Real Estate

  • It’s Time to Stop Relying on the Fed—You Should Do This Instead

    In this article In late 2022 and early 2023, private equity real estate investors sharply pulled back on funding. They caught on—in some cases, too late—that rising interest rates were going to annihilate deals funded by floating interest debt and drive cap rates higher (pushing prices lower).  In our own passive real estate investing club at SparkRental, our members (myself included) have…

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  • The Housing Shortage Will Only Get Worse—Here’s What Investors Need to Know

    In this article There are many reasons property values have ballooned over the last decade: favorable demographics, monetary policy (low interest rates), stimulus, and migration patterns, just to name a few. But one of the most powerful and enduring variables that has pushed up pricing over the last decade is a shortage of housing units. Estimates vary on the size…

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  • The NAR Will Eliminate 6% Commission Standards and Pay $418 Million in Damages After Settling Lawsuit

    In this article The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced Friday that it finally reached a settlement with homeowner groups that had been embroiled in lawsuits with the association since 2019. The $418 million settlement effectively ends the current NAR broker commission model, which the homeowners’ claimants alleged forced them to pay excessive commission fees.  If a federal court approves…

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  • Leveraging Data Analytics in Real Estate Investing

    In this article There’s no denying that big data and data analytics tools are transforming the real estate landscape. But just how is this happening? What is behind the power of analytics in real estate investing—beyond simply saving you time trawling through sales records?  Let’s dive deeper into how real estate data analytics tools source, process, and use data to…

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  • U.S. News Listed Its 20 Hottest Real Estate Markets—Should You Invest in Any of Them?

    In this article Denver’s housing market is on fire—at least according to a U.S. News analysis of December 2023 data from the U.S. News Housing Market Index, which includes multiple indicators of housing supply and demand, along with financial health measures. A healthy job market, low rental vacancy rates, and a low housing supply that keeps rents from falling may make Denver an attractive market…

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  • I Want to Double My Real Estate Portfolio…What Should I Do?

    Want to double your real estate portfolio and bring in much more cash flow? What about using some of your untapped home equity to invest? Today, we’re showing you how to do just that on this episode of Seeing Greene, where we get into real estate partnerships, paying off rental properties, using home equity to invest, and the not-so-secret repeatable…

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  • The “Value-Add” Playbook: How to Boost Equity

    Want to turn your rental property into a cash-flowing machine? What about boosting your property’s equity by tens or hundreds of thousands? The “value-add” strategy can do all this and more, but you’ll need to know the right moves to make. Top real estate investors have been using value-add on their rental property portfolios for decades, turning lackluster rentals into…

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  • Air Quality Should Be a Factor In Your Next Investment Decision—You Might Be Surprised Why

    In this article Poor air quality has been in the headlines about U.S. climate change, especially on the West Coast and in Southern states. Increasingly devastating wildfires are becoming a sad fact of life in California, Texas, and Arizona, with many states added to the list of those impacted or at high risk of fire damage each year.  But one specific wildfire-related…

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  • How a 10-Year Old Orphan Became a Successful Investor

    In this article Imagine one day living in a luxurious, spacious house with everything you could possibly want in life. Now contrast that with red and blue lights filling your home, with officers yelling and sirens blaring. Then, envision a SWAT team ripping you away from your parents.  Although it seems far-fetched, this actually happened.  By all accounts, John was…

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  • Every Major U.S. City Where It’s More Expensive to Rent Than Buy

    In this article It’s no secret that high interest rates and a low supply of homes for sale have pushed prices up, grounding the housing market to a near halt. Conversely, the rental market has thawed considerably after scorching-hot rent rises in 2021 and 2022. Consider these data points. According to the National Association of Realtors, months of supply for existing…

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