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Build-for-rent is a bet on the ‘new normal’ housing market

Housing Wire

Construction starts in the BFR market are being propelled by the ongoing demand for single-family rental units as high mortgage rates and limited for-sale inventory push home-purchase prospects further out of reach of many would-be homebuyers. In addition, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

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SFR, fix-and-flip sectors are in a ‘bit of a malaise’

Housing Wire

Still, even in this difficult-to-agonizing supply-challenged housing market, SFR and fix-and-flip investors, which both target existing-home inventory, are still finding ways to make a profit — at a thin margin in most cases, but a profit, nonetheless. That’s particularly true for mom-and-pop investors across both market segments.

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Mortgage rates inch closer to 7%

Housing Wire

In addition, the spread between the 10-year Treasury and the 30-year fixed rate mortgage is poised to widen as uneasy investors might keep the risk premium elevated. For buyers of a median-priced home, the monthly mortgage payment—assuming a 20% down payment—amounts to about $2,300, not including property taxes and insurance,“ said Ratiu.

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Your Ohio Commercial Property Reassessment Cheat Sheet [2023 Update]

The Robert Weiler Company

With recent headlines focused on politics, protests, and international disputes, Ohio commercial property owners may have overlooked or forgotten that a statewide property tax reassessment (also referred to as a reappraisal) is underway. Property reassessment – with or without drone assistance – is a major undertaking.

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Different Property Valuation Methods

East Coast Appraisal

Investors employ diverse real estate appraisal and valuation methods that offer distinct benefits. Learn about the most common property valuation methods. Next, they evaluate the cost associated with the construction of a property with similar utility and functionality to the one being appraised.

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26 Reasons to Get an Appraisal

Realvals

By providing an unbiased estimate of a property’s value, an appraisal ensures that you know the real value of your property. Estate planning, property tax appeals, divorces, and gifting, are some of the many others. Estate Taxes In some cases, local laws may require appraisals for estate tax purposes.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

A large swath of high-end condo market activity of the past five years are non-primary residences which include pieds-a-terres but most are investor purchases that are subsequently rented after the unit closes when construction was completed. And it is a marginal rate tax - only the amount above each threshold is taxed.