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Seeking shelter from inflation? Here are 5 key trends to consider.
Date: November 9, 2022
By Eli Randel, Chief Operating Officer, Crexi As the Federal Reserve approved a fourth consecutive interest rate increase last week, raising to the highest level since January 2008, all eyes are on potential changes in monetary policy and what implications may be for investors. Right now, investors seeking stability from macro-volatility and shelter from inflation...
In U.S. midterm elections, rising rents stir up tenants
Date: November 7, 2022
By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, 65-year-old TJ Hughes got the news that rent on her Chicago apartment would rise by 80%, as prices for food and other essentials spiraled. Hughes’ only income is her government pension and her landlord’s rental spike for her subsidized unit...
UK housing market shows strains from “mini-budget”: Rightmove
Date: October 17, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market lost momentum this month after Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plans upset financial markets and triggered a repricing of the mortgage market, data from property website Rightmove showed on Monday. Asking prices for homes coming to the market rose by 7.8% year-on-year in October, the smallest increase since January....
How open banking is changing the face of renting
Date: October 13, 2022
By Blake Richmond, MD of Referencing, Goodlord 2022 marks exactly five years since the launch of the Open Banking API Specifications. At the time, words like “open” and “accessible” were not things that anyone wanted to hear when it came to their bank’s security. While open banking promised better customer experiences, many security professionals, bankers...
Bridging loans become vital resource for property flipping
Date: October 6, 2022
For thousands of UK investors, property flipping has become an exceptionally profitable business. According to a new property flipping survey, almost two-thirds of recent property flippers made profits of between £10,000 and £75,000, compared with just 1 per cent who made a loss. While half of investors financed their flips through savings and around a third...
Down but not out: Why we are still bullish on offices and 4 key trends for investors
Date: October 5, 2022
By Eli Randel, COO of Crexi The office asset class has faced an uphill climb through the pandemic, as the cultural shock upended workplace norms and revealed just how much tech could enable employees to continue business function without being physically present. However, over two years of remote work has made it clear how essential...