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25% of New Homes are Infills or Teardowns in Older Neighborhoods
In some metros. practically the only land available for development are infills. Recently, the NAHB’s Eye on Housing took a look at the...
Metro East REIA
Dec 27, 20211 min read
The Impact of Student Debt on Life’s Decisions
We posted last summer about how Americans own over $1.7 trillion in student loans. Today’s infographic from the National Association of...
Metro East REIA
Dec 27, 20211 min read
The Juiciest Highlights From Tarek, Christina, Chip, and Jo’s Past Year
Realtor.com (who else?) reminds us that in 2021 Chip and Joanna Gaines, Tarek El Moussa, Christina Haack, and the rest of reality TV...
Metro East REIA
Dec 27, 20211 min read
Foreclosure Activity Up 94% from One Year Ago
According to ATTOM Data’s November U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were 19,479 properties in the U.S. with foreclosure filings...
Metro East REIA
Dec 27, 20211 min read
Selling a Smoker’s House: Tips to Remove Smoke Residue and Get It Sold
Ok, it’s time to sell your home, either your home or maybe you have inherited a home or you are helping a loved one downsize. The only...
Metro East REIA
Dec 27, 20211 min read
It’s More Expensive to Own a Home than Rent in Most Metro Areas
We have seen stories like this before; is it cheaper to rent or own your home? A recent report from the National Association of...
Metro East REIA
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Housing Starts Up 11.8% in November
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,679,000,...
Metro East REIA
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Most Commonly Spoken Language in Every U.S. State (except English & Spanish)
What are the most commonly spoken languages across our fruited plain (besides English & Spanish)? Today’s graphic from our friends at...
Metro East REIA
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Top Metros with Highest Home-Purchase Down Payments
Which places in America have the highest hoe purchase down payments? That answer can be found in ATTOM Data’s Q3 2021 U.S. Residential...
Metro East REIA
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Mobile Home Values Are Rising Faster Than Single-Family Homes
Lending Tree says that high home prices have many Americans looking to alternatives to the traditional single-family home such as mobile...
Metro East REIA
Dec 21, 20211 min read
You Won’t Believe How Much $$$ Short-Term Rentals Can Generate
On a recent episode of the Rent Perfect podcast David Pickron says landlords everywhere have been converting their long-term rentals into...
Metro East REIA
Dec 21, 20211 min read
2021 Guide to Christmas Trees
The American Christmas Tree Association wants you to find the best Christmas tree for your family this holiday season. Today’s...
Metro East REIA
Dec 12, 20211 min read
NMHC Says 77.1% of Apartment Households Paid Rent by December 6th
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) says that 77.1% of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by December...
Metro East REIA
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Time is Running Out to Use Qualified Opportunity Zones to Help Defer Taxes on a Windfall Profit
It’s a great feeling when you sell some stock, a piece of real estate or the business you’ve poured your life into for a nice profit that...
Metro East REIA
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Jobs in Construction Rise By 31k in November
According to recent data from the Associated General Contractors of America, construction employment increased by 31k jobs in November,...
Metro East REIA
Dec 12, 20211 min read
For Sale Housing Inventory Hits All-Time Low
We’ve been seeing record-high home prices for quite some time being attributed to low inventory and now a recent report from Redfin...
Metro East REIA
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Judge Strikes Down Boston’s Eviction Moratorium
In late November a housing court in Boston, Massachusetts struck down Boston’s citywide eviction moratorium calling the ban an “overreach...
Metro East REIA
Dec 12, 20211 min read
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Saw 19.5% Annual Home Price Gain in September
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 19.5% annual gain for September, 2021, which they say is a...
Metro East REIA
Dec 6, 20211 min read
FHFA House Price Index Up 4.2 % from Last Quarter
According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices in Q3 were up 4.2% from the...
Metro East REIA
Dec 6, 20211 min read
Construction Spending Down Slightly in October
The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in September was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,598...
Metro East REIA
Dec 6, 20211 min read
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