[facebook] [retweet] House prices and rental prices are about to switch roles after three years of soaring home prices and tepid growth in rental prices, a new Capital Economics report said. Over the next few years, Capital Economics predicts that rents are likely to rise at an annual average rate of 5% or more, while…
[facebook] [retweet] The year 2015 is gearing up to be a stronger, more expensive housing market powered for the first time by new millennial buyers, according to the Realtor.com 2015 Housing Forecast. Among its five largest predictions for next year, Realtor.com expects first-time buyers will return to the market in full force after years of retrenchment…
[facebook] [retweet] If walls could talk, do you know what your investment property would be saying? I think most of us probably cringe at the thought of what might have occurred at a property before we bought it, especially considering the condition in which we oftentimes find them. In most cases it’s easier to just…
[facebook][retweet] Most forecasts didn’t foresee oil’s plunge An examination of break-even inflation rates suggests sharply lower oil prices are a key driver of the 90 basis points rally in 10-year Treasurys and the 60 basis points drop in mortgage rates in 2014, according to analysts at BofA Merrill Lynch. Most real estate economists are forecasting…