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St. Louis real estate expert warns buyers: ‘Get your boxing gloves back on’

by Third Party | Jul 15, 2021

Source: KSDK --- “Get your boxing gloves back on.” That’s the encouragement – and warning – from Kathy Helbig-Strick, owner of Experience Realty Partners in St. Louis. After more than a year of unpredictability in real estate, largely due to the pandemic,...

Cannabis Real Estate Lenders Charting Paths Into New Legal Territory

by Third Party | Jul 15, 2021

Source: Commercial Observer --- Len Tannenbaum, CEO of cannabis commercial real estate lender AFC Gamma, has found the pulse of the cannabis sector. He’s only been lending in the space officially for about a year, but the firm has already seen about $7 billion in...

Guest Opinion: Recruiting to Reality

by Phil Hall | May 4, 2023

I recently spoke to the wife of a friend who had been planning a career change into residential real estate but was now having second thoughts. Sound familiar? “Is this a bad time to give up my job and take the plunge?” she asked. “Good question!” I said,...

Mortgage Rates Take a Drop

by Phil Hall | May 4, 2023

A year ago at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.27%. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Take a Drop

Active Home Listings 50.5% Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

by Phil Hall | May 4, 2023

Last month, the national median list price was $430,000 in April, up from $424,000 in March. Continue Reading Active Home Listings 50.5% Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Home Equity Ticks Downward for Second Straight Month

by Phil Hall | May 4, 2023

ATTOM determined the number of equity-rich mortgage-payers dropped on a quarterly basis in 32 of the 50 states. Continue Reading Home Equity Ticks Downward for Second Straight Month

NYC Rent-Stabilized Units Facing Hikes Up to 7%

by Phil Hall | May 4, 2023

“A 7% rent increase is clearly beyond what renters can afford,” said Mayor Eric Adams. Continue Reading NYC Rent-Stabilized Units Facing Hikes Up to 7%

Banks Having Second Thoughts Over Japan’s First Casino Development

by Phil Hall | May 4, 2023

Financing is expected to come via a $4.1 billion syndicated loan, the largest of its kind in Japanese history. Continue Reading Banks Having Second Thoughts Over Japan’s First Casino Development

Mat Ishbia Disses Dan Gilbert – The Feud Continues

by Phil Hall | May 3, 2023

Two highly competitive Michigan titans of mortgage banking who also happen to own rival professional basketball teams have zero fondness for each other – and one of the duo just took a smack at the other today in a sports podcast. Mat Ishbia does double duty is...