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Existing-Home Sales Up 0.6% in January
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 0.6% in January to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate...
Metro East REIA
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Housing Starts Down & Building Permits Up in January
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,580,000,...
Metro East REIA
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Radio Reaches 91% of U.S. Population
Today’s infographic from Statista reminds us that out of all the media that is used to reach customers, radio still comes out on top. In...
Metro East REIA
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Analysis of HUD’s Recent Fair Housing Act Enforcement
The DC-based group US Housing Consultants recently released a short analysis of HUD’s recent decision to enforce the Fair Housing Act to...
Metro East REIA
Feb 20, 20211 min read
HUD Says Fair Housing Act Prohibits Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that they will interpret the Fair Housing Act to bar...
Metro East REIA
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Foreclosure & Eviction Moratoriums Extended Through June 30th
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced in mid-February the extension of the FHA’s foreclosure and eviction...
Metro East REIA
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Counties Where Rents Have Fallen the Most
Which counties across the nation have experienced the greatest drop in monthly rent? That’s what the number-crunchers at Realtor.com...
Metro East REIA
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Business Insurance is a Must
From one business owner to another, having the correct insurance in place is not easy and not inexpensive. For Arcana Insurance...
Metro East REIA
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Local Market Monitor’s National Economic Outlook – February 2021
Local Market Monitor, a National REIA preferred vendor, recently released their monthly National Economic Outlook where they share their...
Metro East REIA
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Consumer Price Index Up 0.3% in January ’21
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was 0.3% in January, 2021....
Metro East REIA
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Building Materials Prices Up 5.4% in 2020
The NAHB’s Eye on Housing recently crunched the numbers from the most recent BLS Producer Price Index, where the found that prices paid...
Metro East REIA
Feb 17, 20211 min read
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Metro East REIA
Feb 13, 20211 min read
Yardi Says Bright Spots are Beginning to Emerge
According to the latest Yardi Matrix Multifamily Report, the average U.S. multifamily rents were down 0.2% year-over-year in January. ...
Metro East REIA
Feb 11, 20211 min read
FHFA Extending Foreclosure & Eviction Moratoriums through March
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced they are extending their moratorium on foreclosures and evictions from single-family...
Metro East REIA
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Two Georgia Counties Defy CDC Eviction Order
The AP is reporting that two counties in the state of Georgia are refusing to enforce the CDC’s eviction order that effectively halts...
Metro East REIA
Feb 11, 20211 min read
A Record 25% of Homeowners Have Lived in Same Home >20 years
According to a recent report from Redfin, Americans are staying put longer as rising home prices, a housing shortage and the pandemic...
Metro East REIA
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Pandemic Year Sees Soaring Home Seller Profits as Prices Set New Records
According to their Year-End 2020 U.S. Home Sales Report, ATTOM Data Solutions says profits on home sales increased in 9 out of 10 Housing...
Metro East REIA
Feb 11, 20211 min read
U.S. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q4 2020
The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates in Q4 2020 were 6.5% for rental housing and 1% for homeowner housing. ...
Metro East REIA
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Emergency Rental Assistance Program Grantee List
Rental Emergency Assistance funding came through in the December 2020 Stimulus Bill and will result in $25 billion being made available...
Metro East REIA
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Cell Phone Etiquette Every Professional Should Know
Life is a continuing learning experience and no one is perfect….and from time to time the best of us need to be reminded to say “please”...
Metro East REIA
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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