By Charles Tassell Back in 1994 Newt Gingrich kicked off what was ultimately a bipartisan revamp of the welfare system - except it didn't address housing. The entitlement behemoth at HUD has since doubled in size and almost did again according to the 2024 Presidential budget requests. Congress has tinkered with programmatic tweaks, but little has changed, HUD is now at...
Christmas is next week and the folks over at Statista have put together their list of the most desired gifts. Not surprising, money is the most desired Christmas present in the U.S. this year, followed by clothes and gift cards. Stay safe, have a Merry Christmas and happy holiday season!!!
The Shoebox of Shame: Why We Need to Talk About Pre-Accounting By Gita Faust I realized this yesterday during my webinar titled “From Balance Sheet to Your Wellness.” Now, don’t roll your eyes just yet—this isn’t your average accounting lecture. While chatting away about wellness and financial health, it hit me like a ton of bricks: so many businesses are making the...
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 S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Sees 3.9% Annual Gain in September The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 3.9% annual increase for September, 2024. Click here to read more. U.S. Construction...
By Brad Beckett A recent report from StorageCafe says the South is leading the boom in America's fastest-growing housing markets with Texas "stealing the spotlight." In fact, nationally, they say housing inventory rose by 16.7% from 2005 to 2023. Indeed...stay safe and have a Happy Friday!!!
By Scot Aubrey As the 2024 U.S. presidential election recently closed, landlords across the country are celebrating many of the positive outcomes they saw in regard to housing, tax, and economic policies that will affect their businesses. Whether it’s rent control, tenant protection laws, or economic conditions, this often-contentious election outcome will have an impact on the investment real estate market...
Yesterday, Judge Mazzant put the FinCEN registration of beneficial ownership for companies on hold nationwide. In the Texas Top Cop Shop v Garland et al. (case 4:24-cv-00478 December 3, 2024), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). He said the FinCEN registration requirement...
By Brad Beckett This Saturday, December 7th, is the 83rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On that date, "which will live in infamy," 2,335 servicemen died in the defense of freedom. The attack plunged America into the Second World War and put us on a course to become the undisputed leader of the Free World. Today's graphic...
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 Up 3.4% in October The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 3.4% in October to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million – up...
By Brad Beckett If you're a regular reader of this site you know that we cover inflation pretty extensively. Today's graphic from Statista says there's no way around the fact that consumer prices in the United States have risen sharply over the past several years - with a host of factors coming together to form a perfect storm of inflationary pressure. ...