home Sales Drop 2.4% in April
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 2.4% in April to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate...
Metro East REIA
Jun 1, 20221 min read
U.S. Consumer Debt Approaches $16 Trillion
A recent chart from the Visual Capitalist illustrates how U.S. consumer debt is rapidly approaching a record-breaking $16 trillion. In...
Metro East REIA
May 22, 20221 min read
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