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Where Homebuyers Want to Live
We’ve had a lot of posts about where people are moving to and from, as well as the reasons why. A recent report at Realtor.com took a...
Metro East REIA
May 22, 20221 min read
Housing’s Share of GDP Starts Off Strong in 2022
New data is showing that housing’s share of the U.S. GDP edged higher in Q1, 2022, while overall GDP growth declined at a 1.4% annual...
Metro East REIA
May 22, 20221 min read
Yardi Says Multifamily Performance Continues to be Stellar
According to the latest Yardi Matrix Multifamily Report, the average U.S. multifamily rents in April increased $15 to an all-time high of...
Metro East REIA
May 22, 20221 min read
How Much Space Does $1,500/month Get You Across the Country?
With inflation now rearing its ugly head, consumers are becoming more price conscious as they see their cost of living being impacted all...
Metro East REIA
May 22, 20221 min read
20 Fastest-Growing Dog-Friendly Cities in America
A new report from Zillow & Rover says dogs are driving consumers housing decisions. They say that more than 60% of dog owners consider...
Metro East REIA
May 22, 20221 min read
MBA Says Probability of a Significant Foreclosure Surge is Minimal
A recent “Chart of the Week” from the Mortgage Bankers Association illustrates that the expiration of pandemic-related foreclosure...
Metro East REIA
May 22, 20221 min read
Apartment List’s National Rent Report May ’22
Apartment List says rents are growing more slowly than they did in 2021, but faster than the growth they observed in the years...
Metro East REIA
May 22, 20221 min read
CoreLogic’s HPI Says Home Prices Up 3.3% in March
According to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Insights (HPI) report, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 20.9%...
Metro East REIA
May 22, 20221 min read
Eliminating the Fear of Getting Started in Real Estate
On a recent episode of the Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast, Brian Hamrick talked with Art Morrison, III, a former...
Metro East REIA
May 8, 20221 min read
U.S. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q1 2022
The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates for Q1, 2022 were 5.8% for rental housing and 0.8% for homeowner housing....
Metro East REIA
May 8, 20221 min read
Zumper’s National Rent Report for April ’22
Rental information site Zumper recently released their latest monthly National Rent Report showing that their median national rent for...
Metro East REIA
May 8, 20221 min read
FHFA Says Home Prices Up 19.4% from One Year Ago
According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices rose 2.1% in February, 2022...
Metro East REIA
May 8, 20221 min read
Pending Home Sales Drop 1.2% in March
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were down 1.2% in March, 2022. The NAR’s Pending Home Sales...
Metro East REIA
May 8, 20221 min read
New Single-Family Home Sales Down 8.6% in March
The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in March, 2022 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 763k,...
Metro East REIA
May 8, 20221 min read
Judge Certifies 100’s of Thousands of Homeowners in Class Action Lawsuit vs. NAR
HousingWire is reporting that, in mid-April, a federal judge in Kansas City, Missouri certified a class action lawsuit that makes...
Metro East REIA
May 8, 20221 min read
Land Market Has Its Best Year in Almost a Decade
A recent report from the NAR’s Economist’s Outlook says the land market had its best year in nearly a decade in 2021 with land sales...
Metro East REIA
May 8, 20221 min read
HOAs Work to Stop Investors From Buying Houses to Rent
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece (reposted on Realtor.com) about how small groups of neighborhood volunteers (HOA’s,...
Metro East REIA
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Housing Starts & Building Permits Up Slightly in March
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,793,000,...
Metro East REIA
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Existing Home Sales Dip 2.7% in March
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 2.7% in March to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate...
Metro East REIA
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Inflation Hits 40-Year-High and Double-Digit Rent Growth
On a recent episode of Real Estate News for Investors, Kathy Fettke discusses inflation hitting a 40-year-high, where rents are growing...
Metro East REIA
Apr 26, 20221 min read
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