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Is the Surge in Household Real Estate Wealth Adding to Unemployment?
3 min read The strength in the current US residential housing market is most likely a long-term positive for the overall health of the US economy and has created a tremendous amount of wealth for homeowners. Strong housing demand, along with rising equity markets, and government stimulus were all a tremendous boost to US household wealth over the last year and a half and helped many homeowners weather the COVID financial crisis. The Wall Street Journal recently commented on this strength: “Home prices and stocks have soared, in part because of stimulus from the Fed. From …
Millennials One of the Most Dominant Forces Behind the Surge in Housing Demand
3 min read The big story in residential real estate over the last few years has been the COVID crisis and its effect on demand for residential housing. This surge in demand has been primarily (but not solely) focused on suburban locations as large numbers of families migrated away from large urban centers. As the demand surged, prices followed suit. As recently reported in the Wall Street Journal, ““Rarely has the for-sale home market been more heated than in the past year. The median price …
Commercial Real Estate Experiences an Historic Year
2 min read Strong real estate markets continue to make the news. However, most of the reporting has centered around strong US single-family residential real estate. For good reason, too, as that market continues to experience historical demand. However, a bit less heralded, the US commercial real estate market …
Single-Family Rental Continues to be a Top Priority for Investors and Home Builders
3 min read Single-family residential real estate is proving to be one of the strongest performing asset classes in the US today. We have written extensively on the strong underlying fundamentals of the US residential market. Certainly, both buyers and sellers of homes in this market have experienced that strength. On the positive side, homeowners…
Zillow Stumbles – Proving Again that Residential Real Estate is Primarily a ‘Local’ Market
4 min read Over the last decade, technology firms have been hard at work, trying to disrupt and revolutionize the residential real estate market. One of the most ambitious projects toward that end has been the entrance into the ‘fix and flip’ market by real estate technology industry behemoth Zillow. Well, come to find out, buying and …
Starter Homes at Fifty Year Low – Fueling Demand for Lending Solutions
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We have written extensively over the past few years, detailing the strong underlying fundamentals of the US residential housing market. Over that time, homeowners have experienced tremendous price appreciation. In addition, they have had the opportunity to monetize home equity through …