🛠️ House Flipping in 2025: Profits Shrink, Risks Rise — Is It Still Worth It? There’s good news and bad news for today’s house flippers. The good news? Despite high interest rates and cautious buyers, it’s still possible to make a living flipping homes.The bad news? Profit margins are tighter than ever, and good deals […]
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In This Article Real estate investors are eschewing the tried-and-trusted strategy of buying and holding assets for the long term and jettisoning their rental properties to escape a softening market, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Data from Realtor.com’s Investor Report showed that about 11% of all homes sold in the U.S. last year
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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
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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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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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
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
33.2% of Listed Homes Have Cut Prices, The Highest Mark For February in Over a Decade Read More »
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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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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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