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Average Down Payment for a House by State

By Brad Beckett The Visual Capitalist says housing costs vary across U.S. states, as well as the income required to buy a house, and the down payment associated with the purchase.  Today's graphic (using data from Bankrate.com) illustrates the average down payment for buying a house, by U.S. state.  As always, stay safe and have a Happy Friday!!!

Revisiting the Fundamentals – Part 1

By Jeffery S. Watson Dear Anna, I’m writing this email after just attending a lunch meeting for a REIA in Sarasota, Florida. I was privileged to sit in a room with three legends in the residential real estate investing space – Pete Fortunato, David Tilney, and John Schaub. Each of these men has educated thousands of individuals on smart, savvy, safe, and...

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. Visit our Website Federal Judge Rules Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional Various news outlets are reporting that a federal judge in Alabama has ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke decided...

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 Existing-Home Sales Up 3.1% in January The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 3.1% in January to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4 million (down 1.7% year...

The 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 U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Latest Challenge to Rent Control The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the latest challenge to the contentious rent control issue. However, the court appeared to...

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 Apartment List’s National Rent Report February ’24 According to Apartment List’s National Rent Report for February 2024, national median rent fell 0.3% to $1,373 – marking the 6th straight month of negative rent...

The Latest Edition of reiaSENSE

  ReiaSure Insurance Group - Family Insurance Flyer (PDF) National Real Estate Investors Association and Home Depot APP Enrollment Guide (PDF) 2024 REIA Chapter Pricing and Benefits (PDF) Inflation is Everywhere: Inflation is handled. Or at least under control…sort of? It all depends on the statistics you follow. National reserve banks are signaling a variety of different next steps as they...

The Weekly Round Up

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 6.2% Year-Over-Year The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 1% in December to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 3.78 million (down 6.2% year over...

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 Ends Year at 3.4% The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3% in December, 2023. The all items index was...

Weekly Round Up 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-Haul’s U.S. Growth Cities for 2023 According to the latest U-Haul annual Growth Index, Florida dominated their growth cities list again in 2023, with the Palm Bay-Melbourne market netting the largest number of...