Recent Real Estate News - Wholesale Florida Properties

August 7, 2020

Suburban Garden-Style Apartments Will Be the Future of the Multifamily Sector

With their exterior access and outdoor common areas, garden-style apartments hold greater appeal for virus-wary renters. Long-term success in portfolio building is a function of agility. We’re seeing where the market is headed and anticipating...

August 5, 2020

You may be able to use your Roth IRA to fund a home purchase. Here are the pros and cons

You can withdraw your direct contributions to a Roth IRA at any time for any reason. A Roth individual retirement account is often cited as a way to save for your golden years. It could...

August 3, 2020

Why Mall Landlords Are Turning Empty Anchors into Fulfillment Centers

Washington Prime Group is among the landlords who are filling anchor vacancies with fulfillment operations. Beleaguered retailer Sears plans to close its store at Morgantown Mall in Morgantown, W.Va. before the end of this year,...

July 31, 2020

Top 10 MSAs with Greatest Annual Increases in Profit Margins on Home Seller Gains

ATTOM Data Solutions’ newly released Q2 2020 U.S. Home Sales Report revealed that nationwide home sellers realized a gain of $75,971 on the typical sale, marking another peak level of raw profits in the U.S....

July 29, 2020

Arrangements Pop Up for Renters to Own Stakes in Their Apartment Complexes

Will there be more rent-to-own arrangements going forward? At Gravity, a new apartment complex in Columbus, Ohio, every resident will have an ownership stake in their own community—starting at $50 per household. “Our vision is...

July 27, 2020

Booming E-commerce Sales Drive Demand for Industrial Facilities

Industrial facilities are seeing rising rents and potential bidding wars as online sales drive demand for space to store merchandise. Acceleration of online shopping during the COVID-19 lockdown has made companies more risk-averse in their...

July 24, 2020

Will the Lowest Mortgage Rates Ever Seen Spur Another Refinance Boom?

The lowest mortgage interest rates ever seen in the U.S. will likely spur another wave of refinances as homeowners chase the chance of a lifetime to lock in a rate under 3%. Rates fell to...

July 22, 2020

Manhattan’s Retail Pain Worsens with Fifth Avenue Rent Slide

Retail rents along lower Fifth Avenue dropped by 30 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, according to Cushman & Wakefield. (Bloomberg)—The picture’s getting bleaker for some key Manhattan shopping districts. Lower Fifth Avenue, running from...

July 20, 2020

Homebuilders just saw the strongest June sales since the last housing boom, as pandemic pushes more buyers to the suburbs

Sales of newly built homes jumped 55% annually in June, according to a monthly survey by John Burns Real Estate Consulting, which has historically mirrored the U.S. Census report. It is the perfect storm for...

July 17, 2020

Looming evictions may soon make 28 million homeless in U.S., expert says

The coronavirus pandemic could result in some 28 million Americans being evicted, one expert said. Emily Benfer began her career representing homeless families in Washington, D.C. Her first case involved a family that had been...