by Brian Johnson | Aug 20, 2020 | Market Reports
A rebound to healthy liquidity in connection with a drop in inventory and rise in price pushes us into a slight seller’s market territory. July numbers are out. The headlines will read “Housing sales up 21%”, but we, as data driven investors, know...
by Brian Johnson | May 15, 2020 | General
TLDR A temporary oversupply, coupled with new-construction incentives, and historically low interest rates, will serve to push this market up quickly. Short term (<3-6mo), I would expect to see some GREAT deals. Once we enter 2021, I fully expect to see rapid price...
by Brian Johnson | Apr 13, 2020 | Finance, General
I follow a really good mortgage blog and today’s topic was on inflation. If you’re like me, you’re probably worried that when the government prints $Trillions as part of a stimulus package and gives it to the country to spend, it’s bound to cause inflation....
by Brian Johnson | Mar 3, 2019 | General
People often ask me “When should I make an offer on a home?”. My answer is always, Tuesday. If you’ve followed this site for awhile, I’m sure you’re thinking that we have data to back this up, being the whole big-data resource and all. But honestly this is one that...
by Brian Johnson | Feb 20, 2019 | Construction, Finance
When financing an investment property using a conventional FannieMae loan, there is a little-known rule that often bites investors. You’ll typically hear it called “The 2% Rule” and refers to a restriction on the amount of incentives that you can receive as an...