The U.S. Home Price Index Is Rising … Here’s What That Means for Real Estate Investors
According to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, home values rose 1.9% year-over-year as of June 2025. This index, widely regarded as the gold standard for tracking home price trends, measures repeat sales across major metro areas and uses a baseline of 100 from the year 2000. Over the last two decades, […]
Fed Rate Cut: Here’s What It Means for Real Estate Investors
At their latest meeting on September 17, 2025, the Federal Reserve announced a long-awaited rate cut – the first since December 2024. The decision reflects cooling inflation pressures and signals a potential pivot toward a more accommodative monetary policy stance. For real estate investors, this is more than a headline; it’s a shift that can […]
Investor Opportunity: Why HUD Homes Are an Overlooked Advantage in Today’s Market
In an environment where cap rates are tightening and competition for on-market deals continues to intensify, serious investors are increasingly turning to alternative acquisition channels. One such channel (often overlooked despite its potential) is the HUD home market. Though long perceived as fringe or limited to lower-income housing, HUD homes represent a viable, underutilized opportunity […]
Rate-Proof Your Strategy: How to Underwrite Real Estate Deals at 7%
For much of the 2010s and early 2020s, real estate investors enjoyed historically low interest rates. Borrowing costs were often below 4%, creating a tailwind for asset appreciation, cash flow, and refinancing flexibility. Underwriting deals was simpler, and margin for error was wider. But as of mid-2025, we’re in a fundamentally different lending environment. The […]
Opportunity Zones and the One Big Beautiful Bill: What Investors Need to Know
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) delivers sweeping updates to tax policy and investment incentives. For real estate investors, one provision stands out: the extension and permanency of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program. Originally introduced as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Opportunity Zones were designed to spur private investment […]
Fannie & Freddie Privatization: What It Is and Why Investors Should Pay Attention
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that buy mortgages from lenders, bundle them into securities, and sell them to investors. This process keeps mortgage money flowing and helps maintain lower rates, especially for traditional home loans. Since the 2008 financial crisis, both companies have been in federal conservatorship, meaning the government […]
The BRRRR Wake Up Call: Smarter DSCR Strategies for Sustainable Growth
The BRRRR strategy (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) grew rapidly in popularity with the rise of DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio) loans. These loans made it easier and faster to scale rental portfolios by qualifying borrowers based on rental income rather than personal income. But as interest rates have climbed and remained high over the […]
DSCR The Right Way: Finding Opportunity in Today’s Market
After the gold rush of 2020–2021, the dust is finally settling, and a hard truth is coming into view: Just because a property cash flows on paper doesn’t mean it cash flows in real life. DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio) loans exploded in popularity over the last few years, giving investors a fast lane to […]
4 Proven Portfolio Management Strategies for Lasting Real Estate Wealth
Owning real estate is only half the battle; the real work, and the real wealth, comes from how you manage your portfolio over time. Successful investors don’t just “set it and forget it.” They continually evaluate performance, address weaknesses, and make strategic decisions about when to hold, when to sell, and where to reinvest. Here […]
A New Era for Real Estate Investors: Could 401(k)s Soon Hold Private Real Estate?
On August 7, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies (including the Department of Labor (DOL), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, and IRS) to review and potentially revise retirement plan rules. The goal is to make it easier for Americans to invest 401(k) funds in a wider range of alternative […]
