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Inflation and interest rates—two things we rarely talk about when the market is going smoothly. Just this week, the Federal Reserve made some stark moves surrounding interest rates with the hope of cooling down the rampant inflation we’re experiencing. But what exactly is causing all this inflation and are interest rates really going to change […]

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email KeyBanc Capital Markets’ Kenneth Zener joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss homebuilder stocks as well as companies that sell home goods and furniture. 03:40 Thu, Jun 16 20221:48 PM EDT Source link

Making common rental application mistakes can cost your landlord business dearly. The rental application contains critical information you will need to screen tenants thoroughly. For example, employment information, previous landlords, income, and permission to run a credit check are all standard on rental application forms. Rental application mistakes could mean the difference between getting a good […]

CNBC's Diana Olick joins 'Closing Bell' to report on homebuilder stocks. Source link

Last week, the Bureau of Labor released data showing the Consumer Price Index (CPI)—the most commonly used measure of inflation—rose 8.6% higher in May 2022 compared to May 2021. This is up from an 8.3% reading in April and represents the highest year-over-year inflation figure in more than 40 years.  Unfortunately, another high inflation figure shouldn’t be […]

A contractor frames a house under construction in Lehi, Utah, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Private residential construction in the U.S. rose 2.7% in November. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sentiment among the nation’s homebuilders fell for the sixth straight month to the lowest level since June 2020, when the economy was […]

What differentiates a top producer from everyone else? The most common answer is hard work, ambition, and charisma, but what does that even mean? Hard work, while a universal concept, changes depending on the context, so what does hard work entail in real estate? Today’s familiar guest, David Greene, answers all these questions and more […]

Mortgage rates jumped sharply this week, as fears of a potentially more aggressive rate hike from the Federal Reserve upset financial markets. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage rose 10 basis points to 6.28% Tuesday, according to Mortgage News Daily. That followed a 33 basis point jump Monday. The rate was 5.55% […]

A 1031 exchange refers to the Internal Revenue Code, Section 1031. This code allows you to defer capital gains taxes from the sale of a property by “exchanging” it for another property of equal or greater value. A 1031 exchange is also known as the like-kind exchange. 1031 exchange strategies are a profitable and smart way […]