AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE NEXT BIG THING

whitePaper | October 24, 2022

Unsurprisingly, in ten years the sector has evolved significantly, delivering greater variety and flexibility for the customer. The sector now provides suburban homes, as well as apartments. Offers targeted at different age groups and price-points. The sector has also moved beyond a doughnut of local areas around London, to a situation where almost half of all local councils now have a BTR presence. Levelling-up is being supported as BTR reaches further into communities and provides a catalyst for regeneration.

whitePaper | January 1, 2023

The more project managers and developers deepen their knowledge about what goes on in a project and the different aspects impacting it, the more goal-oriented and forward-thinking they operate.

whitePaper | July 13, 2022

The post-pandemic phase has brought interesting challenges to the housing industry. During the pandemic, the industry enjoyed a high demand environment, low interest rates, and Fed-sponsored forbearance programs.

whitePaper | November 4, 2022

Today in the United States, more than 44 million properties are rental units but many real estate agents at best don't seek out landlords or renters to work with, and at worst, actively decline those seeking assistance with rental transactions. The reason being that many view the rental market as laden with frustrations and not worth their time. In short, rentals are often overlooked.

whitePaper | December 12, 2022

We are halfway through 2022 and home lending has swiftly shifted in a direction that many didn’t predict. U.S. mortgage rates have soared above 5%, ARM volume accounts for more than 20% of all mortgage refinance and purchases transactions. Home equity volume is up more than 40% from 2021.

whitePaper | November 10, 2022

The U.S. Department of Labor defines inflation as “the overall general upward price movement of goods and services in an economy.” When we wrote our inflation piece in the summer of 2021, many economists and politicians were characterizing inflation as transitory. A year later, inflation has started to take hold in key areas of the market which will have an impact on how real estate investors should view their current and prospective investment. The annual inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been 7.5% or higher since January of this year, peaking at 9.05% in June.