Real Estate Blog
U.S. mortgage rates continue to climb
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 5.81% for the week ending June 23 — up from 5.78% last week
Work to start on $60 million Troy apartment conversion
The six-story building was once one of the largest shirt and collar manufacturing shops in the world.
Marquette’s academic real estate fund closes its first student-led purchase
Juniors in Marquette University’s Real Estate Asset Program seemed a little shocked when director Vito Taphorn during their first class handed out specs on an actual property, and asked for opinions on whether they should buy it.
Landlords asked to help solve homelessness through new Maricopa County initiative
The number of people experiencing homelessness is rising in Maricopa County, and with it the need for affordable housing. Enter Threshold, which intends to change the housing dynamic by inviting landlords to be part of the solution.
Threshold is a centralized network of resources to support property managers so they can provide more people with affordable housing. It’s operated by HOM Inc., an Arizona company working with nonprofits throughout the state to combat homelessness. The Maricopa County…
DFW-based ILE Homes aims to double its rent house portfolio in spiraling residential market
Plano-based ILE Homes is on a mission to grow its portfolio to 1,000 or more single-family rentals by the end of the year, despite a rapidly changing housing market that in many ways is complicating the process of acquisitions. “This market pivoted in about 10 business days,” says the firm's acquisitions chief.
Fast-growing Columbus startup Foxen aims to improve renters’ credit scores
A fast-growing fintech startup that protects landlords and tenants from liability for property damage aims to do more to promote equity and financial well-being for renters.
How much of the Valley’s housing market investors bought in Q1
Investors kept up their steady pace of home purchases in the first three months of 2022, although they're buying fewer homes now than they have through most of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here's what's happening in the Valley and beyond.
Local homebuilder prepares to introduce innovative floor plans to a starved market
A growing minority-owned homebuilder is hitting the housing market with an innovative approach to floor plans focused on customization to meet modern family needs, post peak pandemic.
VinFast is coming. Chatham and the Triangle are racing to be ready.
With VinFast's 7,500-job plant coming to Chatham County, the Triangle is likely to see an explosion of economic development. Is the region ready? Here's what local leaders need to consider before the automaker starts pumping out cars.
‘I decided to build my own camp’: 14,000-SF Poconos home with indoor Olympic-length pool lists for $3.5M
Located on 73 acres, the estate also includes a home theater, outdoor kitchen and a sprawling gym.