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Financial Freedom in 10 Years and $200K Cash Flow

By Richard | Feb 19, 2024

Reaching financial freedom in ten years or less with a small real estate portfolio!? While it might seem like a lofty goal, it’s very doable when you maximize your cash flow and play the long game. If “the lazy investor” can do it, so can YOU!Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! When Dion […]

China’s latest property ‘whitelist’ is a bit different

By Richard | Feb 19, 2024

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Shujin Chen, Jefferies’ head of China financial and property research, says it shifts some of the responsibility from the banks to local governments when it comes to the screening of projects. Source link

Did the Short-Term Rental Industry Ever Collapse?

By Richard | Feb 18, 2024

In this article At the beginning of 2023, we reported on the advent of #Airbnbust, a term coined by Amy Nixon and amplified by vacation property operators on social media to describe falling revenues per host due to a rapid increase in the supply of rental homes. Last July, we also dug into conflicting data that […]

Mortgage rates shoot to 2-month high after hot inflation report

By Richard | Feb 18, 2024

A “For Sale” sign outside a house in Albany, California, on May 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates shot higher Friday after a monthly government report on wholesale prices showed inflation is still persistent and hotter than most analysts had expected. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage […]

Warren Buffett Is Investing in New Construction—Here’s Why You Might Want to as Well

By Richard | Feb 18, 2024

In this article This article is presented by Park Street Homes. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. If you’ve been paying attention to news in the real estate sector, you will know that new construction has faced many challenges since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. From rising prices of construction materials to labor shortages and, […]

Judge Engoron fines ex-president $454 million

By Richard | Feb 17, 2024

Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks outside the courtroom on the day of a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 15, 2024. […]

9 House-Flipping Tips for the Risk-Averse From Two Experienced Flippers

By Richard | Feb 17, 2024

In this article Pittsburgh-based investor and house flipper John Walker of Turnkey Investment Properties and his business partner, Jim Auten, usually have around 10 flips on the go at any time. When rates were low, and business was booming, that number doubled. However, high rates and low inventory have seen many of their fellow flippers exit the market.  “It’s […]

Apollo’s Torsten Slok talks the connection between low housing starts and inflation

By Richard | Feb 17, 2024

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management chief economist, joins ‘Closing Bell Overtime’ to talk falling housing starts, the Federal Reserve and the state of inflation. Source link

How Climate is Exploding Insurance, Building, and Investing Costs

By Richard | Feb 16, 2024

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, hurricanes, fires, and floods threaten your properties, so how do you protect yourself from what’s coming? Where are the least-affected […]