Jhoana Olarte
Houston Real Estate Highlights in October
Houston Real Estate Highlights in October
Single-family home sales continued their post-Hurricane Harvey rebound as volume rose 7.5 percent year-over-year with 6,381 units sold;Single-family home sales remain 2.8 pe...
Tom Wilson
U.S. Household Debt Reaches New Record as Some Delinquency Rates.
You can spin the increasing debt as "consumer confidence," alongside manipulated statistics such as "lowest unemployment rate" (look around you, do you really think we don't have an employment problem when all the hea...
Andrew Magoun
Rent control & other restrictions on Nov. ballot
Do you own in Portland, Maine? Do you live in Portland? Then you need to know about Question 1 on the ballot this November 7th. Question 1 is a citizens' initiative that will (among other things):-impose rent control ...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (October 5, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, October 5, 2020)
The economic collapse sparked by the pandemic is triggering the most unequal recession in modern U.S. history, delivering only a mild setback for those at (or near) the...
Erik Perotti
Zillow Offers and BP crowd
Hi -
Just saw an interesting article, the punch line is that Zillow is making half its revenue from cash offers. See the story here
Digging in here, the markets are: Phoenix, Las Vegas, Atlanta; Denver; Charlotte, ...
Jhoana Olarte
JUNE DELIVERS STRONG NUMBERS ACROSS ALL SEGMENTS OF HOUSTON’S RENTAL MARKET
Demand for rental housing across Greater Houston was strong in June, drawing steady consumer interest as uncertainty about mortgage rates and inflation kept home sales below seasonal norms. Rentals of single-family ho...
Davon Lowery
Water meters, power meters?
I was recently at a payment center for my local water and power company and I began a discussion with an RE investor and he was outraged at how his tenants were consuming water. This landlord, I kinda felt his pain, s...
Nathan Estochen
Switch to a month to month lease?
Hi all,Currently in the process of acquiring my first investment property in Fitchburg, MA. It's not the best area and I want to position myself accordingly as to not be taken advantage of by troublesome tenants. All ...
Joe Abughazaleh
New Nevada HOA Laws for 2019
2019 Legislative Summary for Common Interest CommunitiesNothing in this document should be considered a legal opinion or legal advice. For clarification on legislative matters, please seek appropriate counsel. AB 31 –...
John Fulton
Amazon: Push a button, sell your home?
We are living during the Cambrian explosion of “push a button” products and services. Push a button, get a divorce. Push a button, get a ride, watch a movie, deliver groceries and alcohol. I personally don’t see the d...