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What Happened to Rates Last Week?Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost - 78 basis points from last Friday's close which caused 30 year fixed rates to move higher from the prior week.
MBS were under pressure a...
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So I have been talking to fellow investors in Minnesota and the once hot rehab market has dried up! Yet I'm still seeing 'cash buyer' signage when driving around.I welcome observations from others in Minnesota. We are...
The BLS released the August jobs report on Friday morning. You can read the full details here (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), but let me summarize what it says and why you should care about this spe...
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Wall Street's leverage in housing market is 'very concerning': Finley | Fox News VideoWill the current trend of hedge funds and publicly traded investment firms buying 1 in 5 homes continue? Will that percentage incr...
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Why should I? Excuse my ignorance please.
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Beavercreek now requires short-term rental owners to have a license to operate and provide contact information and a statement that the unit meets safety code. The application would have to be renewed every two years ...
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After Cathedral City opted to start phasing out existing STRs altogether, it seems that La Quinta was next in line. But Measure A, which was La Quinta's try at phasing out STRs by 2024 was shot down by 308 votes. Fina...
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A culturemap article: Austin's economic future remains bright despite bleak recession, reports say
Highlights below:
Silicon Valley Bank ranks Austin the second best place in the U.S. for tech workers in San Francis...
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A robot built home in upstate New York hits the market for $299k as a completely finished home with complete utilities and all. Reports say this home took 6 weeks to build from ground up, and saved 60% costs (due to n...
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Wonder how other investors here check the safety of neighborhood before they purchase their properties? One thing I like website Trulia, is that they provide safe index by using colors. Mostly we only consider areas w...