Tag Archives: Housing Market

The fastest way to triple your money is…housing?

Large-scale institutional investors have been swarming the distressed housing market since the height of the housing crash, buying homes in bulk, rehabilitating them and putting them up for rent. Companies like Blackstone, Colony Capital, Waypoint and hedge fund titan John … Continue reading

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Apartments reap rewards of rising rates

“I am scared, in part due to the fact that my father and mother had a lot of problems with their mortgage and due to the job market,” said Charles Desanpedro Jr., a renter in Northern New Jersey. (Read More: … Continue reading

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Bay Area housing prices jump 43 percent, but don’t celebrate

The area median home price shoot up by 43 percent to $620,000 in the Bay Area during the past year, according to ZipRealty. Blanca Torres Reporter- San Francisco Business Times Email  | Twitter  | Google+  | LinkedIn The Bay Area housing market is … Continue reading

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Real Estate Apps From Android To Zillow

Buying a home is a nasty, arduous and blessed task. It’s further complicated by the glaringly obvious fact that nobody makes any money until you buy. The feeling that you are so much meat waiting to be ground into sausage … Continue reading

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Mortgage interest rates on upswing: Here’s the pocketbook impact

What a difference two months (and 1.11%) makes: Higher rates mean this Brisbane condo would now pencil out to $254 more a month (Kiesha Stephens/Redfin) Mortgage interest rates are on a tear. Last week they registered their sharpest one-week spike … Continue reading

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