Online marketing can open new doors for generating leads if you invest in a disciplined strategy supported by adequate human resources and budget. As a marketer, you should always be trying not only to gain new customers but also to reengage existing ones. In today’s ever-changing world, where technology allows a plethora of ways for [...]
The housing market holds its own amid economic and political challenges. Trade tensions, lackluster business investment, a volatile equities market and political uncertainty could create economic challenges in the new year; however, the real estate industry—and the lending market that supports it—remain on relatively firm footing. That’s not to say there won’t be challenges in [...]
Demographic trends should generally support strong single-family rental demand into the future and provide opportunities. The single-family rental (SFR) market appears poised for continued growth, even amid concerns about a weakening economy and the potential for a market correction as early as 2020, or possibly even in 2021. As of September 2019, the Federal Reserve [...]
Long-term rentals offer investors an attractive opportunity. House flippers have had a long and profitable run during the current real estate cycle. But as home prices moderate, real estate investors and private lenders are increasingly turning their attention to long-term rentals, where opportunities appear to be as strong as ever. Rent prices for single-family rental [...]
Surprise! After talk of a downturn, a housing and mortgage rally emerges. After much recent talk about a slowdown in the housing and mortgage markets, the residential real estate industry appears to have done an about-face. Much of the change has been attributed to the Federal Reserve’s announcement in mid-March that it won’t raise short-term [...]
Here’s how to prepare for the next downturn. Although nobody can predict the exact timing, we will likely experience another market correction, and housing likely will be impacted. As the housing market begins to cool, high single-digit price gains probably won’t be in the cards for most communities in 2019. Still, much of the country [...]
Even in a downturn, opportunities exist for private lenders. The nation’s longest economic expansion in history is still underway, but eventually all good things must come to an end. When exactly the expansion will turn into a contraction is still anyone’s guess, but the housing and private lending markets are sure to be impacted when [...]
How will competition affect the sector? Private lending is more competitive than ever, and that’s good news for real estate investors. Why? There are far more choices where one can obtain financing today compared to five years ago. Lenders operating in this hypercompetitive marketplace must be on their toes and offer fast and innovative products—or [...]
Flips purchased with financing rise to 9.5-year high Housing analysts have recently expressed caution about the residential real estate investment market due to rising home prices and competition. But, investors continue to find deals and set records while increasingly tapping the debt markets to finance their flips. Home flipping set a record during the first [...]
Congress has opportunities to address some of the challenges financial technology firms face in the lending sector. The pace of financial technology innovation in the alternative lending space is nothing short of phenomenal, but it has meant headaches for lenders and vendors waiting for regulation to play catch-up. Further complicating the issue, some matters involving [...]
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