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Technology’s role in rental property investment market

Housing Wire

rental sector has benefitted most landlords in this country, from larger multifamily investors to smaller mom-and-pop owners. Individual investors own about 70% of rental properties in the U.S., Top-of-mind solutions for landlords include automated tenant screening and online rent collection, as well as smart home amenities.

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Homebuyer assistance programs rose to nearly 2,300 in 2023

Housing Wire

housing market has reached its least affordable point in decades and housing agencies have increasingly rolled out homebuyer assistance programs to tackle this issue. This allows people to become homebuyers as well as investors, a more common strategy in recent years that is known as “house hacking,” the report stated.

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Proptech Parcl offers real estate investing without liquidity

Housing Wire

Blockchain-based real estate platform Parcl is betting people want a piece of the real estate pie so badly customers are willing to invest in an emerging, small slice of the market: a digital square foot of real estate. The platform gives users exposure to markets and allows the blockchain to trade. Presented by: Tavant.

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The Fed pauses its rate hikes for now, will it last?

Housing Wire

Most investors are already wondering what it would take for the central bank to lift rates again later this year. of these investors bet officials will freeze the rate hike at the November 1st meeting. Additionally, apartment construction is strong , which puts an additional pressure on landlords to avoid vacancy.

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5 Ways to Win During a Down Housing Market

BiggerPockets

Knowing how to invest during a recession is what separates the good from the great investors. Most veteran real estate investors know that during downtimes, the lucky landlords get swept […].

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BiggerPockets Podcast 514: BiggerNews, October: How Small Landlords Can Beat the Hedge Funds

BiggerPockets

Once the housing market started to slide in 2007, smart investors began buying, and waiting, for rock-bottom prices to kick in. Investors were buying homes in some of the best […].

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Mortgage rates are projected to decline, but will that entice buyers?

Housing Wire

The Federal Reserve controls short-term rates, but long-term rates, including 30-year mortgage rates, are a function of market expectations for the path of the economy, Mike Fratantoni, senior vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association , said in a statement. Rents are more expensive.

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