Jeff Vasishta, Author at Boston Real Estate Investors Association

Freddie Mac's Serious Delinquency Rates Are Down, While Multifamily Distress is the Highest Since 2011

In This Article There’s some good news regarding late mortgage payments. Freddie Mac, the government-affiliated home loan backer, reported that serious delinquencies for single-family homes—individuals three months or more behind on their mortgage payments—decreased in April compared to March. The Slide Into Foreclosures for Single-Family Homes Appears to Have Eased The exact numbers that have […]

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President Trump All But Confirms That He'll End Freddie and Fannie's Conservatorship

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In This Article Privatizing government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mortgage backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appear to be edging closer to reality. This move could not only generate a substantial amount of money for some of Wall Street’s financial titans but also have profound implications for mortgage rates. “I am giving very serious consideration to bringing

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Redfin Joins the Parade of Housing Bears—How Does Their Prediction Stack Up?

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In This Article Don’t expect your home equity to increase this year. That’s the forecast from brokerage and listings site Redfin, which, along with Zillow, predicts that house prices are expected to remain flat or drop by about 1% by year-end. The main reason for the stagnation is mortgage rates, which Redfin predicts will remain

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Rent Prices Fall For the Sixth Straight Month—But Here's Where the Opportunities Are Right Now

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In This Article The February 2025 Apartment List National Rent Report is out, and rents are down nationally for the sixth straight month. The national median monthly rent now stands at $1,370, down $3 per month compared to the previous month and $7 compared to January 2024. Why the drop? After the post-pandemic exuberance of

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33.2% of Listed Homes Have Cut Prices, The Highest Mark For February in Over a Decade

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In This Article Remember the heady months after the pandemic, when interest rates and inventory were at rock bottom, and house prices and bidding wars for them were through the roof? They have long vanished from sight. Conversely, the number of homes with price reductions has steadily increased in recent weeks. So, is it a

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How Privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Could Have Seismic Impacts On Real Estate

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In This Article As Britney Spears once was, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—the government safety net for loans—have been in conservatorship for far longer than anyone imagined possible. It began in 2008 amidst the financial crash, but unlike the pop siren, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are still in it, though amendments were made in

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DOGE Takes Aim at Section 8—Will Vouchers Lose Funding?

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In This Article DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency) has been ripping through the federal government like a chainsaw. No department is immune, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which, among other duties, administers Section 8 housing vouchers to public housing agencies (PHAs). In the face of Texas-based Musk’s impending chainsaw massacre,

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Have We Entered a "Landlord-Friendly" Era?

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In This Article According to the Wall Street Journal, landlords have a reason to rejoice: A “landlord-friendly era” of real estate is about to unfold. The high cost of mortgage rates and homeownership doesn’t look like it will abate any time soon. With the new construction pipeline drained by the end of the year, landlords

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The "Reluctant Landlord" and How They're Shifting the Industry

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In This Article There’s a school of thought among many real estate investors that you should never sell your property. However, for some property owners, renting out their homes has not been by choice. A recent article in Business Insider revealed a scenario that has been happening throughout the Sunbelt in the wake of the

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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Expand Lumber Production—But Will It Keep Costs Down?

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In This Article If real estate investors and developers were worried about the cost of lumber in the wake of Trump’s tariffs, the president has now presented his solution: He plans to increase American logging, ramp up timber production, and saw through 280 million acres of national forests and other public lands in the process.

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