The financial benefits of buying a home versus renting one are always up for debate. However, one element of the equation is often ignored – the ability to build wealth as a homeowner. According to the latest research from the National Association of Realtors (NAR): “Homeownership is a key pathway to building wealth and narrowing the racial income and wealth inequality gap. Housing wealth (equity) accumulation takes time and is built up by price appreciation and paying off the mortgage.” An … [Read more...]
What Do Supply and Demand Tell Us About Today’s Housing Market?
There’s a well-known economic theory – the law of supply and demand – that explains what’s happening with prices in the current real estate market. Put simply, when demand for an item is high, prices rise. When the supply of the item increases, prices fall. Of course, when demand is very high and supply is very low, prices can rise significantly. Understanding the impact both supply and demand have can provide the answers to a few popular questions about today’s housing market: Why are … [Read more...]
September 14th 2021 Newsletter – You Should Raise Your Rent
Here is our September 14th, 2021, email Update about Real Estate in Northwest Atlanta! You should raise your rent! Let’s look at what average rents have been historically in Atlanta: Year Average Rent 2012 $1007 2013 $1019 2014 $1058 2016 $1098 2017 $1133 2018 $1165 2019 $1193 2020 $1423 2021 $1645 So that property that you may have rented for $1000 a … [Read more...]
Real Estate: It’s Still a Lack of Supply, Not a Lack of Demand
One of the major questions real estate experts are asking today is whether prospective homebuyers still believe purchasing a home makes sense. Some claim rapidly rising home prices are impacting demand and, by extension, leading to the recent slowdown in sales activity. However, demand isn’t the real issue. Instead, it’s the lack of supply (homes available for sale). An article from the Wall Street Journal shows this is true for new home construction: “Home builders have sold more homes than … [Read more...]
What if Congress Eliminates the 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange?
Here is our August 13th, 2021 Email Update about Real Estate in Northwest Atlanta It may not be likely but there has been a lot of talk recently about Congress modifying or eliminating tax-deferred 1031 Exchanges. Currently, a 1031 exchange allows investor owners to defer paying taxes with they purchase a new investment. For our layman’s version of how a 1031 Exchange works click here. If 1031 Exchanges are eliminated there is another option called a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST.) … [Read more...]
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