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In recent years, the Millennial generation has emerged as a dominant force in the housing market, exerting a significant influence on trends, preferences, and the overall trajectory of the real estate industry. As the...
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Hello all, I just wanted to share with you a piece I wrote about BTR trend in Sunbelt states...would love to hear your thoughts about it.The Sunbelt states of the United States are currently experiencing a housing con...
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I am looking in several markets. I am wondering as looking through the data of each market. I have seen homeowner of certain neighborhood high as 70 percent and low as 50 percent. Does anyone use this data on determi...
I came across this interesting article in the Financial Times recently.
The basic premise of the article is while home ownership is falling among US citizens, among immigrant families, the rate is high and has been i...
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Is anyone familiar with Neighbor Works Home Partners Program that is a down payment assistance plan in the twin cities? A little bit about the program is: NeighborWorks Home Partners is proud to be a provider of Proje...
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Many people think that renting and owning a home are two separate paths. But did you know there are programs out there that bridge the gap? These programs allow tenants to work towards homeownership while still rentin...
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Hi guys,
I am fairly new to bigger-pockets. I wanted to know your opinion on owning your own house vs renting an apartment? What makes sense? And why ?
Your opinion matters.
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Pros and Cons of a 2/1 Buydown
Just wanted to kindly share some things I learned on 2/1 buydown which is a very useful tool to use for today's market and to acquire RE with a loan. The major advantage of a 2/1 buydo...
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Since 1996 my passion for selling homes and educating people about homeownership and/or real estate investing hasn’t changed. I love what I do! I too want to step out and take advantage of my own acknowledge and exp...
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As we now know, Fannie and Freddie are now controlled completely by the Federal Government. They are experincing forclosure rates @ 1 every 90 seconds as of 6/23/10. What this means is that WE, the people, have a vest...