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Opinion: Many mission-based landlords are at a breaking point

Housing Wire

At many affordable housing properties, expenses exceed revenues and owners are now forced to feed budgets to cover costs. At the same time, the nation’s affordable housing stock is aging and desperately needs investment. High interest rates and inflation mean the cost of reinvesting in properties is expensive.

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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. Not only are customers investing in Parcl’s product, but the company itself also recently secured funding of $7.5

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Taking the leap: The benefits of buying vs. renting a home

Housing Wire

By the time the first week of the month arrives, you’ve sent off that rent payment to your landlord. Unlike renting, where you’re consistently paying out money to a landlord, a purchased home offers the prospect of building wealth since it may appreciate in value over time. Property has the potential to decrease in value, as well.).

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Investors bought one in six homes sold in Q2 2024: Redfin

Housing Wire

But multifamily construction starts have slowed , which is good news for landlords looking to increase rents. Multifamily lending fell by roughly half in 2023 as sales transactions declined and far fewer property owners sought to refinance their loans,” Jamie Woodwell, the MBA’s head of commercial real estate research, said in a statement.

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Chicago landlord, business groups sue to block transfer tax hike

Inman

Voters are set to decide whether to increase the tax paid on real estate sales above $1M. Landlords and business groups say referendum violates the state constitution.

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Should You Buy a Home or Keep Renting? How To Decide in 7 Steps

Realtor

“When considering the overall cost of homeownership, the price of insurance and property taxes will vary based on community and location,” Ross says. You can check with your local tax office or assessor to confirm the property taxes in your area and calculate what you can expect to pay based on a home’s assessed value.

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

Housing Wire

Experts in both those housing-market sectors say smaller investors are leading the charge now in an inventory-depressed market, in part, because they have a more flexible return-on-investment threshold. in the second quarter. “… The latest investment return (ROI) for home flips certainly isn’t great, [however].

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