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Earth Day is here again, as a reminder to celebrate this beautiful planet we live on. For real estate investors, It's also a reminder to check on our own properties and do whatever we can to make them more resilient to natural disasters. Climate resiliency is what CoreLogic says is the key to "future real estate stability."   Environmental risk is becoming more important for anyone buying property...

California property owners, developers and affordable housing advocates are scoring a big win from the US Supreme Court! The high court ruled that local "impact fees" imposed on newly constructed homes can be challenged in court. This is a significant win for property rights because these fees can add a substantial amount of money onto the price of a home.   The case began with a lawsuit by George...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending April 15th, 2024... why the latest inflation reports could postpone the Fed's rate-cutting plan, how inflation continues to impact construction costs, and why homeowners are getting sticker shock from property tax bills.   We begin with economic news from this past week that was dominated by two of the latest inflation reports. The Consumer Price...

 Florida Realtors are celebrating a new law that makes it easier for property owners to remove squatters. It's become a crisis situation across the nation when squatters take control of a property and claim they are the victims. Florida has changed that, but property owners also need to protect themselves from the illegal occupation of their rightful homes...   ...You should also know your rights...

Demand for housing in and around Dallas, Texas continues to soar. While investors have been pouring millions of dollars into creating more affordable housing, the metro is attracting so many people that tens of thousands of homes are still needed. Supply isn't expected to catch up to demand any time soon.   An article in Bisnow says that investors have put a record amount of money into the area, b...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending April 6th, 2024... more prognostications on when the central bank may cut rates, which major cities are attracting the most home buyers, and why artificial intelligence could have a negative impact on commercial real estate.   We begin with economic news from this past week. Fed Chief Jerome Powell expressed caution about when we might see the fir...

With the help of artificial intelligence, there's a new wild, wild west on the internet, where scammers are pretty much free to pick your pocket. Security experts are warning people that you can be scammed out of money or even real estate by deepfake audio or video clips. And there aren't a lot of safeguards in place right now. The technology is evolving more quickly than security experts can desi...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending March 30th, 2024...yet another hot inflation report that we shouldn't worry about, a turnaround in rent growth, and criticism for the Fed about the impact of high rates.   We begin with economic news from this past week. Another inflation report shows that we still have a few bumps in the road to deal with. The government released a report on the...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending March 23rd, 2024... why the latest Fed meeting provided some assurance about potential rate cuts in the months ahead, what you would pay for a home if home price growth hadn't outpaced inflation, and how Airbnb is dealing with the use of monitoring devices like indoor cameras. We begin with economic news from this past week. The Fed held rates ste...

Regional banks are still under pressure because of their exposure to commercial real estate loans. A new study shows that almost 300 banks are at risk of failure if they don't get an infusion of cash or merge with another institution. And the risk grows as time drags on with higher short-term interest rates. Consulting firm Klaros Group analyzed about 4,000 banks. It found that 282 or more than 7%...

For the first time in 17 years, Japan is hiking short-term rates from negative to positive. Japan has been battling deflation and economic stagflation since the worldwide economic crisis and was the lone hold-out among several countries experimenting with negative rates. This last week, that experiment ended with a rate hike from negative  .1% to between zero and positive .1%.   The Japanese econo...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending March 16th, 2024... what the latest inflation reports are telling us, why home sellers might be jumping for joy, and where we'll be seeing the most single-family construction.    We begin with economic news from this past week. Two new inflation reports add to concerns about which way prices are going. The Consumer Price Index and the Producer Pri...

The latest inflation reports are renewing concerns about whether prices are going up or down. Both the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index were released for the month of February this week. They were both on the hot side but the PPI delivered the big surprise.   The Federal Reserve released the CPI on Tuesday which shows that inflation was up .4% for the month and 3.2% from a year ag...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending March 9th, 2024... why we might see more homes on the market this spring, what builders are planning for this year, and where local stores are experiencing a big comeback.   We begin with economic news from this past week. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before Congress about the state of the economy and said that it's "growing at...

Texas multifamily developers may have overshot their goal. They have pumped so much new product into the market, that many have slammed on the brakes for new builds as they finish up current projects.    According to a detailed report in The Real Deal, Texas apartment developers have produced more apartments than almost any other group of US developers over the last three years. In Dallas, they pu...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending March 2nd, 2024... you'll hear what the Fed's favorite inflation gauge is telling us, the challenges facing builders today, and a popular new trend in home design....   We begin with economic news from this past week. The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation report came out last week showing the biggest increase in four months. The Personal Consu...

The latest report on inflation is showing the biggest increase in four months. It's the PCE report which is the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, and one that provides important data for a decision on rate cuts. The results were also in-line with expectations and what the Fed expects to be a bumpy ride back to its 2% target.   PCE stands for the Personal Consumption Expenditure index. The Fed prefe...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending February 24th, 2024... the 2023 numbers for all-cash home buyers, where NAR stands on a huge class-action lawsuit, and what's happening with single-family rent growth.   We begin with economic news from this past week. Minutes from the Federal Reserve's late January meeting show that Fed officials are more concerned about cutting rates too soon th...

Apartment landlords are finally seeing positive revenue four years after Covid-related rent  moratoriums, but the eviction saga continues. Landlords are able to replace non-paying tenants by evicting them, but the legal proceedings don't happen overnight.   As you know, Covid triggered eviction moratoriums for tenants who weren't paying rent. That helped many people who lost jobs, got sick, or had...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending February 17th, 2024... why the latest inflation reports could delay a rate cut, why U.S. homes are growing older overall, and what share of home sales went to investors in the fourth quarter of last year...   ...Investors are working their way through the tough housing market, with some success. Redfin reports that investors accounted for 26% of l...

The week began with an inflation report that was anything but pretty. The Consumer Price Index came in hotter than expected for January, upsetting Wall Street and frustrating people who want the Fed to cut rates in the coming months. The report triggered a sharp stock sell-off but stocks have bounced back since then as investors and traders wondered whether they overreacted.   The CPI for January...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending February 10th, 2024... why a no news report about inflation is actually good news, why some real estate agents say the spring homebuying season starts now, and where you'll find the best short-term markets for this year. You can find the links to this episode in the show notes at newsforinvestors.com . You'll also find lots of information about th...

Two big headlines out of New York this week have one thing in common – rent stabilization laws that are destabilizing the value of multi-families. One of those stories is about the sale of two multi-million dollar properties for less than half of the purchase price. The other story is about New York Community Bank which suffered a downgrade to "junk" because of commercial loan losses, including mu...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way that landlords and property managers are handling rental screenings, and it's making the leasing process better for everyone. But it isn't just for rentals. Many home buyers are also getting the kind of help they need from what some are calling "robot realtors."    I thought I'd talk about a few ways that AI is rapidly changing the real estate wo...

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending February 3, 2024... what the Fed Chief is saying about when the rate cuts will begin, what happened to the homeownership rate in Q4, and why Millennials are worried about aging Baby Boomer homes. That's it for today. If you are working on your investing plan for this year and need a better focus, check out our RealWealth webinar: The Focused Inves...