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NAR’s Yun Says Mom & Pop Investors Need Capital Gains Cut

NAR’s Yun Advocates for Capital Gains Tax Cut to Benefit Small Investors

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist, Yun, small investors, commonly referred to as “mom and pop investors,” would greatly benefit from a reduction in capital gains taxes. Yun suggests that lowering capital gains taxes would provide these investors with increased opportunities to grow their investments and generate higher returns. By reducing […]

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The Challenges of Converting Vacant Office Space into Apartments

Converting vacant office space into apartments poses several challenges.

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Brian Hamrick During a recent episode of the Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast, Brian Hamrick interviews Andrew Hinton, who is in the final stages of converting an office space into an apartment. They discuss both the positive and negative aspects of the project, including challenges with architects, engineers, and city inspectors, as

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Housing Construction Plummets in August

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The U.S. government has released a report stating that privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,283,000. This is 11.3% lower than the revised number for July and 14.8% lower than the same time last year. In August, there were 334,000 units in buildings with five units or more.

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Zumper’s National Rent Report for August ’23

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rewrite the content without plagiarism for 1500 words Rental information site Zumper recently released their latest monthly National Rent Report for August, 2023. According to their data, rent for 1-bedroom apartments was $1,510 (up 1.6% year over year) and the median two-bedroom rent was $1,864 (up 3.9% year over year) . Be sure to check

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America’s Population that’s 65 Years and Older

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Knowing your customers is vitally important in today’s housing market. Especially as aging baby boomers downsize and relocate it’s important to know as much as you can about this demographic. Today’s interactive infographic from the U.S. Census bureau offers a wide range of statistics about America’s over 65 population. Interestingly, the pull down menu offers

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Zumper’s National Rent Report for March ’23

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Rental information site Zumper recently released their latest monthly National Rent Report for March, 2023. According to their data, rent for 1-bedroom apartments was $1,494 (up .02% from February) and the median two-bedroom rent was $1,833 (up 0.5% from February). Zumper says this uptick points to a larger trend of deceleration of price increases and

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Single-Family Market Share Continues to Shift Away from Large Metros

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The National Association of Home Builders says single-family market share continues to shift away from large metro areas. Citing data from their recent Q4 Home Building Geography Index (HBGI), they say the largest growth in single-family market share came in rural markets (micro counties and non-metro micro counties), rising from 9.4% in Q4 2019 to

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Tornado Season Means Being Twister Aware

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With Springtime in full gear now is a good time to get up to speed with those deadly whirlwinds that few of us ever want to see firsthand, tornadoes. Today’s infographic from Weather.gov tells us about the various types of tornadoes and how to correctly identify them. In addition, Home Depot has put together a

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Your Guide to the Renter’s Bill of Rights – Parts 1 & 2

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Recently, the Biden Administration released its Blueprint for the Renters Bill of Rights. On two recent episodes of the Rent Perfect Podcast, David Pickron and his General Counsel Denny Dobbins discuss how this blueprint can and will affect landlords today and in the future. You can download a copy of the White House’s document by

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Housing Costs are the Leading Increase in Inflation

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was up 0.4% in February, 2023. The all items index was up 6% for the 12 months ending in February. Interestingly, the BLS says The index for shelter was the largest contributor to the monthly all items

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