On a national level, Fannie Mae is predicting the multifamily market to remain subdued in 2024. Ever since interest rates began to rise, multifamily transactions have slowed considerably. Higher rates made profits fall, and as a result, buying and improving multifamily properties halted. And, with a massive lag in multifamily construction, new units were pop ... Show More
Nov 21
How to Invest in an Expensive Market ($500K+ Home Prices)
If you live in a market where home prices are hovering above $500,000, this is the episode for you. You’ve all told us loud and clear: real estate investing is tough when you live in an expensive market. Many investors feel like they can’t buy a single property, let alone scale t ... Show More
35m 42s
Jul 2022
15: Renting vs. Buying a House: Which Makes More Sense in 2022? w/Ken Johnson
Renting vs buying a house. It’s an easy decision. If you have the option to buy, you should buy. Shouldn’t you? That line of thinking, according to Ken Johnson, real estate economics expert, can cost you a lot of money. His team at Florida Atlantic University, along with other da ... Show More
1h 12m
Aug 2023
1027 - The Housing Market’s Correction Isn’t Over And Could Create A “Mild” Recession—According To Fannie Mae by Sandy Yong
According to a recent report by Fannie Mae, there are concerns about the housing market.
The U.S. housing market has experienced some ebbs and flows this year, but it’s undoubtedly been in correction mode. With elevated interest rates and tightening lending practices, Fannie Mae ... Show More
6m 55s
Aug 2023
1023 - Rents Exceed Housing Payments In Just Four Cities: Are The Days Of Cash Flow Over? by Lindsay Frankel
Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Houston. Those are the only four remaining cities where it costs less to buy a typical home than to rent, according to a new report from Redfin. The analysis compared March home values and rental estimates assuming a 5% downpayment and a 6.5% ... Show More
10m 31s
Jan 2024
1197 - Rents Show Biggest Decline in 3 Years—Should Landlords Panic? By Anna Cottrell
Redfin’s November rent report is out, showing that median rent prices declined by 2.1% year over year. This is the biggest decline since 2020, and renters nationwide will breathe a sigh of relief. Landlords and investors? Perhaps not so much, although there are regional variation ... Show More
7m 40s
Jun 2022
11: Migration, Inflation, and Why Big Cities Are Losing Their "Desirable" Status w/Redfin’s Taylor Marr
Over the past two years, home prices have looked as if they’re never going to drop. With record-low interest rates, a newly formed remote work culture, and millennials at peak homebuying age, who would have thought that lower home prices would come so soon. Although traditionally ... Show More
58m 9s
Jun 2024
1353 - Headlines: CA Law is a game changer for rentals and Will rents increase over the next few years? By Matt Myre
In our first sotry today, California ADU laws have been softening for several years in an effort to increase housing space and availability. ADUs are often used as rentals, which can help alleviate some of the pressure on rental supply. However, what it doesn’t do, is increase ge ... Show More
14m 24s
Apr 2022
2: What the Average Homebuyer Can Learn from House-Hungry Investors
The housing market relies on many things: market sentiment, Federal Reserve policy, supply, demand, interest rates, inflation—the list goes on and on. For most homebuyers, it may seem almost impossible to crack the code of when (or if) it makes sense to buy a home or rental prope ... Show More
1h 1m
Jul 2023
993 - WSJ Says a Housing Bust is Coming For Small Time Investors—Here's Why They Might Be Right by Sandy Yong
Several days ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article about real estate syndicator Applesway Investment Group (owned by real estate entrepreneur Jay Gajavelli), which lost more than 3,000 apartments across four rental complexes that went into foreclosure.
What led to on ... Show More
7m 12s