David Ivy
May 2019 Austin Market Report
The May 2019 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). The median single-family home sold for a record-breaking $407,400 in the city of Austin. That's a 6% increase from May...
J. Mitchell Bernier
Buyers backing out and contracts being canceled
CNBC wrote an article today showing people are backing out or canceling contracts, some are even leaving hefty deposits behind as well. Main reason is that interest rates are going up so much higher than where they we...
David S.
Can a roof with a ridge vent to have two shingle layers?
Hey all, I’m looking to put an offer on a home that’s part of an estate. The seller has no idea if there’s one or two layers on the roof and I couldn’t tell when walking the property (no ladder). But the house has a r...
Chris Collins
Diversity in the MHC Debt Markets
As we approach the beginning of the third quarter of 2020 it is apparent that we are in an unprecedented time in the market with historically low interest rates and uncertainty in the market surrounding COVID-19. As a...
Mike H.
City of Gainesville inspection
Anyone got one ? Just got mine. Total BS. lesson learned I should have been present but I live 6 hours away. I knew when they started the LL license they might start pulling this crap. I just spent 7k on new windows ...
Robert Adams
My Thoughts: Las Vegas Market Trends & What to Expect This Spring – February 2025
As we move into February, the Las Vegas real estate market is showing positive signs of recovery after the holidays and the conclusion of the presidential election cycle. Our team has noticed an uptick in buyer demand...
Billy Dha Kidd is better known for his rapping than his real estate skills, but both careers are worth celebrating. Billy’s early life was anything but comfortable — growing up in El Salvador, he was used to no runnin...
2023’s insurance market is bad. Really bad. “As bad as I’ve ever seen,” says Insurance Office of America’s Robert J. Hamilton. He’s never seen home and multifamily insurance prices as high as today. But, he has good r...
The climate crisis is already here, and the cost of real estate is being directly affected. Insurance premiums are skyrocketing, costs to build are rising, and your reserves need to be bigger than ever. Tornados, hurr...
What’s your financial independence number (FI/FIRE number)? Are you being too conservative, or are you cutting things close? Do you even have one? Today, we’re taking a deep dive into this hotly debated topic to help ...