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Rentals
March 2, 2021
Zumper’s National Rent Report for March ’21
News
March 2, 2021
Construction Spending Up 1.7% in January
News
March 1, 2021
Federal Judge Rules CDC Eviction Moratorium Unconstitutional, DOJ Appeals
Residential
March 1, 2021
Pending Home Sales Down 2.8% in January
Residential
March 1, 2021
New Home Sales Up 19.3% Year-Over-Year
Infographics
February 26, 2021
Selected States’ Sales Taxes as Percentage of Total Revenue
Residential
February 25, 2021
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Up 10.4%
Residential
February 25, 2021
FHFA House Price Index Up 10.8% Year-Over-Year
Residential
February 24, 2021
Cities Where Homes Are Selling the Fastest
Market Trends
February 24, 2021
Home Price Increases in Opportunity Zones Keep Pace with National Trends

Rentals

Treasury Publishes Details About the Emergency Rental Assistance Program

“Cheap Old Houses” Attracts Millennials Escaping the Cities

John Burns’ Apartment Rent Forecasts for 2021

News

March 2, 20210

Construction Spending Up 1.7% in January

Federal Judge Rules CDC Eviction Moratorium Unconstitutional, DOJ Appeals

Existing-Home Sales Up 0.6% in January

Housing Starts Down & Building Permits Up in January

Residential

March 1, 20210

Pending Home Sales Down 2.8% in January

New Home Sales Up 19.3% Year-Over-Year

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Up 10.4%

FHFA House Price Index Up 10.8% Year-Over-Year

Rentals

March 2, 20210

Zumper’s National Rent Report for March ’21

Treasury Publishes Details About the Emergency Rental Assistance Program

John Burns’ Apartment Rent Forecasts for 2021

Counties Where Rents Have Fallen the Most

Market Trends

February 24, 20210

Home Price Increases in Opportunity Zones Keep Pace with National Trends

Home price increases in Opportunity Zones are keeping pace with trends, according to a special report from ATTOM Data that…

February 23, 2021

Owning More Affordable Than Renting in Almost Two Thirds of Housing Markets

Coronavirus

January 12, 20210

Comparison of Unemployment During the Pandemic

A recent “chart of the week” from the Mortgage Bankers Association highlights the various metrics around extended unemployment during the…

January 4, 2021

Pandemic Causing Families to Shun Nursing Homes

December 10, 2020

Refrigerators & Ovens Get Hygienic Makeover During Pandemic

October 21, 2020

Top 10 Housing Markets Most Vulnerable to Pandemic’s Impact

September 2, 2020

CDC to Order Temporary Halt in Nationwide Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19

Regulations & Taxes

February 18, 20210

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…

February 17, 2021

HUD Says Fair Housing Act Prohibits Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

January 25, 2021

Changes in State Taxes Effective in January

January 21, 2021

CDC to Extend Eviction Moratorium Through March

Legislative

February 8, 20210

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…

December 23, 2020

Highlights from the Stimulus Bill of 12/20

December 7, 2020

Smaller Rental Property Owners Are Suffering, Government Needs to Act!

November 5, 2020

Californians Reject Bid to Expand Rent Control

Data

February 15, 20210

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…

February 10, 2021

A Record 25% of Homeowners Have Lived in Same Home >20 years

January 27, 2021

North American Sees Typical Moving Patterns, Volume in Atypical Year

January 20, 2021

Atlas Van Lines Migration Patterns Study

Real Estate Blogger

February 16, 20210

Business Insurance is a Must

Business Insurance is a Must By Mark Gannaway, CPCU From one business owner to another, having the correct insurance in…

February 3, 2021

Family Promise Helps Low-Income Families Achieve Sustainable Independence

January 21, 2021

Due Diligence on the Legal End

January 6, 2021

The Power of Clearly Set Goals in Real Estate

Infographics

February 26, 20210

Selected States’ Sales Taxes as Percentage of Total Revenue

We have had a lot of posts about taxes and the various tax rates & collection methods across the country. …

February 19, 2021

Radio Reaches 91% of U.S. Population

February 12, 2021

President’s Day by the Numbers

February 5, 2021

Cell Phone Etiquette Every Professional Should Know

January 29, 2021

Short Sale Vs Foreclosure Vs REO, How to Best Choose?

January 22, 2021

The Business of Airbnb

Podcasts

February 4, 20210

Investing in Notes and Helping Homeowners Stay In Their Homes

On a recent episode of the Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast, Brian Hamrick talks with Martin Saenz…

January 14, 2021

Inventory Sinks as New Home Prices See Continued Growth

December 15, 2020

Airbnb Goes Public

November 30, 2020

How Legalized Marijuana Affects Your Rental Properties

November 11, 2020

Getting into the GUTS of Rental Property

Economics

February 16, 20210

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 thoughts…

February 15, 2021

Consumer Price Index Up 0.3% in January ’21

January 19, 2021

Local Market Monitor’s National Economic Outlook – January 2021

Legal

February 10, 20210

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…

November 24, 2020

Justice Dept Charges Realtors with Alleged Antitrust Violations

September 15, 2020

Civil Rights Group Challenges Unlawful CDC Eviction Order

technology

January 6, 20210

Blockchain in Real Estate…What’s Next?

We have had several posts about the emerging blockchain technology, but it’s been a while. A recent article in Commercial…

April 29, 2020

Zillow Sees Increased Online Home Shopping Activity

March 11, 2020

Telecommuting Options Enables Locating to More Affordable Cities

Coronavirus

March 18, 20200

The Coronavirus and You – the CDC’s Fact Sheet

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put together a Coronavirus informational website for citizens to stay up…

November 20, 2018

Cities that are Crawling with Bed Bugs

April 20, 2018