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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 Be on the Lookout for Squatters On a recent episode of the Rent Perfect podcast David Pickron says incidents of squatters are on the rise around the country, and may coming to your...

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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 Household Debt Rises to $17.29 Trillion A new report from the New York Fed says household debt has risen to $17.29 trillion (up 1.3%) in Q3 2023, led by mortgages, credit cards and...

The Weekly Roundup News

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 Q3 2023 The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates for Q3, 2023 were 6.6% for rental housing and 0.8% for homeowner housing. The national...

Your Weekly Roundup News

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 NAR Found Liable for Inflating Commissions; Jury Awards $1.78 Billion in Damages Reuters is reporting that a federal court in Kansas City Missouri has returned a verdict in a class action lawsuit against...

This Week’s Weekly Roundup

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 Down 2% in September The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 2% in September to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million (down 15.4% year...

Proceed with Caution

By Tony Youngs As I go to various states pursuing distressed property acquisitions, I am finding an uptick in the number of sellers that are willing to sell their off-market properties. These include probate situations, tired landlords, elderly moving to assisted living, vacant properties, bankruptcies, and pre-foreclosures. The problem is, sellers still have the impression their homes are worth a lot...

Weekly Roundup News

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 Running at 3.7% Year Over Year The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was up 0.4% in September, 2023. Click here to...

Your Weekly Roundup News & 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. Visit our Website U.S. Construction Spending Up 0.5% in August The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in August, 2023 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,983.5 billion, which is 0.5% higher...

Your Weekly Roundup – News & 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. Visit our Website Pending Home Sales Fall 7.1% in August The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales fell 7.1% in August, 2023. Click here to read more. NAR’s Yun Says Mom & Pop Investors...

Weekly Roundup – News & 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. Visit our Website Existing-Home Sales Down 0.7% in August The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 0.7% in August to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.04 million (down 15.3% year...