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Rent growth shows little fluctuation in January: Redfin

Housing Wire

As landlords grapple with higher vacancy rates, they don’t have the leverage necessary to command high rent prices. Meanwhile, more apartments are under construction. Additionally, some landlords are still offering one-time price incentives to attract renters. The median U.S. asking rent reached $1,964 in January, rising by 1.1%

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DataDigest: Will work for housing

Housing Wire

As a result, districts across the country, including in Colorado , have decided to partner with – or even become – homebuilders and landlords. It has shown a willingness to absorb operational losses as a landlord, losing almost $2 million last year and almost $5 million since 2015.

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Affordable housing vacancy drops, and rents are climbing

Housing Wire

“Since history has shown us that fourth quarters are usually the strongest quarter for construction, 2021 is still projected to finish with 40,000 completions, which is falls right in line with years past,” David Caputo, an analyst with Moody’s, said. “As In the second quarter, the national average asking rent increased.8% 8% to $986.

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Inventory needs to increase to balance housing market: Fed Beige Book

Housing Wire

High inflation has reduced consumers’ purchasing power, which has led to weakened sales and construction across all 12 Federal Reserve districts. Housing markets continued to weaken, with sales and construction declining across [all 12 Federal Reserve] districts,” according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book released on Wednesday.

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To lure more teachers, CO school districts enter the housing market

Housing Wire

Leaders in Colorado districts are entering the housing market in a variety of ways, including engaging in partnerships with developers, constructing tiny homes and even becoming landlords, according to a story published by the Denver Post.

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Ron Terwilliger on how to make more affordable housing

Housing Wire

Supply-side” solutions that focus on new construction and the preservation of the existing housing stock are equally important. Despite unprecedented demand for new housing, just 28% of sales in the last 12 months went to first-time buyers, the lowest level in the? million Americans — 67% of potential first-time buyers.

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Single-family rental market slammed by headwinds

Housing Wire

Those deals involve investment properties owned by individuals or small “mom and pop” landlords and do not include securitizations undertaken by large institutional owners of investment properties — the so-called Wall Street investors. That includes rentals owned by so-called mom-and-pop landlords — with 10 or fewer properties.

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