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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 Slightly in May ’23 The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in May, 2023 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,925.6 billion, which is 0.9%...

Your Weekly Roundup from Real Estate Investing Today

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 2.7% in May The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were down 2.7% in May, 2023. Click here to read more. New Home Sales Jump 12.2% in...

Risk vs. Reward

By M. Jane Garvey Many investors get into real estate because they like to know that there is something physical and tangible that they are buying. It is perceived as lower risk than some other investments. In the case of providing housing, we are providing a much-needed service, so the presumption is that there is an inherent value.  In a perfect...

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 Slightly in May The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 0.2% in May to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.30 million (down 20.4% year...

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 Housing Costs Continue to Drive Inflation Index The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was up 0.1% in May, 2023.  Click here to...

This week’s 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 NREIA Joins Buckeye Institute Calling on SCOTUS to Protect America’s Judicial System from Abuse The Ohio-based Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions filed an amicus brief in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, calling on...

This week’s 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 FHFA Says Home Prices Up 4.3% Year-Over-Year According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices rose 4.3% from March 2022 through March 2023. Click here to...

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 New Home Sales 4.1% in April The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in April, 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 683k, which is 4.1% higher...

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 3.4% in April The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 3.4% in April to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.28 million (down 23.2% year...

Dodd-Frank Update: CFPB issues Section 1071 small entity compliance guide; ICYMI: Economic forecast

Monday, May 17, 2023 CFPB issues Section 1071 small entity compliance guide At CBA Live, hosted by the Consumer Bankers Association, Dodd Frank Update sat in on a discussion with experts about the next frontier in fair lending: artificial intelligence (AI). The panel of experts discussed the ways AI is being used in fair lending and what regulators are doing in response...