Sunshine after the Storm
Hurricane Ian was the sixth hurricane to cause $20+ billion in damages in Florida in the last 40 years. We have many team members and clients who live and work in Florida. We have experienced several...
View ArticleMonitoring Industry Strategies
We can study historical data all we want—and we do—but strategic decisions made today by housing industry executives as well as home buyers and sellers are what moves the market. This is correlated...
View ArticleApartment Market Slowdown Continues
The gravitational forces of rising supply, economic uncertainty, and the return of seasonality have all pulled the apartment market back down to Earth. While apartment owners would normally not...
View ArticleThe Current Housing Cycle Landscape
A few weeks ago, we updated our Top 10 Signs of a Market Bubble poster, showing that 8 out of 10 quantitative and 8 out of 10 qualitative signs all point to why the housing bubble is set to pop. We...
View ArticleCan Arrived Homes Turn Small Investments into Big Bucks?
. Ryan Frazier and the folks at Arrived Homes can’t sell you a home for $100, but they would love to sell you a share of a home for really cheap. Arrived Homes aggregates small-time investors to buy...
View ArticleRate Buydowns Help Buyers Purchase New Homes
In early December, 75% of nationally surveyed home builders confirmed they are buying down buyers’ mortgage rates to make payments more affordable. Our survey indicates 32% of builders are buying down...
View ArticleIs the Remodeling Boom about to Go Bust?
. When a fresh coat of paint is not enough, there is remodeling. It might be a new roof or a new room. It might be because your house is falling apart or because you can’t believe you once thought...
View ArticleSome Positive New Home Sales News Heading into 2023: Increased FHA and GSE...
FHA and GSE (Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac) loan limits are increasing again in 2023, which will be a major benefit to builders as they grapple with slow new home demand and home buyer affordability issues...
View ArticleDesigning Build-to-Rent (BTR) Homes: Six Features That Are Different than...
Regardless of home type or target renter in build-to-rent (BTR) homes, there are a few design strategies that differentiate them from for-sale homes. Consider the following six tenets: Amenities...
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