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How to Power Through Your Workday on No Sleep
Today’s infographic from the Daily Infographic presents an hour-by-hour plan for getting through the workday after a night without sleep....
Metro East REIA
Jul 12, 20211 min read
Construction Spending Up 7.5% Year-Over-Year
The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in May was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,545.3 billion,...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Pending Home Sales Up 8% in May
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were up 8% in April, 2021 and up 13.1% from one year ago. The...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
America is 245 Years Strong!
This Sunday, July 4th, marks 245 years of America’s independence! Today’s infographic takes a look at the 4th of July “by the numbers”...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
FHFA House Price Index Up 15.7% from Last Year
According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices were up 1.8% in April and up...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
SCOTUS Leaves CDC Eviction Moratorium in Place
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to end the CDC’s nationwide moratorium on evictions. Previously, U.S. District Court...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Key Trends from Remodeling Magazine’s 2021 Cost vs Value Report
According to key trends from the 2021 Cost vs. Value Report, exterior improvement projects continued a multiyear trend of providing the...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
S&PCoreLogicCaseShiller Says Annual Home Price Gains Surged to 14.6% in April
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 14.6% annual gain for April, 2021. Their 10-City Composite...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
HUD Wants to Rescind 2020’s Disparate Impact Rule and Restore Previous Policy
Disparate impact is back, although it’s arguable whether it ever went away; The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
New Home Sales Down 5.9% from April
The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in May, 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 769k,...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Nosy Neighbors Should Be a Landlord’s Best Friend
On a recent episode of the Rent Perfect Podcast, David Pickron says as a landlord, having more eyes and ears looking out for your...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Biden Administration Extends Eviction Moratorium Through July
FOXBusiness is reporting that the Biden administration has extended the CDC’s federal pause on evictions by one month through the end of...
Metro East REIA
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Residential Construction Input Prices Up 23% Year-Over-Year
According to recent economic data analyzed by the NAHB’s Eye on Housing, the prices paid for goods used in residential construction...
Metro East REIA
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Housing Starts Up 3.6% in May
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,572,000, which...
Metro East REIA
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Biggest Business Risks in 2021
The Visual Capitalist reminds us that we live in an increasingly volatile world, where change is the only constant. Combine that with...
Metro East REIA
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Yardi Says Market Reaching Pre-Pandemic Performance Levels
According to the latest Yardi Matrix Multifamily Report, the average U.S. multifamily rents in May increased $12 to $1,428 (2.5%...
Metro East REIA
Jun 21, 20211 min read
CoreLogic: Home Prices See Highest Annual Growth Since 2006
According to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Insights (HPI) report, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 13%...
Metro East REIA
Jun 17, 20211 min read
Built-to-Rent Suburbs Are Poised to Spread Across the Country
According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal (reposted on Realtor.com), a new trend of “built to rent” subdivisions are...
Metro East REIA
Jun 17, 20211 min read
States with the Highest and Lowest Real Estate Prices
The Equity Trust Company, a leader in Self-Directed IRAs and a National REIA preferred benefits provider, recently released their list of...
Metro East REIA
Jun 17, 20211 min read
Where Are Homes Selling the Fastest?
With home sales white-hot across the country, Realtor.com says not all markets are “turbocharged” to the same degree. The crunched the...
Metro East REIA
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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