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 Eases in February The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2% in February, 2025. The all items index was up 2.8%...
By Brad Beckett The Visual Capitalist says consumer spending represents 68% of U.S. GDP, with much of this used for housing, transportation, and healthcare costs. Today's graphic shows the average annual expenditures of Americans, based on data from the Consumer Expenditures Survey 2023 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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 Good News on the Corporate Transparency Act! Jeff Watson says in early March; the Secretary of the Treasury issued an announcement which dramatically changed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and how it will...
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 Down 4.6% in January The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales fell 4.6% in in January, 2025, following four consecutive months of increases. Click here to read...
By Brad Beckett We've seen a lot of recent posts about where people are moving to & from. Today's graphic from Realtor.com shows us the top 15 states with the fastest growing populations. They say last year the U.S. saw its population surge at its highest rate since 2001, overwhelmingly driven by an influx of immigrants. Indeed.... 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 Existing Home Sales Drop 4.9% in January The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 4.9% in January to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.08 million – up...
By Brad Beckett What does it take to join the top 1% of income earners in America? That's the subject of today's graphic from the Visual Capitalist. They say it all depends on which state you live in...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 UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act – it’s back on! The Wall Street Journal is reporting that implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back on after a federal judge in Texas reversed an...
By Brad Beckett The National Association of Realtors says nearly 90% of metros experienced home price increases in Q4 2024, as the 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranged from 6.12% to 6.85%. In addition 14% of the 226 tracked metro areas posted double-digit price gains over the same period, up from 7% in the third quarter. Indeed....Stay safe and have a Happy...
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. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q4 2024 The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates for Q4 2024 were 6.9% for rental housing and 1.1% for homeowner housing. The national...