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Howard Hanna Acquires Manhattan’s Elegran Real Estate
The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Continue Reading Howard Hanna Acquires Manhattan’s Elegran Real Estate
91-Unit Rental Home Community Opens in Edmonton
The Parkside North Townhomes were built on the former military base Griesbach Barracks. Continue Reading 91-Unit Rental Home Community Opens in Edmonton
Will the Real Estate Market Crash in 2022?
Source: Tap Into Randolph --- Overall, New Jersey home prices will continue rising through 2022, but are expected to fall in 2023 as inflation and/or a possible recession take the bloom off the housing market, according to NJ real estate guru Jeffrey Otteau, president...
FORGET COVID: FED PIVOTS TO FOCUS ON INFLATION CONCERNS
Source: RIS Media --- The Federal Reserve is queuing up to make more aggressive moves in the coming years, a departure from the easing-in strategy it implemented amid the pandemic to incentivize economic recovery. While Fed officials voted to hold rates near zero on...
Housing starts and permits ruin Christmas for housing bears
Source: Housing Wire --- Today, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that housing starts came in as a beat at 1,679,000 for November. The more critical number of housing permits came in 1,712,000, a solid uptick from last month, and we saw slightly positive revisions to...
Housing is a Defense Against Climate Change
Source: Eugene Weekly --- Low-income and historically marginalized communities bear the brunt of climate impacts As temperatures regularly soared above 100 degrees this past summer, renters across Eugene struggled to stay cool in their homes. Without air conditioning...
Is the West’s way of life dying? Rabid housing market devouring scarce horse property
Source: Deseret News --- Marie and Peter Gessel’s new home in Riverton is nestled smack in the middle of what, at first impression, appears to be a typical suburban neighborhood along Utah’s Wasatch Front. Curb and gutters, street lamps and brick mailboxes line the...
THE POWER OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN LUXURY REAL ESTATE
Source: RIS Media --- How often do you spend time networking with luxury professionals outside of the real estate industry? We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” and in today’s competitive luxury real estate market, that sentiment...
Floods a growing risk to commercial real estate, study finds
Source: The Hill--- More frequent and severe floods spurred by climate change are poised to wreak major damage to commercial real estate in the U.S. over the next 30 years, causing significant economic harm, a new study finds. Damage to businesses, stores and...
PREPARING YOUR REAL ESTATE MARKETING PLAN FOR THE NEW YEAR
Source: RISMedia --- As 2021 comes to a close, real estate professionals are looking ahead at what to expect for the new year. From the ever-fluctuating housing market to a non-stop influx of new homebuyers, coming up with the new and best ways to do business is top...
By the Numbers: The Biggest Winners and Losers in Real Estate in 2021
Source: Realtor.com --- From the highest of high prices to the lowest of low numbers of homes for sale, there’s no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic upended the nation’s real estate market. And while 2020 was the year that seemed to never end, 2021 appears to have...
Retirees in search of income and some inflation protection may want to consider real estate investment trusts
Source: CNBC --- For retirees searching for investment income and protection from inflation, one solution may be real estate investment trusts. REITs, as they’re called, are companies that own and/or operate properties like office buildings, shopping malls, apartment...
