The median sale price rose to $350,000, reflecting a substantial 10.8% increase from the previous year.Total housing inventory showed a notable 19.2% increase from a year ago which is much needed.Half of the homes sold were under contract in 23 days or less, a slight increase from the previous month but a decrease from a year ago.For sellers, 43.5% of homes sold for the asking price or above, with 21.5% selling for more than the asking price.

Contractors (welders, pipefitters, boilermakers etc) that come here to work temporary jobs at the refinery are the people that rent my STRs.

. - December saw the largest drop in leads, the number of leads decreased 18% throughout our markets. - January experienced a significant increase in demand.

As rates continue to decrease, more investors will come off the sidelines.

If you can improve a property and increase revenue while decreasing expenses, the property increases in value. 

Despite a 56% year-over-year decrease in transaction volume to a 14-year low of $35 billion, quarterly sales activity remained stable throughout most of 2023, with 23Q4 volume slightly above the level set in 23Q1.The early months of 2024 saw a significant shift in the market dynamics, with owner-users overtaking private buyers as the primary buyers of large office developments.

Everyone is always talking about ways to decrease/eliminate the upfront costs and never mentions how that negatively impacts your overall position across the board in the long run.

If you take a smaller house and add another bath or bedroom, it will just feel cramped and you will probably just decrease the value...I mean who want s live in a 10' x 10' BR?

My wife and I were trying to purchase our first home and wanted to house-hack to decrease our cost of living.

Meanwhile, previously thriving markets like Atlanta and Phoenix experienced decreased transaction volumes due to the steady influx of new supply and stagnant rent growth.In the aftermath of the pandemic, institutional capital was in the spotlight, surpassing private-buyer activity as they outmatched lesser-known names while competing in the same arena.