You’ve probably read in the news about private equity firms buying up properties left and right. Is this something you should be worried about? Honestly, If you’re an income property investor this is a god-send. When private equity firms buy houses and apartments,...
It’s no secret that for much of 2012 interest rates for 15 and 30-year fixed-rate mortgages have been running at or near record lows. The same is true for other kinds of mortgage products including introductory rates for adjusted-rate mortgages, or ARMs. These rates...
As the dust settles after November’s Presidential election, the housing industry is keeping a close eye on which housing-related policies and programs from President Barack Obama’s first term will survive, and in what form. One holdover is HARP (Home Affordable...
Recent news about the US debt downgrade, the subsequent market turmoil, flow of capital into treasuries, and commitments by the Federal Reserve to more easy money are creating an unprecedented opportunity for income property investments. The stock market is becoming...
