Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Housing Starts Drop 11.4% in March The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in March, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,324,000, which is 11.4% higher than February’s...
By Brad Beckett Citing recent consumer survey data, Statista says Gmail (Google) email addresses dominate the U.S. market for email services, with Yahoo at a distant second. Interestingly, they found AOL, despite being a symbol of a bygone era, continues to be used by 10% of Americans. As always, stay safe and have a Happy Friday!!!
By Denise Holliday What are landlords supposed to do if and when ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) arrives at your rental property? According to ICE, their agents are tasked with “finding and deporting specific individuals based on existing deportation orders and criminal convictions.” Contrary to the hyperbole in the news, ICE says it “does not conduct raids or sweeps and does not...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Inflation Decreases in March The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1% in March, 2025. Click here to read more. Yardi Says Multifamily,...
By Brad Beckett Using data from the Federal Reserve, today's graphic from the venerable Visual Capitalist breaks down America’s wealth (total net worth of all U.S. households) by wealth percentile, and lists the number of households in each percentile. Indeed.... Stay safe and have a Happy Friday!!!
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website U.S. Construction Spending Up Slightly in February The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in February, 2025 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,195.8 billion, up 0.7% from January’s...
By Victoria Cowart, CPM, NAAEI Faculty In 2023, there were approximately 45 million housing units occupied by renters. That equated to 34% of US households. One driver of demand for rental housing is the cost savings and the gap between wages and home ownership. Across 50 of the largest metro areas, renting is 37% less expensive than buying a typical home. Add...
By Brad Beckett The NAR says in a shift that underscores changing dynamics in the housing market, baby boomers now make up the largest generational group of home buyers. Indeed, today's graphic looks at the distinguishing characteristic of each generation of home buyers using data from the NAR's 2025 Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers. As always, stay safe and have...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Pending Home Sales Up 2% in February The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales rose 2% in in February, 2025. Click here to read more. Home Flipping Down in 2024 According to...
By Brad Beckett The Visual Capitalist says after accounting for births, deaths, and migration, the U.S. grew by roughly 8.5 million people between 2020 and 2024. Citing Census data, they point out that not all parts of the country grew the same however or even grew at all. Indeed, today's graphic takes a look at America's population trends 2020-2024. As always,...