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As investors shift, housing is the new stock market

Another large-scale investor, Aaron Edelheit, CEO of Atlanta-based The American Home, has a different take on the slowdown in investor demand. “Last year, the amount of institutional investors activity exploded. What you’re seeing now is the natural digestion of that … Continue reading

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Bay Area home price growth levels off

Buying ain’t easy. First prices soar, then they slow down, but rising interest rates make up the difference. Blanca Torres Reporter- San Francisco Business Times Email  | Twitter  | Google+  | LinkedIn The rapid rise of home prices may be slowing, but too … Continue reading

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Home Builder Stocks Soar as Housing Battles Back

But not all are bullish on the builders, especially those that concentrate in the formerly hard hit housing markets like Arizona and California. Inventories are low in these states and prices are surging largely because of huge investor demand for … Continue reading

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Home Prices Soar on Short Supply, Investor Demand

Home prices in Atlanta were up 10 percent in December from a year ago, but a year ago they were down 17 percent year-over-year, on the SP/Case Shiller Index. What changed? Investors. As Atlanta’s foreclosure rate soared, investors, no longer … Continue reading

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Why Women are Driving the Demand for Rental Apartments

No, according to a recent Raymond James report: Renter household formation remains at the strongest level in decades. Roughly 1.32 million new renter households were formed in the past year (including owner conversions), while the number of owner-occupied households declined … Continue reading

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