Weekly Roundup News and Updates

04Apr

Weekly Roundup News and Updates
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.
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 ATTOM’s year-end 2024 U.S. Home Flipping Report, 297,885 single-family houses and condominiums were flipped in 2024. That figure is down 7.7% from 322,782 in 2023 and 32.4% from a recent peak of nearly 441k reached in 2022. Click here to read more.
America’s Renter Population Grew 1% in Q4 2024

We recently posted the Census Bureau’s Homeownership & Rental Vacancy numbers for Q4 2024. In that vein, Redfin says the number of renter households in America increased 0.8% year over year to 45.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 – the slowest growth since Q1 of 2023. Click here to read more.

 
Secret Mortgage Blacklist Is Leaving Homeowners Stuck With Unsellable Condos

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a there is a secret mortgage blacklist that is leaving homeowners stuck with unsellable condominiums. Click here to read more.
New Home Sales Up 1.8% in February
The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in February, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676k, which is 1.8% higher than January’s revised rate and is 5.1% higher than one year ago. Click here to read more.

 
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Sees 4.1% Annual Gain in January

The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 4.1% annual increase for January, 2025. Click here to read more.
Mastering Mobile Home Investments

On a recent episode of the AZREIA Show, Marcus Maloney & Michael Del Prete talk with mobile home expert, Adrian Smude, about the world of mobile home investments. Adrian recounts his journey from being a problematic tenant to becoming a successful investor specializing in buying and renting single-unit mobile homes in Central Florida. Click here to read more.
FHFA Says Home Prices Up 4.8% Year-Over-Year

According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), home prices were up 4.5% from January 2024 to January 2025, after rising 0.2% in January. Click here to read more.
How Each U.S. State’s Population Has Changed Since 2020

Infographic: 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. Click here to read more.
Check out the latest issue of reiaSENSE

Check out the latest issue of reiaSENSE, National REIA’s monthly government affairs publication. Click here to download.

 

 
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