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. ...
By Scot Aubrey Have you ever looked at your life as a housing provider, considered your property portfolio, and questioned why things just aren’t working out in your favor? If you’ve been doing this for any period of time, the answer is a resounding yes. If you haven’t, well at least you have that to look forward to. Here’s the great...
The water companies are pushing back! We need to make sure senators know they have public support. Thank you to all who have been with us since the beginning of our efforts on HB93 and those who have sent message after message. I promise, they are making a difference! We could have a vote by THANKSGIVING! Click the button below to send a...
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 Up 2.6% Year-Over-year The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2% in October, 2024 (same as September). Click here to...
By Brad Beckett The Visual Capitalist reminds us that the U.S. government faced one of its largest budget deficits ever in fiscal year 2024, due to rising interest rates and government spending significantly exceeding revenue (go figure?). Today's graphic illustrates this monstrosity....Try running your business like that. As always, stay safe and have a Happy Friday!!!