Harris County ranks as Texas’ best for investing in real estate

Investing in real estate can have big rewards, but also big risks. When calculating the next place to look for an investment property or aiding a client in the hunt, it’s important to consider local economic conditions like business growth, new building permits and gross domestic product (GDP) growth. SmartAsset recently released its second annual list […]

New York County ranked as state’s best for investing in real estate

Investing in real estate can have big rewards, but also big risks. When calculating the next place to look for an investment property or aiding a client in the hunt, it’s important to consider local economic conditions like business growth, new building permits and gross domestic product (GDP) growth. SmartAsset recently released its second annual list […]

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Housing Policy: Handicapping Brexit

“Winners and Losers” The world has now had a couple of weeks to get over the shock of Brexit or the decision of Britain to exit the European Union. As week-three begins, global equity, debt and currency markets have stabilized. What does Brexit mean for the US mortgage and real estate markets for the next […]

Mortgage Performance: Foreclosure Report Highlights May 2016

National Foreclosure Inventory Down 25 Percent Year Over Year The foreclosure inventory fell 25 percent year over year in May 2016. The inventory of mortgages in serious delinquency fell 21.6 percent year over year in May 2016. All states except North Dakota had a year-over-year decrease in the serious delinquency rate, but the increase was […]

Insurance: Determining Reconstruction Costs

Home features that have the greatest impact on reconstruction cost Reconstruction cost, not market value or assessed value, is used by insurers to determine homeowner coverage limits and is an important factor in determining a policy’s premium. Because of the many variables involved, the estimating tools that insurers use to arrive at reconstruction costs have […]

Housing Trends: Distressed Sales Update April 2016

Distressed Sales Accounted for 9 Percent of Homes Sold Nationally in April 2016 Of total sales in April 2016, distressed sales accounted for 8.8 percent and real estate-owned (REO) sales accounted for 5.7 percent The REO sales share was 22.2 percentage points below its peak of 27.9 percent in January 2009 Distressed sales shares fell […]

Housing Policy: Recent Activity Around Condo Project Eligibility

Shows Regulators/Investors Are Working To Make Condo Lending Easier/More Accessible Over the past few months, momentum has been building behind the efforts to standardize and streamline the project review processes that lenders use to determine if condominium projects meet eligibility requirements of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Currently, condo sales represent about 10 percent of the […]

Housing Recovery Continues despite Affordability Obstacles

The national housing market has now regained enough momentum to provide an engine of growth for the U.S. economy, according to the latest The State of the Nation’s Housing report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies. Robust rental demand continues to drive the housing expansion, and sales, prices, and new construction of single-family homes […]

Millennials: Want to Own, Less Sure It Makes Financial Sense

Millennials, or Gen Y (34 and under), are an important generation to the real estate industry. Not just because this generation is the future, but also because, for the fourth year in a row, they are the largest share of homebuyers at 35 percent. Yet they also face several distinct challenges on the road to […]