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House Bill introduced in Texas Aims to Reduce Wait Times for Development Permits
A bill introduced in the Texas House aims to cut down on development permitting backlogs across the state by offering alternatives if local authorities don’t make a decision on them within a specific time frame. House Bill 14 would require regulatory...
Housing Rents Drop to Lowest Level in Over a Year
The median U.S. asking rent rose 1.7% year over year to $1,937 in February—the smallest increase in nearly two years and the lowest level in a year, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Rents were up nearly...
Why There Are No Houses to Buy in Many U.S. Metro Areas
Source: Time --- Mortgage rates are rising, and the housing market appears to be softening nationwide. But in many U.S. markets, would-be buyers are facing a big problem: there’s just nothing to buy. Housing inventory—the number of homes on the market—has been falling...
Confidence in the US housing market is approaching an all-time low
Source: New York Post --- Consumer confidence in the US housing market approached an all-time low in February as buyers and sellers contend with a fresh spike in mortgage rates and mounting anxiety about job security. Fannie Mae’s monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index...
High Country Real Estate Part IV: Everything is Relative
Source: High Country Press --- It’s hard to miss all the doom and gloom in the media regarding the economy lately. Traditionally, when the media evaluates the economy they talk about two things: unemployment and the housing market. However, the pandemic from 2020...
Long-distance real estate investment in residential properties a hotbed in US South and Midwest
Source: Fox Business --- The rising cost of living and long-term price increases of residential properties in U.S. coastal markets is pushing out-of-state real estate investors into America’s southern and Rust Belt cities. Metropolitan areas including San...
US Housing Supply Continues to Lag Household Formations; Multifamily Construction Offers Alternatives
Source: Realtor.com --- Highlights: US housing markets continue to struggle with a sizable shortage of new homes, a result of more than a decade of under-building relative to population growth. In 2022, the U.S. saw 2.06 million household formations, resulting in 15.6...
Austin Housing Market Forecast
Source: US News --- Given the enormous popularity of the greater Austin, Texas, area for online searches, newcomers and employment growth, it may act as a reasonable bellwether for the state of the U.S. housing market. This will certainly be tested in the spring and...
US housing prices decline for 6th straight month
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence --- Home prices edged slightly lower in the U.S. in December 2022, marking the sixth consecutive month of falling housing prices as the challenging macroeconomic environment reduced buyer appetite. The S&P CoreLogic...
The 1031 Exchange Tax Deduction That Home Sellers and Real Estate Investors Have Been Using for Decades is at Risk of Being Sunset
In the president's budget plan for 2024, Biden is calling for an end to what the IRS calls a like-kind exchange, or a 1031 exchange, as it is commonly known among real estate professionals. The strategy allows sellers to postpone paying taxes on any capital gains — or...
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