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A $400,000 Profit From Flipping A Single House?

August 14, 2019 by Robert Reid

Flipping homes is popular once again. It took about eight years after the Great Recession that started in 2006 for home prices to rebound to the levels seen before the recession. Then, by 2016, in many areas, home prices started to rapidly increase.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Market Conditions, Market Trends, Real Estate

How To Find Motivated Sellers In Your Real Estate Market

August 8, 2019 by Robert Reid

Bargains in real estate may come from identifying motivated sellers who are willing to let a property go for less than it is really worth. Real estate investors who acquire properties at a discount from current market value enhance their success by increasing their profit potential. Real estate agents who list properties owned by motivated sellers increase their chances to sell a property quickly and have happy sellers who might refer them in the future.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Investment Property, Market Trends, Real Estate

New York Penthouse Sells For $238 Million – Is This A Real Estate Bubble About To Burst?

August 7, 2019 by Robert Reid

The most expensive home sold in America, so far, was a New York penthouse that sold for $238 million in January 2019. It is on the top of a building that overlooks Central Park. The 26-story luxury condo building designed by Robert A. M Stern is nearly all sold out.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Market Outlook, Market Trends, Real Estate

Case-Shiller: Home Prices Growth Slows in March

August 1, 2019 by Robert Reid

Home price growth slowed again in May according to Case-Shiller home price indices. Home price growth slowed for the 14th consecutive month to its lowest rate in 12 years. Case-Shiller’s National Home Price Index showed 3.40 percent growth year-over-year in May as compared to April’s year-over-year reading of 3.50 percent.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Case Shiller, Market Outlook, Market Trends

The Community Reinvestment Act Explained In Simple Terms

July 30, 2019 by Robert Reid

The federal government adopted the Housing and Community Development Act in 1977, and the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) portion was designed to prompt lending institutions to provide mortgages for low- and moderate-income Americans. The underlying reasoning for the CRA was to discourage discriminatory lending practices that inhibited low-income communities and neighborhoods.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Market Outlook, Market Trends, Real Estate

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