photo: Getty If you’re like me, you’re contemplating the best ways to invest your money in 2020. After all, the stock market might not be the best option, after a 10-year bull run and global trade tensions. But, from my vantage point as a real estate startup founder, there are real estate trends that are
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photo: Getty The prospect of a contentious presidential race looms as the calendar flips to 2020. What’s more, the uncertainty of an election year often leads to a dip in the economy. Although most people I’ve spoken with feel good about the current dynamics of the financial system, there are already concerns about what lies
Buyers have long since ceased making offers on properties they perceive as overpriced. Although many … [+] sellers still find this hard to accept, others have learned that a property priced to market can actually sell promptly, with several offers. Getty As the fourth quarter of 2019 moves toward a close, the peaks and valleys
Young african woman holding home keys while hugging boyfriend in their new apartment after buying … [+] real estate. Lovely girl holding keys from new home and embracing man. Happy couple in their apartment around cardboard boxes. Getty People ask me financial planner questions all the time. I’m a mortgage guy, ask me mortgage questions and
Indianapolis has two affordable ZIP codes Indianapolis, Indiana, USA downtown cityscape on the White River at dusk. Getty The ten most affordable ZIP codes in big cities for apartment rentals from rent.com will surprise you. Rent.com found average one-bedroom rents for $800 a month and under. Included are ZIP codes in Houston, Jacksonville, Fort Worth,
A Kiawah River home typical of its Southern location. Photo courtesy of Julia Lynn As our society becomes more and more divided politically, people seem to want to connect more and find communities where they can interact with others in a friendly way. After living in a large isolated house for many years myself, I
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin This never-lived-in oceanfront mansion is priced at $43 million. Andy Frame Photography The eight-bedroom mansion on the oceanfront in Palm Beach, Florida, is a reminder of the Gilded Age. But, no one has ever lived in it. It’s a eight-bedroom, 14,000-square-foot spec house developed by English
This 2,000-square-foot unit at 215 Chrystie St. on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is listed for $7 … [+] million after a $1 million price cut in May. Olshan Realty Luxury real estate in Manhattan, where the median sale price is quadruple the rest of the U.S., had a terrible 2019 as the market adjusted to
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Miami Skyline with palm trees Getty Art is fast becoming Miami’s must-have amenity in luxury real estate. Miami developers and real estate agents are targeting art collectors as buyers for their new oceanfront condominium towers and multi-million dollar homes. It’s not surprising Miami is home
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin House prices appreciated faster in Phoenix than in any of the other 20 metro areas covered by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index. In real, inflation-adjusted values, house prices in Phoenix only increased 4% from October 2018 to October 2019. That 4% is good but