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 4.3% in March The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 4.4% in march to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.19 million – down...
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 Florida Governor Signs New Law Squashing Squatters’ Rights n late March, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that makes it easier to remove squatters – which, as we have seen, is a growing...
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...
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 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 National Rent Control will Make the Housing Crisis Worse A recent commentary published in the Hill by Sharon Wilson Géno (president of the National Multifamily Housing Council) says national rent control will make...
We would like to make you aware of the following legislation that was introduced today in the Ohio Senate: SB 150 – PROHIBIT TERMINATING ELECTRIC, GAS SERVICE (Smith, K) - To prohibit terminating electric or gas service to certain households and establish a payment plan for these services.
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 Consumer Price Index Up 3.2% 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 0/2% in July, 2023. Click here...
By Jeffery S. Watson Dear Anna, Given all the different stories in the news, I’m not sure if you’ve seen the announcements regarding multiple progressive U.S. Senators introducing a bill called the “Stop Predatory Investing Act” which is designed to remove certain tax deductions for interest expense and depreciation deductions for property owners with 50 or more single-family homes. The way this bill...
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 Biden Administration to Take on So-Called “Junk Fees” in Rental Housing The Biden Administration announced that it has enlisted the help of several real estate platforms in taking on so-called “junk fees” in...
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...