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11 June 2020 | 1 reply
Houston-area apartment rents continue to fall amid COVID-19 in May"Houston-area apartments saw another month of declining average rents in May, a month that is usually in the midst of an annual upswing in the industry, driven by an exodus of renters."
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11 June 2020 | 0 replies
Colleagues,There is advocacy group in NYS that is trying to gain some momentum with political action, lobbying, and litigation over the landslide of legislation that continues to take away our ability to run ethical and profitable businesses.I ask if you are a housing provider in the State of New York, please PM me with an email address through which we can send letter writing campaigns and other calls to action to help mitigate the erosion of our industry in NY.
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11 June 2020 | 1 reply
Single-family home sales fell 20.2 percent year-over-year, with 6,671 units sold, marking the second straight month of declines fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic;The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes g...
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12 June 2020 | 1 reply
Colleagues,There is advocacy group in NYS that is trying to gain some momentum with political action, lobbying, and litigation over the landslide of legislation that continues to take away our ability to run ethical and profitable businesses.I ask if you are a housing provider in the State of New York, please PM me with an email address through which we can send letter writing campaigns and other calls to action to help mitigate the erosion of our industry in NY.
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9 May 2020 | 13 replies
Obviously the longer someone has been successful in the business the better but that doesn't necessarily mean every deal moving forward will work out and there are some very good sponsors and operators that are new to the industry.
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19 April 2020 | 0 replies
Team,does anyone look at other industries (tech, healthcare, energy, etc.) when deciding where to invest next?
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20 April 2020 | 2 replies
I currently intern for a real estate professional who is the CEO of a mortgage fund and has an industrial investment company located in Torrance, CA.
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26 April 2020 | 20 replies
I am in the middle of buying 20 units, and it is a very different world than SFH .... the first thing I would do is get educated about the industry.
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27 April 2020 | 6 replies
I echo what Layne T. said, take this time to get your team ready and conduct diligent market research on Las Vegas - connecting with industry professionals in the area to get your name out there.
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1 May 2020 | 38 replies
There's a lot of rejection and disappointment in this industry, so pushing through all that will make you tougher.