America’s Most Expensive Rental Properties 2013
The real estate website Trulia recently compiled a list of the most expensive rental properties currently available on the market. Surprisingly, only one property has enough square footage to qualify...
View ArticleAnnual Home Values in January Rise 6.2% Nationwide
Annual home values rose 6.2% nationwide in January, according to the Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. The reports show that January marked the 15th consecutive month of home value gains and the 6.2...
View ArticleDevelopers Help Buyers Qualify and Home Sales Soar
The home-buying market is on fire, especially for newly built houses. New home sales surged almost 29% in January compared to January 2012. This is the highest annual sales rate in four years according...
View ArticleHomebuilder Confidence Drops in March
Homebuilder confidence unexpectedly fell for a second month in March. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence dropped 2 points to 44 this month. In a Bloomberg...
View ArticleRising Rents Are Hot But Facts Show They’re Cooling Down
Single family housing rents rose once again in the first quarter of 2013. Yet signs are beginning to reveal themselves that the seemingly endless months of rising rents may be coming to an end. The...
View ArticleWhy Property Owners Should Consider Micro-Apartments
For the longest time, property developers have had a “the sky’s the limit” mentality when it comes to building new rental properties to keep up with America’s rapidly increasing population. That...
View ArticleThe Challenges Of Home Ownership Make Renting Very Attractive
Those of us who bought our homes towards the top of the last housing bubble (2003-2007) are relieved to hear that the average price for houses is climbing steadily in most regions of the U.S. Yet for...
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Rent Is The New Buy (Infographic)
According to the National Association of Realtors, 5 to 6 million new renter households will be created within the next 10 years. In this infographic, we take a look at why most renters are opting not...
View ArticleTop 10 Cities For College Graduates To Rent In
College graduates are searching for both a good job a nice place to live this summer. Apartments.com recently released a list of the top ten cities for college graduates. “We have been compiling this...
View ArticleIs The Recovery In Housing About To Go Belly-Up?
Existing home sales in May were up 4.2% which is the highest level in over 40 months. Buyers were most likely motivated by a profound shortage of inventory in some areas as well as wanting to lock-in...
View ArticleTrends Property Managers Need to Know About
If you look at the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index data released on June 25, 2013 it’s no longer a question that the trend for the price of an existing home is on the upside. Cities like San...
View ArticleProperty Investing – Go For The Cash Flow, Not Location, Location, Location
When discussing real estate investments, we often hear people say the three most important words in real estate are location, location, location. And while “3L” properties may be some of the finest...
View ArticleOnline Rental Ideas And Housing Trends News
First let me encourage you to listen and participate in the free online webinar on a timely topic for property managers. Online rental expert Pierre Calzadilla (Manager of Trulia Rentals) will provide...
View ArticleTop Metros For Keeping Cool This Summer From Apartment Guide (Infographic)
Temperatures have reached record highs this summer and keeping cool has not been easy in many cities. The Apartment Guide recently released an infographic of the top metros across the nation that...
View ArticleCommercial Real Estate Financing – Estimating A Property’s Maximum LTV
Commercial real estate financing for income producing properties is a little different from residential real estate financing. In residential financing, the bank looks toward the borrower’s income as...
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June 2013 New Home Sales Soar And Property Managers Wonder
Recently I was perusing one of the online realtor association sites. There was a page lamenting that homes above a particular low price range weren’t selling. Alarming titles like “Shock Treatment May...
View ArticleDue Diligence – What Is Important When Buying Real Estate?
When you make a big purchase, or an investment, buy a car, sign up for healthcare, etc. you do you “homework” to hopefully make a sensible decision that gives you good value for the money you are...
View ArticleIncome Taxes – How Real Estate Can Save You Money
People frequently purchase investment real estate with the belief that they will save some money on their income taxes as a result of their property ownership. And this could be true, but in many cases...
View ArticleRising Demand For Apartments
Demand for apartments continues to rise despite recovery in the single-family housing market. According to a report from Reis, only 4 percent of U.S. apartments nationwide were vacant in the second...
View ArticleThe Rise Of A New Class Of Renters Is A Property Manager’s Dream
If you’re a potential buyer or a former owner, you’re darned if you try to own and darned if you’re currently an owner. Unless you own a rental home or a multi-family residential income property, the...
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